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Effects of cyclosporin A on the course of murine alveolar echinococcosis and on specific cellular and humoral immune responses against Echinococcus multilocularis.
International Journal for Parasitology 1992 Februrary
The effects of cyclosporin A (CsA) on Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) metacestode growth, and on the specific immune responses of the hosts, were examined in AKR mice. Mice were intra-peritoneally infected with a metacestode homogenate. CsA (40 mg kg(-1) day(-1)) was injected subcutaneously from the 45th day after infection (Group 1), and from the day before infection (Group 2) until the day of autopsy (days 125 and 80, respectively). Results showed that unlike ths situation with some other helminthiases, CsA had no antiparasitic effect, although it lengthened the maturation time of protoscoleces in Group 1. The parasitic burden, unmodified in Group 1, was significantly enhanced in Group 2. This enhancement was associated with a decrease in antibody levels, whereas the delayed-type hypersensitivity was decreased in the two groups. These results confirm the role of cellular immunity in controlling the first stages of the larval development of E. multilocularis and indicate the necessity for a careful follow-up of any recurrence of alveolar echinococcosis in patients treated with CsA after liver transplantation.
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