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High phospholipase content of intestines of mice infected with Hymenolepis nana
Author(s) -
Ottolenghi Athos
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02531719
Subject(s) - hymenolepis nana , lipidology , nippostrongylus brasiliensis , clinical chemistry , biology , antiparasitic , antiparasitic agent , small intestine , microbiology and biotechnology , enzyme , cestoda , immunology , cestode infections , helminths , biochemistry , pharmacology , medicine , pathology
Infection with the tapeworm Hymenolepis nana results in the presence of very high amounts of phospholipase in the small intestine of the mouse. The time course and location of this response and its changes following treatment with anti‐inflammatory and antiparasitic agents indicate that the enzyme accumulation is part of the reaction of the host to parasitic invasion.