Taenia multiceps and Taenia hydatigena are widely distributed tapeworms of canids. Due to a lack of genetic information on these two parasites in China, in this study we analyzed six coenurus cerebralis and two cysticercus tenuicollis cysts from goats or sheep in Inner Mongolia, northern China by amplifying three mitochondrial genes (cox1, nad4, and cytb). Two haplotypes were obtained at each l...

MK-212 (1 x 10(-7)M -- 1 x 10(-5)M) produced dose-dependent contractions of guinea pig ileum, taenia coil and rat fundus strip. The responses to MK-212 in all three preparations were blocked competitively by cyproheptadine (1 x 10(-8)M) a 5-HT receptor antagonist. Mepyramine (1 x 10(-8)M)-H1 receptor antagonist also inhibited competitively the responses of guinea pig ileum and taenia coli to MK...

Even though Taenia spp. eggs are occasionally discovered from archeological remains around the world, these eggs have never been discovered in ancient samples from Korea. When we attempted to re-examine the archeological samples maintained in our collection, the eggs of Taenia spp., 5 in total number, were recovered from a tomb of Gongju-si. The eggs had radially striated embryophore, and 37.5-...

Background and aims—The subtype and species related heterogeneity of â adrenoceptors prompted a functional reappraisal of these molecular targets of motility inhibition in the human colon. Methods—Relaxation of muscle strips was measured in vitro. Results—The following agonists had decreasing relaxing potency (eVective concentration range 10–10 mol/l): (−)isoprenaline (non-selective), terbutali...

VERSTER, ANNA. Preliminary report on the golden hamster as a definitive host of Taenia so!ium Linnaeus, 1758 and Taenia saginata Goeze, 1782. Onderstepoortj. vet. Res. 38 (1) 63-64 (1971). Injections of an immunosuppressant drug, methyl prednisolone acetate, increase the susceptibility of golden hamsters to the adult stage of Taenia solium Linnaeus, 1758. At dosage rates of 10, 5, 2 and 1 mg pe...

a case of a 40-year-old female, in whom a 6-meter long worm (taenia saginata) was found in stomach, is reported here. in this patient, t. saginata upward migration of the worm to the stomach, its rare phenomenon, worm mostly seen in the small intestine. this is mainly because of the high gastric acidity. in this patient, we believe proton pump inhibitor (ppi) use caused hypochlorhydria and coex...

A 14-month-old female toddler presented with a 3-day history of pass- ing gravid proglottids of Taenia saginata. Neither she nor her family members had a history of eating raw beef or other raw meat. Single doses of praziquantel and niclosamide were administered. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest described patient with T. saginata infection to date.

BACKGROUND Cysticercosis and hydatidosis seriously affect human health and are responsible for considerable economic loss in animal husbandry in non-developed and developed countries. S3Pvac and EG95 are the only field trial-tested vaccine candidates against cysticercosis and hydatidosis, respectively. S3Pvac is composed of three peptides (KETc1, GK1 and KETc12), originally identified in a Taen...

The effect of phenylephrine, an alpha-agonist, on the Ca movements and the influence of removal of external Na+ on the relaxant activity of phenylephrine were examined in the taenia coli of guinea pigs. Phenylephrine (10(-7)-10(-5)M) caused dose-dependent relaxation of the taenia coli contracted by 20 mM KCl in Locke-Ringer solution. Phenylephrine (10(-5) M) suppressed the spike discharges of t...

It has been reported that three human Taenia species are distributed in Indonesia: Taenia solium, Taenia asiatica and Taenia saginata. T. asiatica is well known in North Sumatra, especially on Samosir island in Lake Toba. T. solium and T. saginata are known from Bali. T. solium is most serious public health issue in Papua (former Irian Jaya). In this report, we briefly review the present situat...