Rate of action of schistosomicides in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Mice infected with adult Schistosoma mansoni were dosed with a single oral dose of 125 or 250 mg/kg oltipraz, 50 or 100 mg/kg oxamniquine, or 200 or 400 mg/kg praziquantel. The mortality rate of worms and oogram changes were determined between 1 and 16 weeks after dosing. The time required between dosing and postmortem to obtain maximum effectiveness was 1 week for praziquantel, 2 weeks for oxamniquine and 8 weeks for oltipraz. Changes in oograms persisted throughout most of the experiment, although relapse has been observed at the 4th week on.

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Main Authors: Katz,Naftale, Dias,Emmanuel Pinto, Souza,Cecilia Pereira de, Bruce,John I., Coles,Gerald C.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 1989
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821989000400004
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