Glucose levels in the mollusc Biomphalaria glabrata infected with Schistosoma mansoni |
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| Authors: | T C Cheng F O Lee |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute for Pathobiology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 USA;2. Department of Biology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 USA;1. Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35121 Padova, Italy;2. Environment and Climate Change Canada, Water Science and Technology, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, 105 McGill Street, 7th Floor, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E7, Canada;3. Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy;4. Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy;1. Fuel Cell Institute, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Petroleum Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia;3. King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;4. Department of Economics and Management, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran;5. Industrial Chemistry Research Laboratory, Division of Chemical Science and Engineering, University of Qom, 3716146611 Qom, Iran;6. National Center for Water Treatment and Desalination Technology, KACST, P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia;7. Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia;1. School of Architectural and Civil Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma''anshan, China;2. Centre for Water Systems, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom;1. MOE Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China;2. Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China;3. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China |
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| Abstract: | The hemolymph glucose levels in noninfected Biomphalaria glabrata and those in specimens parasitized by Schistosoma mansoni have been investigated at 7 weekly intervals. Although great variations in glucose concentrations occur in both categories of snails, it is quite evident that beyond the third week the infected snails consistently reveal significantly reduced hemolymph glucose levels. An evaluation of the known data suggests that the reduction in glucose may be attributed, at least in part, to uptake and utilization by the parasites. |
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