Fasciola hepatica: Simple,large-scale, in vitro excystment of metacercariae and subsequent isolation of juvenile liver flukes |
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Authors: | AGM Tielens P Van Der Meer SG Van Den Bergh |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry, State University of Utrecht, Biltstraat 172, 3572 BP Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | A simple method has been developed for the in vitro excystment of metacercariae of Fasciola hepatica, and for the isolation of large numbers of juvenile liver flukes free from intact metacercariae and from cyst-wall material. In this method, the outer cyst wall was removed by gently grinding the metacercariae between small glass plates. The metacercariae were activated by incubation for 1 hr under and excysted by the addition of 10% sterilized sheep bile or an equivalent amount of taurocholic acid. Excystment was accomplished in an experimental apparatus allowing the newly excysted juveniles to escape from the bile-containing excystment medium into a medium with low bile content. The yield of isolated liver flukes was 60–80%; their protein content was about 125 ng. Both bile and taurocholic acid, though necessary for excystment, were detrimental to the survival of the juvenile liver flukes. The presence of bile in the host intestine may be a stimulus for juveniles to leave the gut and enter the abdominal cavity. |
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Keywords: | Trematode Metacercariae Juvenile stage Bile harmful effects Chemotaxis Juveniles migration |
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