Scanning Electron Microscopical Studies on Schistosoma mansoni cercariae Exposed to Ultraviolet Irradiation
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In the present work, scanning electron microscopical studies on Schistosoma mansoni cercariae exposed to ultraviolet irradiation (UV-irradiation) were done to answer the question: Is the damage inflicted seen on the adult schistosome worms developed from irradiated cercariae, due to direct effect of UV-irradiation on cercariae or due to the host's immunogenicity induced by UVirradiated cercariae? The present observations showed that there were no changes on the surface topography of S. mansoni cercariae exposed to UV-irradiation. Thus we can suggest that the changes seen in the adult worm developed from UV-irradiated cercariae may be due to the immune responses of the host induced by attenuated cercariae; or it may be due to the mutagenic effects of the UVradiation which appeared in the adult stages. Detailed discussion on the scope of the recent knowledge about the immunological aspects due to irradiated cercariae was presented.
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