• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.119-129
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• 1999

호르텐스극구흡충 성충 (adult worm)을 재료로 하여 acid phosphatase (Acp)와 alkaline phosphatase (Alp)의 조직 세포에 대한 분포 및 동위효소의 특성을 규명하기 위하여 Gomori lead nitrate 및 Gomori calcium방법 그리고 전기영동법 등을 시행하였다. 조직 내의 Acp및 Alp의 분포는 충체의 소장 (intestine)과 난황선 (vitellaria)그리고 인두 (pharynx)에서 강한 반응을 나타냈다. 동위효소 유형은 Acp에서 179.5 및 209.4 kDa 두 개의 분획이 분리되었고, Alp는 145.9, 207.5 및 220.8 kDa의 세 개의 분획이 분리되었다. 열에 대한 안정도는 Alp가 9$0^{\circ}C$에서 12초경과 후에 완전히 불활성화 되었으며, Alp의 최적 온도 및 pH는 4$0^{\circ}C$와 pH 9이었고 Acp의 치적 pH는 5였다. 그리고 Acp및 Alp의 최대 활성도 (unit)는 Acp가 71 범위였고, Alp는 189의 범위에 있었다. 이상에서와 같이 호르텐스극구흡충은 phosphatase가 소화관과 난황선에서 주로 분포하고 있었으며 숙주 체내에서 소화관을 중심으로 대사가 활발하게 이루어지고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2021

Adult echinostomes having 37 collar spines collected from the intestine of Pitalah ducks in Aceh Province, Indonesia in 2018 were morphologically and molecularly determined to be Echinostoma miyagawai Ishii, 1932 (Digenea: Echinostomatidae). Among 20 ducks examined, 7 (35.0%) were found to be infected with this echinostome, and the number of flukes collected was 48 in total with average 6.9 (1-17) worms per duck. The adult flukes were 7.2 (6.1-8.5) mm in length and 1.2 (1.0-1.4) mm in width (pre-ovarian or testicular level) and characterized by having a head collar armed with 37 collar spines (dorsal spines arranged in 2 alternating rows), including 5 end group spines, and variable morphology of the testes, irregularly or deeply lobed (3-5 lobes) at times with horizontal extension. The eggs within the worm uterus were 93 (79-105) ㎛ long and 62 (56-70) ㎛ wide. These morphological features were consistent with both E. miyagawai and Echinostoma robustum, for which synonymy to each other has been raised. Sequencing of 2 mitochondrial genes, cox1 and nad1, revealed high homology with E. miyagawai (98.6-100% for cox1 and 99.0-99.8% for nad1) and also with E. robustum (99.3-99.8% for nad1) deposited in GenBank. We accepted the synonymy between the 2 species and diagnosed our flukes as E. miyagawai (syn. E. robustum) with redescription of its morphology. Further studies are required to determine the biological characteristics of E. miyagawai in Aceh Province, Indonesia, including the intermediate host and larval stage information.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.353-360
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• 2004

Eosinophils play an essential role in allergy reaction after parasite infection. To examine the immune reaction induced by eosinophils, we investigated the allergy reaction in BALB/c mice infected with Echinostoma hortense's metacercariae, as well as the effect of ketotifen, an anti-allergy drug, on eosinophil immune reaction in the villi of host intestine. The worm recovery rate was higher in ketotifen-treated mice than in untreated mice and the worms in ketotifen-treated mice survived longer than those in untreated mice. The antibody titer in the serum of ketotifen-treated mice was very low. Especially, Echinostoma hortense infection strongly increased serum IgE level and eosinophil infiltration into the villi of the mouse intestine. Ketotifen treatment suppressed eosinophil infiltration into the infected areas and inhibited IL-4 production. The reduced IL-4 production may be related with the reduction of IgE, IgG1 and IgG2 production. In conclusion, ketotifen inhibited eosinophil infiltration functioning in the allergy reaction induced by parasite infection and the expression of immunoglobulins and cytokines.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.449-455
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• 2011

We detected metacercariae of Echinostoma revolutum in Filopaludina sp. snails purchased from a local market in Nam Dinh Province for the first time in Vietnam. Adult flukes were harvested from experimentally infected hamsters at days 14 and 17 post-infection. The metacercariae were round, $170-190{\mu}m$ (n=15) in diameter, with a cyst wall thickness of about $12{\mu}m$. A total of 37 collar spines were arranged around the head collar, and large excretory granules were seen in 2 canals of the excretory bladder. The 14-day old adult flukes were elongated, ventrally curved, and $5.0-7.2{\times}0.8-1.3mm$ (n=20). The head collar had a total of 37 collar spines arranged in 2 alternating rows, including 5 corner spines on each side. The cirrus sac contained a saccular seminal vesicle, a prostatic gland, and an unarmed cirrus. Two tandem testes were smooth or slightly lobed. Eggs were ovoid to elliptical, $110-118{\times}70-75{\mu}m$. These morphological characters were similar to those of E. revolutum and E. jurini. We tentatively identified it as E. revolutum because the validity of E. jurini remains to be elucidated. The taxonomic relationship of E. revolutum and E. jurini is discussed.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.183-189
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• 2013

The occurrence of 37-collar spined echinostome metacercariae in freshwater snails was investigated in 6 districts of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, from October 2011 to April 2012. A total of 2,914 snails that belong to 12 species were examined, and 7 snail species (Clea helena, Eyriesia eyriesi, Bithynia funiculata, Bithynia siamensis siamensis, Filopaludina doliaris, Filopaludina sumatrensis polygramma, and Filopaludina martensi martensi) were found infected with echinostome metacercariae. The prevalence of metacercariae was the highest in Filopaludina spp. (38.5-58.7%) followed by B. funiculata (44.0%), E. eyriesi (12.5%), B. siamensis siamensis (8.2%), and C. helena (5.1%). Metacercariae were experimentally fed to hamsters and domestic chicks, and adult flukes were recovered from both hosts at days 15 and 20 post-infection. The adult flukes were identified based on morphological features, morphometrics, host-parasite relationships, and geographical distribution. They were compatible to Echinostoma revolutum or Echinostoma jurini, with only minor differences. As the adults were recovered from both hamsters and chicks, our specimens were more compatible to E. revolutum rather than E. jurini (reported only from mammals). This is the first report for metacercariae of E. revolutum in the snail host, C. helena, and also confirmed that Filopaludina spp., E. eryresi, and Bithynia spp. act as the second intermediate hosts of E. revolutum under natural conditions, which are indigenously distributed in Chiang Mai province.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.287-290
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• 2014

Human cases of echinostomiasis have been sporadically diagnosed by extracting worms in the endoscopy in Korea and Japan. Most of these were caused by Echinostoma hortense infection. However, in the present study, we detected 2 live worms of Echinostoma cinetorchis in the ascending colon of a Korean man (68-year old) admitted to the Gyeongsang National University Hospital with complaint of intermittent right lower quadrant abdominal pain for 5 days. Under colonoscopy, 1 worm was found attached on the edematous and hyperemic mucosal surface of the proximal ascending colon and the other was detected on the mid-ascending colon. Both worms were removed from the mucosal surface with a grasping forceps, and morphologically identified as E. cinetorchis by the characteristic head crown with total 37 collar spines including 5 end-group ones on both sides, disappearance of testes, and eggs of $108{\times}60{\mu}m$ with abopercular wrinkles. The infection source of this case seems to be the raw frogs eaten 2 months ago. This is the first case of endoscopy-diagnosed E. cinetorchis infection in Korea.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 1986

The tegumental ultrastructures oi Echinostoma hortense adults were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The worms of 4 weeks of age were harvested from albino rats experimentally infected with the metacercariae obtained from the loach. The results were as follows: 1. The worms were leaf-like and their anterior end portion, including oral sucker and head crown, ventrally curved to face posteriorly. The tegument of whole body was wrinkled transversely and covered with cobblestone-like cytoplasmic processes. 2. The oral sucker had roundly swollen (type I ) sensory papillae on the ventral half of its lip and mini-ciliated knob-like (type I ) sensory papillae, arranged in 2∼3 rows, on the dorsal outer surface. 3. Aspinous ventral sucker had many of type I papillae arranged in a circular band on its outer surface. The tegument around the genital opening was of similar feature to the ventral sucker, but sensory papillae were hardly found around the former. 4. Scale-like spines with broad base and round tip were distributed densely on the tegument anterior to the ventral sucker but they became sparse in posterior half of the ventral surface, finally to disappear at posterior extremity. A few number of type I papillae were observed on the ventral surface. The results suggest that the tegument of 5. hortense is similar to that of other echinostomes etapecially 5. revolutum. But the number and arrangement of collar spines, and/or the type and distribution of sensory papillae seem characteristic features of E. hortense differed from other echinostomes.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.219-223
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• 1983

경상북도 문경군에 주소를 둔 21세 한국인 남자에서, 1983년 10월에 실시한 집단 검변 도중 크기가 0.127∼0.139min인 흡충란을 발견하였다. 이를 극구흡충류 충란으로 생각하고, 국산 프라지관텔(디스토시드) 20mg/kg을 1회 투여하고 염류하제를 1시간 후에 복용시켜 설사변을 4회 수집 조사한 결과, 극구흡충의 성충 1 마리와 간흡충 4마리가 수집되었다. 이 홉충은 성충과 충란의 계측치, 난소와 고환의 위치 등을 근거로 하여 호르텐스극단흡충(Echinostoma hortense)으로 동정되었고 국내 최초의 인체감염임이 확인되었다. 이 환자는 고향에서 많은 종류의 민물고기를 날로 먹은 경험이 있다고 하나 미꾸리 등 알려진 중간숙주는 생식한 기억이 없다 하므로 정확한 감염원을 파악할 수는 없었다. 초상적 문제나 증후는 전혀 관찰되지 않았으며 말초혈액중의 호산량는 6%이었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.61-64
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• 1988

Echinostoma cineterchis(Trematoda: Echinostomatidae)의 인체감염 1예를 praziquantel 투여후 수집된 성충으로 확인하고 국내 계 4례로 기록하였다. 환자에서 이 흡충 감염과 관련된 특별한 증상은 없었고 송사리, 올챙이, 미판리 등을 생식한 경력이 있어 이들이 감염원이 되었을 것으로 추측되었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.329-332
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• 2001

More than 1,500 clams of Corbicula fluminea, the most favorable food source of freshwater bivalves in Korea, were collected from 5 localities to examine cercarial and metacercarial infection with Echinostoma cinetorchis. Although 3 clams infected with suspicious E. cinetorchis metacercariae out of 200 specimens collected at Kangjin, Chollanam-do were detected, no cercarial and metacercarial infections with E. cinetorchis were observed in field-collected Corbicula specimens. In the susceptibility experiments with laboratory-reared clams, those infected with miracidia of E. cinetorchis did not release their cercariae up to 60 days after infection. To confirm the identity of second intermediate host of E. cinetorchis experimentally, a total of 30 clams were exposed to the cercariae from Segmentina hemisphaerula that had been infected with miracidia of E. cinetorchis. The clams were susceptible to cercariae of E. cinetorchis with an infection rate of 93.3%. Metacercariae from clams taken more than 7 days after cercarial exposure were fed to rats (S/D strain), and adult worms of E. cinetorchis, characterized by 37-38 collar spines on the head crown, were recovered from the ileocecal regions. This is the first report of C. fluminea as a possible second intermediate host of E. cinetorchis.