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the phosphoenol-pyruvate branchpoint in adult hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda): a study of pyruvate kinase and phosphoenol-pyruvate carboxykinase.the properties of pyruvate kinase (pk) and phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase (pep ck), two enzymes that determine the preferrential accumulation of either succinate or lactate as endproducts of carbohydrate metabolism, are described in adult hymenolepis diminuta. pk activity at vmax and km levels of pep was unaffected by atp, alanine, fdp4, or h+ ions, but was inhibited by 50% at 6.3 mm l-lactate and 30 mm hco3. the addition of 30 mm hco3 increased the km(pep) by 6-fold but did not alter the vm ...197717648
proximal-distal absorptive gradients in the in vivo intestine of normal and infected (hymenolepis diminuta: cestoda) rats.using a single-pass perfusion technique, h2o, na+, cl-, hco3-, and glucose absorption were studied in the jejunum and proximal and distal ileum of rats either uninfected or infected with a tapeworm parasite (hymenolepis diminuta). the effect of parasitization, region of the intestine, type of buffer, and concentration of glucose in the perfusion fluids on the transport data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate techniques. proximal-distal flux gradients were observed for water and all the ...197720212
glycogen synthase hymenolepis diminuta. i. allosteric activation and inhibition.glycogen synthase (udp glucose: glycogen alpha-4-glycosyltransferase, ec2.4.1.11) of the tapeworm hymenolepis diminuta exists in 2 forms: 1) the i-form (independent), which has significant activity in the absence of glucose 6-phosphate (g6p); and 2) the phosphorylated d-form (dependent), which has no enzymatic activity unless g6p is present. the activity of the i-form is greatly enhanced by a variety of allosteric effectors which have, as their common feature, 1 or more phosphate groups. these i ...1979109603
parasitology survey and seroepidemiology of amoebiasis in south kalimantan (borneo), indonesia.a parasitology surevy was conducted among inhabitants of 7 villages in 3 regencies in south kalimantan province, indonesia. a total of 2,169 stool specimens, 2,756 blood smears and 1,027 serum specimens were obtained, representing samples from approximately 10%, 12% and 5% of the population, respectively. one to 8 different intestinal parasitic infections were detected in 97% of the people. those parasites most frequently found were trichuris trichiura (83%), ascaris lumbricoides (79%), and hook ...1975167454
negative results of biochemical tests for collagenase and hyaluronidase activities in extracts of hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda) oncospheres and nippostrongylus muris (nematoda) invasive larvae. 1977199322
isolation and partial biochemical characterization of the brush border plasma membrane from the cestode, hymenolepis diminuta. 1979229204
hymenolepis diminuta: effect on the oxidation-reduction potential in the mammalian gastrointestinal canal. 1975235446
the effect of ambient ph changes on glucose absorption by the tapeworm hymenolepis diminuta. 1975240575
hexokinase from the rat tapeworm, hymenolepis diminuta. 1977299626
isozymes of l(+) ldh in hymenolepis diminuta. 1977299627
the identification and characterization of a prenoid constituent (farnesol) of hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda). 1977299634
galactose utilization by the rat tapeworm, hymenolepis diminuta.1. hymenolepis diminuta incorporated label from 14c-galactose into glycogen, but the sugar would not support net glycogen synthesis. glucose stimulated the incorporation of label from 14c-galactose into glycogen, while glycerol did not. 2. during incubations in galactose, large internal pools of galactose and galactose 1-p accumulated, while the concentration of glucose 6-phosphate remained unchanged. 3. in vitro culture experiments indicated that galactose would not support worm growth. therefo ...1977318229
hymenolepis diminuta: isolation, purification, and reconstruction in vitro of a cell-free system for protein synthesis. 1977320028
hymenolepis diminuta and h. microstoma: mouse immunoglobulins binding to the tegumental surface. 1977320030
hymenolepis diminuta: ultrastructural localization of immunoglobulin-binding sites on the tegument. 1977330188
prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among inhabitants of tan-nan village, nantou county, taiwan.the pork infected with cysticerci was sent to our laboratory in june 1971. microscopic examination revealed the infection of cysticercus cellulosae. subsequently, the source of the pork was traced, and the survey of intestinal parasitism was carried out among inhabitants at tan-nan village, hsin-i district, nantou county, taiwan, in august 1973. results obtained only indicated the presence rather than endemic of taeniasis solium in this village. the parasites and infection rates found in the pre ...1979397878
effect of mebendazole on the larval development of three hymenolepidid cestodes.mebendazole or telmin (which contains 16.7% mebendazole) markedly retarded the development of hymenolepis diminuta and h. nana when their intermediate hosts tribolium confusum were fed on flour mixed with it from day 1 to day 10 p.i. though retardation also occurred with h. microstoma, the effect of the drug on this parasite was noticeably less pronounced than with the other 2 species of this genus.1979448594
the effect of the expulsion phase of trichinella spiralis on hymenolepis diminuta infection in rats.the effect of the intestinal changes brought about by the expulsion of trichinella spiralis in rats was studied in relation to the growth and survival of a concurrent infection with hymenolepis diminuta, a cestode not normally rejected by the rat in low-level infections. growth of h. diminuta was stunted in rats given t. spiralis just before, or after, infection with h. diminuta, the stunting being more pronounced when the cestode was given closer to the period of inflammation. there was no loss ...1979481909
parasite fauna of the house rat rattus rattus diardii in kuala lumpur and nearby villages.one hundred and fifty one house rats, rattus rattus diardii from five different localities, jinjang, dato keramat, kuala lumpur, sungai besi and selayang baru, were examined for parasites. nineteen species of parasites were recovered. hymenolepis diminuta and nippostrongylus brasiliensis are the predominant species. the dominancy of the parasite species in the rats differed in each locality: hymenolepis diminuta in dato keramat and kuala lumpur; nippostrongylus brasiliensis in sungai besi; gongy ...1979483007
a unicellular endocrine gland in cestodes.unicellular glands are reported from the scolex and anterior neck region of hymenolepis diminuta and h. nana. despite positive staining reactions with the presumptive neurosecretory stains, paraldehyde-fuchsin and chrome-alum-hematoxylin, ultrastructurally these glands exhibit many non-neural characteristics. glandular cell processes are frequently found in close proximity to muscular tissue, particularly in the suckers, suggesting a regulatory role in muscle modulation as a possible function. t ...1979512754
cellular na+ and atp effects on galactose influx by tissue slices of hymenolepis diminuta. 1979512761
vitamin absorption in the in vivo intestine of normal and infected (hymenolepis diminuta: cestoda) rats.uptake and serosal transfer of the vitamins thiamine, riboflavin and folic acid have been studied in vivo in normal and parasitized rats infected with hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda). regional differences in intestinal uptake of all three vitamins in both uninfected and parasitized animals were not satistically significant. in the parasitized intestine mucosal uptake and serosal transfer of thiamine were significantly inhibited, with increased mucosal accumulation of the vitamin as luminal thiami ...1979541494
[parasitosis and zoonosis in mice and rats caught in and around beytepe village (author's transl)].this helmintho-zoonotic investigation has been made on 106 mice and rats from different species caught in and around of beytepe village, these animals are reservoirs for a number of zoonotic parasites and most of these parasites are causative agents of zoonosis in man. the parasites found and their prevalences are; sphacia obvelata: 42.4%, sphacia muris: 28.3%, aspicularis tetraptera: 14.1%, ascaris lumbricoides (pseudo.) 2.8%, gongylonema neoplasticum: 1.8% trichuris muris: 6.6%, capillaria gas ...1979553997
effect of the expulsion phase of trichinella spiralis on hymenolepis diminuta infection in mice.the rapid elimination of the intestinal phase of trichinella spiralis in nih mice is associated with progressive inflammation of the intestinal tract. the non-specific effects of this inflammation were studied in mice concurrently infected with an unrelated parasite, hymenolepis diminuta, which does not stimulate a visible inflammatory response but is also immunologically rejected by this strain of mice. it was demonstrated that the rejection phase of t. spiralis infection had a marked effect up ...1977593730
hymenolepis diminuta: electrolyte transport pools of tissues and metabolic inhibitors. 1977598444
the effect of worm age, weight and number in the infection on the absorption of glucose by hymenolepis diminuta. 1977604819
[small mammal helminths in neusiedlersee region].153 small mammals belonging to 22 species were investigated during the year 1975. on this occasion, 29 different species of helminths were found. parallel-infection of one host by different helminths was common. all age-groups and both sexes of hosts were infested. pathological symptoms like eosinophile infiltration of the lungs and splenomegalia were generally observed as accompanying phenomena of endoparasitic infestations. often, there were no distinct symptoms even if the intensity of the in ...1977596674
niclosamide as a treatment for hymenolepis diminuta and dipylidium caninum infection in man.in the 5-year period 1973-1977, 43 patients infected with dipylidium caninum and 43 patients infected with hymenolepis diminuta were treated with yomesan (niclosamide) in the dosages recommended by the parasitic disease drug service, center for disease control. the first post-treatment stool specimen and 1-week and 3-month specimens were examined in 13 patients with d. caninum and 19 patients with h. diminuta. one hundred percent (13/13) of those with d. caninum and 89% (17/19) of those with h. ...1979572147
in vitro thymidine kinase activity: present in hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda) and moniliformis dubius (acanthocephala), but apparently lacking in ascaris lumbricoides (nematoda). 1978566316
diurnal periodicity of uridine uptake by hymenolepis diminuta.a diurnal pattern in the uptake of uridine was displayed by the rat cestode hymenolepis diminuta. no periodicity in the uptake of uracil was observed over a 48-hr period. a high level of uridine uptake occurred at 6 pm. when 10-day-old worms were in a posterior location in the intestine of rats maintained on a 6 pm.-6 am. dark cycle-feeding regime, while low levels of uptake were correlated with an anteriad location at 6 am. the lowest levels of uridine uptake were recorded at noon. coincubation ...1977557541
the effect of mebendazole on different developmental stages of hymenolepis diminuta cysticercoids. 1978657019
estimation of the coupling coefficient for glucose and sodium transport in hymenolepis diminuta.bidirectional fluxes of 3h-glucose and 22na+ in hymenolepis diminuta were examined. pulse-chase techniques involving 2-min incubations with 3h-glucose or 22na+ followed by 15-sec post-incubations with unlabeled glucose and na+, were used to estimate efflux rates of the labels after cell penetration. effect of na+ concentration (10 and 50 mm) on the efflux rates was determined. efflux of 3h-glucose in the 15-sec postincubations was unaffected by na+ concentration and appeared to occur by diffusio ...1978660380
tryptic and protease activities in the normal and hymenolepis diminuta-infected rat small intestine. 1978660391
hymenolepis diminuta: membrane transport of glucose and beta-methylglucoside. 1978668842
hymenolepis diminuta: biochemical properties of peroxidase activity in mitochondria. 1978680077
the effect of praziquantel on hymenolepis diminuta in vitro.qualitative observations were made on hymenolepis diminuta, h. microstoma, h. nana and pre-adult echinococcus multilocularis in vitro. a dose as low as 0.0001 microgram praziquantel/ml affects the tapeworms, while concentrations of 0.01 - 0.1 and 1-10 microgram/ml cause contraction and paralysis in the contracted state within 10 min and 10-30 s, respectively. the in vitro effects of praziquantel on hymenolepis diminuta have been studied using anaerobic and aerobic incubations and media containin ...1979543005
prevalence of parasitic infections in malaysian oil palm estate workers.a survey of workers and families resident in an oil palm estate in malaysia revealed high incidence of parasitic infections. the commonest parasites are t. trichiura (56%), a. lumbricoides (52%), hookworm (28%), entamoeba coli (11.3%) and giardia lamblia (11.3%). mixed infections by two or more parasites was seen in 46% of the subjects. anaemia was present in 70% of children with hookworm infection. eosinophilia was observed in 69% of subjects. one each of hymenolepis nana and hymenolepis diminu ...1978725660
hymenolepis diminuta: the role of the tail in determining the position of the worm in the intestine of the rat.one-worm infections of hymenolepis diminuta in rats had their strobila severed surgically, in the neck region, on day 14 of an infection. the scolex and remaining strobila survived but were recovered from a more posterior region of the intestine where small worms are attached during development. the movement to the new region was usually not complete in 24 h, but was complete by 72 h, and probably by 48 h. the operation, involving laparotomy and an incision in the duodenal wall which avoided sev ...1979542327
hymenolepis diminuta: amino acid transport and osmoregulation. 1978739313
hymenolepis diminuta infection in a malaysian oil palm estate worker--first case from malaysia. 1978749233
a case report of hymenolepis diminuta in bangkok, thailand.a 20-month-old thai girl was brought to the phramongkutkao hospital in bangkok. the girl's stool was examined and ova of hymenolepis diminuta were found. she was treated with niclosamide and magnesium sulphate. six hours after medication three tapeworms without the scolex were expelled in stool.1978751220
ultrastructure of the cyst of hymenolepis diminuta larvae.electron microscopical studies of the cyst of 1-month-old h. diminuta larvae revealed considerable thickening of the superficial syncytium of tegument and formation of a large number of cavities and canals. the cytoplasm of the tegument is filled with microtubules produced by cytons of parenchymal layer which are analogs of tonofibrils. these peculiarities, together with numerous processes of the external fibrous layer, are regarded as adaptative to the changes of the hydrostatic pressure of the ...1979540875
course of infection with enteric parasites in hosts shifted from enteral to total parenteral nutrition.two groups of rats were kept on an oral diet after infection with 10(4) trichinella spiralis or 10 hymenolepis diminuta larvae. sixteen days and 2 days after infection with h. diminuta and t. spiralis, respectively, 8 rats from each group were switched to intravenous (iv) alimentation, while the remaining animals were retained on oral nutrition as controls. rats were killed during the following 21 days. the number of t. spiralis recovered from iv-fed rats was significantly higher than in control ...1976819643
hymenolepis diminuta: migration, and the rat host's intestinal and blood plasma glucose levels following dietary carbohydrates intake. 1977838031
tupaiataenia quentini gen. et sp. n. (anoplocephalidae: linstowiinae) and other tapeworms from the common tree shrew, tupaia glis.three species of cestodes recovered from tree shrews, tupaia glis, were identified as sparganum sp., hymenolepis diminuta, and tupaiataenia quentini gen. et sp. n. the new genus is differentiated from mathevotaenia, markewitchitaenia and atriotaenia by being craspedote, possessing a large seminal receptacle, the presence of a hermaphroditic canal leading into the genital atrium, and by having two opposable, muscular lappets on the anterior margin of each sucker.1977864565
a simple method of obtaining an enriched fraction of tegumental brush border from hymenolepis diminuta.a method for isolating an enriched preparation of tegumental brush border from the tapeworm, hymenolepis diminuta, is described. combining incubation of whole tapeworms in krebs-ringer/tris-maleate solution containing a hemolytic saponin, low shear-force agitation, and differential centrifugation, a pellet is obtained at 2,500 g which contains a significant concentration of surface brush border. the content of brush border in this fraction is identified by the presence of numerous microvilli, in ...1977864566
lipids from subcellular fractions of the tegument of hymenolepis diminuta.lipids comprised 37% and 22.1%, respectively, of the day weights of brush border- and vesicle-rich fractions separated by differential centrifugation of isolated h. diminuta tegument. neutral lipids of both fractions were rich in cholesterol, but also contained small amounts of glycerides, sterol esters, and (in brush borders) free fatty acids. phosphatidyl ethanolamine was the most prevalent polar lipid in both fractions, and was particularly abundant (63.4% of total polar lipids) in vesicles; ...1977864567
the dynamics of infection of tribolium confusum by hymenolepis diminuta: the influence of infective-stage density and spatial distribution.the mean parasite burden of a population of tribolium confusum is shown to rise to a plateau as the exposure density of infective eggs of hymenolepis diminuta increases. the level of this plateau is shown to be dependent on the nutritional status of the host population, being depressed from approximately 18 cysticeroids/beetle in hosts which have been starved prior to experimentation, to approximately 2 cysticercoids/beetle in satiated hosts. a simple model is used to describe the shape of this ...1979537832
hymenolepis diminuta: marker distribution volumes of tissues and mucosal extracellular spaces. 1977885209
hymenolepis diminuta: determination of unidirectional uptake rates for nonelectrolytes across the surface "epithelial" membrane. 1977885210
hymenolepis diminuta: unstirred layer thickness and effects of active and passive transport kinetics. 1977891700
[newly detected case of human parasitosis in spain caused by hymenolepis diminuta (rudolphy, 1819)]. 1979493590
chloride-sensitive glucose transport in hymenolepis diminuta.the maximal rate of glucose influx in hymenolepis diminuta decreased when cl- in the incubation medium was replaced with acetate, benzoate, bicarbonate, formate, hippurate, iodide, lactate, mandelate, or nitrate. the effect of cl- deletion on glucose influx using any of these anions was reversed when worms were incubated in krebs-ringer saline for 15 min. glucose in the incubation medium increased 36cl- influx in worms, while in na+-free media the presence of glucose had no effect on 36cl- influ ...1977915608
chemotherapeutic effects of 4-isothiocyanato-4'-nitrodiphenylamine (c9333-go/cgp 4540) on infections with nematospiroides dubius, hymenolepis diminuta, hymenolepis nana and spirometra mansonoides.4-isothiocyanato-4'-nitrodiphenylamine possessed anthelmintic activity against nippostrongylus dubius and hymenolepis nana in mice and h. diminuta in rats as determined by both egg counts and recovery of parasites at autopsy. no activity was detected against the cestode. spirometra mansonoides, in cats.1979421846
monoamine oxidase in adult hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda).a membrane-bound monoamine oxidase (ec 1.4.3.4) was demonstrated in homogenates of hymenolepis diminuta. the enzyme oxidized a variety of biologically active amines (in decreasing order: dopamine, adrenaline, noradrenaline, tryptamine, tyramine, octopamine), there was, however, no activity with 5-hydroxytryptamine or benzylamine. no diamine oxidase (ec 1.4.3.6.) could be detected in h. diminuta (using histamine, cadaverine or putrescine as substrates). the monoamine oxidase from h. diminuta was ...1979419001
hymenolepis diminuta: acidification and bicarbonate absorption in the rat intestine. 1975234848
enzymes of galactose utilization in the rat tapeworm, hymenolepis diminuta.1. crude enzyme preparations from hymenolepis diminuta contained galactokinase, galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase and udpgalactose 4-epimerase activity, although their specific activities were low. 2. galactose 1-phosphate non-competitively inhibited galactose phosphorylation. this inhibition, together with the low specific activities of the enzymes in the pathway of galactose utilization, probably accounts for the inadequacy of galactose as a main nutritive carbohydrate for development o ...1977233785
increased hepatic lysosomal enzyme levels in mice infected with hymenolepis diminuta. 1976966390
cytochemical localization of peroxidase activity in the mitochondria of hymenolepis diminuta.a cytochemical study of mitochondria of hymenolepis diminuta indicates the presence of a mitochondrial peroxidase. utilizing a 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (dab) medium at ph 9.7, the reaction product is localized in the intracristal space, and between the inner and outer membranes of the mitochondria. no inhibitory effects are exerted on the peroxidase reaction by cyanide, azide, or aminotriazole. in addition, the mitochondria appear to have an enzyme which is cytochemically similar to vertebrate cyto ...1976185350
the effects of stibophen on phosphofructokinases and aldolases of adult filariids.trivalent organic antimonials, such as stibophen, have been employed for the chemotherapy of schistosome and filariid infections. the effects of stibophen on adult litomosoides carinii, dipetalonema witei (= viteae), and brugia pahangi were examined. in vitro, lactate accumulation was markedly inhibited by the antimonials as was phosphofructokinase activities in homogenates. incubation of filariids with stibophen and determination of internal concentrations of hexose phosphate also indicated a d ...1975171364
a survey of intestinal parasitism in a community on the pan american highway route in eastern panama.a survey of intestinal parasitism was conducted at yaviza, a town in eastern panama's province of darien. single stool specimens from 202 persons, representing 11 percent of the town's total population, were examined. in all, 181 (90 per cent) of the specimens examined were found positive for one or more potentially pathogenic parasites. the most common parasite found was trichuris trichiura, which was observed in 80 per cent of the samples. others were ascaris lumbricoides, in 62 per cent of th ...1975167889
the fine structure of the cysticercoid of hymenolepis diminuta. iii. the scolex.transmission electron microscopy of the scolex of the 8-day-old hymenolepis diminuta cysticercoid demonstrates its resemblance to the scolex of the adult. a syncytial tegument composed of external and internal layers is connected by cytoplasmic extensions. fully developed microtriches are present. furthermore, a basement membrane, muscle layers, and medullary region containing flame cells, nerve tissue, and other cell bodies are observed. of particular interest is the presence of discrete sensor ...1975167533
quantitative and qualitative analysis of helminth fauna in rattus rattus rufescens.a helminthological survey of 149 house rats in jodhpur during the year 1975 revealed infection with 8 helminth species: 4 cestodes, vampirolepis fraterna, hymenolepis diminuta, mathevotaenia symmetrica and taenia taeniaeformis (larval stage); 3 nematodes, aspiculuris pakistanica, rictularia ratti and syphacia sp. and one acanthocephalan, moniliformis sp. vampirolepis fraterna, h. diminuta and a. pakistanica were most common, r.ratti and m. symmetrica less frequent, and t. taeniaeformis, syphacia ...1976987094
effect of atp on amino acid transport by hymenolepis diminuta. 1978153955
serum and antral gastrin levels in rats infected with intestinal parasites.serum and antral gastrin were measured in rats infected with either trichinella spiralis or hymenolepis diminuta as a step in testing the hypothesis that parasites change certain aspects of host physiology by altering gastrointestinal (gi) hormone levels or responses to gi hormones. parasitism with t. spiralis was associated with inflammatory changes in the small bowel mucosa and with a significant increase in serum gastrin. neither changes in hormone level nor inflammation were induced in tapew ...19761008130
transplantation of hymenolepis diminuta into naive, immune and irradiated mice.almost 100% of 7- to 10-day-old hymenolepis diminuta became established when surgically transplanted from donor mice into the duodenum of naive recipient mice. transplanted tapeworms survived 8-12 days, by which time they had survived much longer in total than they would have done in the donor. mice previously immunized by a primary infection rejected transplants within 4 days. sub-lethal irradiation (550 rad) delayed rejection by immune mice but such mice still rejected worms much more quickly ...1976135242
the role of glucose in the lipid metabolism of the rat tapeworm hymenolepis diminuta. 19751112624
correlations between the amino acid pools of hymenolepis diminuta and the rat intestine. 19751125873
an explanation of the apparent reversal of the circadian migration by hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda) in the rat.hymenolepis diminuta exhibits 2 concurrent migrations: an age-dependent, forward migration and a circadian migration. in experiments where the age of worms was assumed to be uniform throughout the test-day, 2 patterns (7-day-old and 16-day-old) of circadian migration were seen and an apparent reversal in circadian pattern suggested. in experiments where the age of worms became progressively older during the test-day, only the 16-day-old pattern was seen and no reversal was observed. the 7-day-ol ...19751127555
developmental physiology of cestodes. xiv. roughage and carbohydrate content of host diet for optimal growth and development of hymenolepis diminuta.diets of rats infected with hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda: cyclophyllidea) were altered with respect to carbohydrate content and to roughage, and the effects on worm growth and development were studied. compared to worms from rats fed a 56% glucose diet, those on a 56% starch diet were heavier at 10 and 15 days and had more immature proglottids at 5 days, mature prglottids at 10 days, and mature and gravid proglottids at 15 days postinfection. in addition, worms from rats fed the starch diet con ...19751138038
haematological and immunological responses to the tapeworm hymenolepis diminuta in man.self-infections with the tapeworm hymenolepis diminuta were carried out to study the haematological and immunological responses in man. infection caused pronounced eosinophilia, an increase in plasma viscosity and the production of parasite-specific igg and igm. circulating ige was not detected. there were no significant changes in erythrocyte values or serum transaminases.19751162734
glycogen synthase in the rat tapeworm, hymenolepis diminuta--ii. control of enzyme activity by glucose and glycogen.1. the proportion of activity in the physiologically active i form of glycogen synthase in hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda) decreased in the worm when the rat host was fasted and was greatly increased in the cestode 1 hr after a 24 hr fasted rat was refed. 2. the increase in glycogen synthase i activity was due to glucose present in the host gut after feeding, not to other physiological changes in the rat intestine due to meal consumption. 3. incubation of intact h. diminuta in vitro with glucose ...1977122561
glycogen synthase in the rat tapeworm, hymenolepis diminuta--i. enzyme activity during development and with crowding.1. activity of glycogen synthase (e.c. 2.4.1.11) in hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda: cyclophyllidea) was investigated as a function of development and with crowding. 2. synthase activity was low in the anterior and posterior ends of the worms and highest in the pregravid proglottids in the mid-portion of the strobila. 3. the enzyme activity increased during development of the cestode at least up to 15 days postinfection, but the increase in activity apparently was not due to conversion of the inac ...1977122560
glycogen synthase of hymenolepis diminuta. ii. nutritional state, interconversion of forms, and primer glycogen molecular weight as control factors.glycogen synthase i (udp glucose: glycogen alpha-4-glycosyltransferase, ec2.4.1.11) of the tapeworm hymenolepis diminuta is the form of the enzyme which is active in vivo, while the d-form represents an inactive "storage form." utilizing the differential effect of inorganic phosphate (pi) on the i and d-forms, the ratio of the 2 forms in vivo has been determined under conditions of starvation of the host and refeeding of the parasite with glucose. this procedure reveals that conversion of the in ...1979109607
hymenolepis diminuta: properties of phlorizin inhibition of glucose transport. 197719275
multienzymic nature of pyruvate kinase during development of hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda).h. diminuta at different stages of development contained as many as five pyruvate kinase isozymes. four of these were unusually sensitive to allosteric activation by fructose-1,6-p2. one isozyme which occurred only in adults or near-adults was insensitive but had a relatively low km. all were inhibited by atp and ca2+, none by alanine, and the ph optimum was unaffected by fructose-1,6-p2. the five isozymes were present in gravid or reproductively active proglottids. two of them occurred after ei ...19751194877
sodium-sensitive nucleoside transport by hymenolepis diminuta. 19751195080
the interrelationships between the in situ fluxes of water, electrolytes and glucose by hymenolepis diminuta. 19764401
the fine structure of spermatogenesis in hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda) with a description of the mature spermatozoon.the processes of spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis in hymenolepis diminuta were studied by electron microscopy using improved preparative techniques. spermatogonia (type a) are characterized by nuclei 3.79 (+/- 0.17) micrometer in diameter, dense cytoplasm packed with free ribosomes and aggregates of mitochondria. after mitoses, certain spermatogonia (type b) assume syncytial rosettes containing eight nuclei. primary spermatocytes maintain the rosette syncytium and have large nuclei (4.28 +/- 0 ...1977605649
beetle-eating: a malaysia folk medical practice and its public health implications.a reported practice of live beetle ingestion in southeast asia was investigated among urban chinese in kuala lumpur, malaysia. results of four casefindings are: (1) this practice may not be confined to west malaysia, (2) it occurs among chinese and malays, (3) the original use of the beetles as an aphrodisiac has been modified to include treatment of a wide variety of ailments and diseases and (4) the practice is relatively uncommon among urban chinese. it was also found through experimental stu ...1977610028
spontaneous lesions and parasites of the mongolian gerbil, meriones unguiculatus.four-hundred-eighty mongolian gerbils, meriones unguiculatus [uclp:(mon)], most of which were experimentally infected with filarial worms, were examined for spontaneous lesions. previously unrecognized lesions included cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, duodenal adenocarcinoma, malignant blue nevus, hepatic choleangiocarcinoma, malignant hemangiopericytoma of the uterus, ovarian teratoma, chronic interstitial nephritis, renal cortical retention cysts, splenic hemangiomas, and various histologic ...19751207042
hymenolepis diminuta infections in congenitally athymic (nude) mice: worm kinetics and intestinal histopathology. 1978624564
the occurrence and distribution of 5-hydroxytryptamine in hymenolepis diminuta and h. nana.the presence of 5-ht in hymenolepis diminuta and hymenolepis nana was detected by 2 biochemical methods and as yellow fluorescence in a histochemical method. in h. diminuta, 5-ht was found in a concentration of about 1.2 micron/g; this amount did not vary significantly in worms aged 6 to 18 days or more or in various regions of the worm. in h. nana, 5-ht was found in a concentration of about 1.8 micron/g. it was histochemically localized in h. diminuta and h. nana in a pattern similar to that of ...1978641668
lack of protective immunity after immunization of rats with antigens of hymenolepis diminuta oncospheres, cysticercoids and mature worms. 1978719554
hymenolepis diminuta: action of worm rnase against rna. 1978729701
characterization in vitro of h+ secretion and h+:na+ exchange by an organism normally inhabiting a co2-rich environment: hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda) in the rat intestine. 1978751704
metabolic gradient in hymenolepis diminuta under aerobic conditions. 1977873682
immunity to hymenolepis diminuta: unresponsiveness of the athymic nude mouse to infection.male and female congenitally athymic nude (nu/nu) mice infected with a single cysticercoid of hymenolepis diminuta at 6 weeks of age retain the infection for at least 33 days. in the males of their phenotypically normal litter-mates, however, a single cysticercoid infection establishes and grows but is expelled between days 11 and 17. the unresponsiveness of the nude mouse to single h. diminuta infection is evidence that the immune rejection from normal mice is thymus-dependent.19761256913
effect of abnormal intestinal glucose distribution on the migration of hymenolepis diminuta. 19761263049
hymenolepis diminuta: lack of pathogenicity in the healthy rat host. 19761269578
histochemical study on the distribution of amylase activity within the intestine of the rat and the effect of cestode (hymenolepis diminuta) infection. 19761274046
hymenolepis diminuta and hymenolepis microstoma: effect of ouabain on active nonelectrolyte uptake across the "epithelial" syncytium. 1977891710
energy-linked mitochondrial pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of adult hymenolepis diminuta.employing "phosphorylating" submitochondrial particles as the source of pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase, the occurrence of an energy-linked nadh----nadp+ transhydrogenation in the adult cestode hymenolepis diminuta was demonstrated. the isolated particles displayed rotenone-sensitive nadh utilization and the reversible transhydrogenase, with the nadph----nad+ transhydrogenation being more prominent. although not inhibiting the nadph----nad+ reaction, rotenone, but not oligomycin, inhibited ...19921403417
hymenolepis diminuta unresponsive to quinacrine. 1977919530
the effect of mebendazole on the development of hymenolepis diminuta in tribolium confusum. 1976949657
evidence for a sodium ion exchange carrier linked with glucose transport across the brush border of a flatworm (hymenolepis diminuta, cestoda).the manner in which the flatworm, hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda), regulates the transport of glucose and na+ across the brush border was examined. while the presence of an unstirred region in the brush border may favor the reabsorption of leaked glucose, some leaked glucose was lost to the ambient medium. this loss was markedly enhanced by preloading the worms with glucose and by removing na+ from the incubation medium. since glucose and na+ influxes are coupled, glucose leakage stimulated the i ...1976953010
loss of hymenolepis diminuta from the rat. 1976955777
thymus dependence of tapeworm (hymenolepis diminuta) elimination from mice.although normal mice eliminated the lumen-dwelling intestinal cestode hymenolepis diminuta by day 21 post-cysticercoid inoculation, congenitally thymus-deficient (nude) mice maintained their work burdens. nude mice grafted with thymus glands or injected with thymus cells eliminated their worms.19751205624
human infection with the cestode hymenolepis diminuta. rudulphi, 1819; blanchard, 1891. 19751224775
hymenolepis diminuta: effects of decerebration on thermal response behavior.hymenolepis diminuta propels itself with unidirectional peristaltic-like waveforms. when intact adult h. diminuta are placed in a thermal gradient, with the anterior proglottids hot relative to the posterior proglottids, the worms migrate up the gradient toward the hot side. when the anterior is cold, relative to the posterior, the worms moved slightly or little. these behaviors in a thermal gradient represent true thermokinetic responses for an organism with undirectional locomotion. removal of ...19921582482
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