Angiostrongylus

Yoshida, T., Ikuta, K., Sugaya, H., Maki, K., Takagi, M., Kanazawa, H., Sunaga, S., Kinashi, T., Yoshimura, K., Miyazaki, J.I., Takaki, S. and Takatsu, K. (1996) Defective B-l cell development and impaired immunity against Angiostrongylus canUmensis in IL-5Ra deficient mice. Immunity 4, 483-494. 

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Parasitic worm found in uncooked molluscs, shellfish 2 Minimum effective dose... 

Antigen to Angiostrongylus cantonensis circulating fifth- stage worms 2004 C Factor 100-1000 IPCR 0.1 ng/L Chye et al. [64]... 

Chye SM, Lin SR, Chen YL, Chung LY, Yen CM. Immuno-PCR for detection of antigen to Angiostrongylus cantonensis circulating fifth-stage worms. Clin Chem 2004 50 (1) 51—57. 

M Terada, A Ishih, A Tungtrongchitr, M Sano, T Shomura. Effect of PF1022A on developing larvae of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in mice, with special reference to route, dose, and formulation. Jpn J Parasitol 42 199-210, 1993. 

Matrine Active against Dipylidium, Fasciola, Angiostrongylus — 217,218... 

Kachi, S., Terada, M. and Hashimoto, H. (1998). Effects of amorphous and polymorphs of PF1022A, a new antinematode drug, an Angiostrongylus costaricensis in mice. Japanese J. Pharmacol, 77, 235 5. [245]... 

It is a newly discovered intestinal helminth infection of man found in Latin America. The causative agents of the disease, Angiostrongylus costaricensis and A. can-tonensis, produce tumor-like lesions in the colon. Chemotherapy is usually not very satisfactory. Sometimes surgical intervention may be required. 

The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, was removed by 200 mg/kg doses of thiabendazole. 

So NNC, Wong PCL, Ko RC (1992) Precursors of pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis for gravid Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda Metastrongyloidea). Int J Parasitol 22 427 33 Spector T (1978) Refinement of the coomassie blue method of protein quantitation. Anal Biochem 86 142-146... 

Maki, J. and Yanagisawa, T. (1986) Demonstration of carboxyl and thiol protease activities in adult Schistosoma mansoni, Dirofilaria immitis, Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Ascaris suum. J. Helminthol. 60 31-37. 

Angiostrongylus mice 2.5-40 mg/kg (oral) 5 days dose dependent 356... 

Creeping eruption caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis. Prichard RK, jVafwre, 228 684, 1970. 

Bandeira-Melo C, Serra ME, Diaz BL, Cordeiro RSB, Silva PMR, Lenzi HL, Bakhle YS, Serhan CN, Martins MA Cyclooxygenase-2-derived prostaglandin Ej and lipoxin A4 accelerate resolution of allergic edema in Angiostrongylus costaricensis-infected rats Relationship with concurrent eosinophilia. J Immunol 2000 164 1029-1036. 

Angiostrongylosis - Levo-tetramisole has been shown to effect reductions in numbers of migrating larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats l but neither it nor thiabendazole, the only other drug shown to be active in this infection, is reported to have been tested in man. 

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