Experimental infection of mice with Anisakis simplex

Experimental infection of mice with Anisakis simplex.

REFERENCES A photograph of third-stage (L3) Anisakis simplex larvae in the gastric cavity of BALB/c mice is provided here. Anisakis nematodes (Figure A; arrows) are white and cylindrical and measure approximately 2 to 3 centimeters in length. Human anisakiasis, an emerging disease often triggered by eating fi sh infected with Anisakis sp., is not widely studied in Latin America. Mouse models ha...

Anisakis simplex: current knowledge.

Anisakiasis, firstly described in 1960s in the Netherlands, is a fish-borne parasitic disease caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked fish or cephalopods contaminated by third stage (13) larvae of the Anisakidae family, in particular Anisakis simplex (As), A. pegreffii and Pseudoterranova decipiens. Every year, approximately 20,000 cases of anisakiasis were reported worldwide, over 90% ...

Anisakis simplex in Norway

Interleukin-4 production in BALB/c mice immunized with Anisakis simplex.

We investigated the interleukin (IL-4) levels in BALB/c mice immunized with Anisakis extract in single or multiple doses and in mice orally infected with a larva. From animals immunized maximum responses were obtained with the multiple doses with an only IL-4 peak. Conversely, in the mice inoculated with a larva per os, the IL-4 levels showed two peaks of different rates.

Anisakis simplex allergy and nephrotic syndrome.

BACKGROUND Anisakis simplex is a helmintic parasite of fish and shellfish that can induce in humans, after consumption, an immunoallergic response with multiorganic affectation, especially cutaneous (urticaria and angioedema), gastrointestinal and anaphylactic symptoms. Nephrotic syndrome can be produced by helmintic infection, especially schistosomiasis. OBJECTIVE To report the unusual case ...