Activity of hydrolases in the reproductive system and in consecutive stages of Ascaris suum development

The activity of hydrolases in the eggs isolated from the uterus of A. suum is in most cases similar to that in the reproductive system. The activity of hydrolases was low in the stages of cleavage and gastrulation, and it grew until the larva stage

The effect of low temperatures on the development of eggs of Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782

Eggs of A. suum were kept at -10 and -20'C for 12 weeks and subsequently incubated in a thermostat at 28°C. During the incubation, their development was checked every 5 days. It was found that storage at low temperatures slows down their development and reduces the number of eggs successfully completing their embryogenesis

THE INFLUENCE OF INFECTION WITH III LARVAL STAGE OF ANISAKIS SIMPLEX ON THE ACTIVITY OF PROTEASES IN ALIMENTARY TRACT OF GUINEA PIGS*

The studies were carried out on guinea pig males. The animals were infected with 30 larvae (L3) of Anisakis simplex. After 6 hrs of invasion the animals were dissected. In homogenized pancreas and duodenal contents activities of trypsin were determined. In stomach content activities of pepsin were determined. The activities of trypsin in duodenal contents and in pancreas homogenate from infected animals were lower in comparison with the control animals. The activities of pepsin were higher in infected animals

Influence of Anisakis simplex stage III larvae upon the activity of proteases under in vitro conditions

The larvae of Anisakis simplex had the largest influence upon decreasing the activity of porcine pepsin. The activity of that enzyme in tests, where the larvae were present during the entire period of incubation, was lower than in the controls. No similar trends were observed in case of the solutions with bovine and porcine trypsin. The activity of those enzymes in the solutions containing the larvae was higher than in the controls. Only the activity of porcine trypsin after 10 h of incubation was slightly lower in the experimental sample than in the control, however, during the later hours the dynamics of the activity decrease of that enzyme in the controls was higher than in the experimental samples. The recorded activity of papain in the samples containing the larvae was higher than that in the controls during the entire time of the experiment

The activity of trypsin and alpha-amylase in pancreas of guinea pigs. V. The influence of vitamins' A and B2 administration during larval ascaridosis

The infection of guinea pigs with Ascaris suum larvae resulted in decrease of the activities of trypsin and alpha-amylase, and in increase of lipase activity in extracts from their pancreas. The activity of alpha-amylase, lipase and the relative weight of lungs of infected animals which were given vitamin A, did not differ from control animals. The activity of trypsin from pancreas these animals was higher than that measured in only infected guinea pigs but it was lower than in control animals. Application of vitamin B₂ and the infection of guinea pigs with A. suum did not lead to the synonymous results

Activity of selected hydrolases in excretion-secretion products and homogenates from L 3 and L 4 larvae of Anisakis simplex (Nematoda: Anisakidae) parasitising herring

Background. Proteolytic enzymes may serve multiple functions: they may inhibit the host′s blood clotting, protect the parasite from the host ′s immune response, facilitate parasite′s migration within a tissue by decomposing the tissue barrier, enhance the hatching and moulting of larvae, and play an important role in their feeding. Learning their identity leads to a better understanding of a host-parasite system. The objective of this study was to check, using biochemical methods, if, in addition to proteases, ES products and extracts of 3rd and 4th larval stages of Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809) contain other hydrolases. Materials and methods. Stage-3 larvae (L 3 ) of A.simplex were removed from Baltic herring, Clupea harengus membras Linnaeus, 1761 caught in the Baltic Sea. Stage-4 larvae (L 4) were obtained from an L 3 stage culture kept in Eagle ′s medium. The solutions containing ES products were collected and dialysed at 4°C against distilled water for 24 h. Larval extracts were obtained by homogenising the larvae in a physiological saline (0.9 % NaCl) solution in a glass homogeniser. The homogenate was centrifuged for 10 min at 3000 G. The supernatant was used in enzyme activity assays. Enzymatic activity of ES products and homogenates of L 3 and L 4 larvae of A. simplex was determined with the API ZYM test. Results. The excretion-secretion product of L 3 and L 4 larvae of A. simplex revealed activities of 10-and 11 hydrolases, respectively. Activity of esterase, esterase lipase, valine arylamidase, and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase in the L 4 larvae extracts was higher than the activity of a corresponding enzyme assayed in the L 3 extracts. Only in the case of acid phosphatase, its activity in L 3 ES products was twice that of the activity found in ES products of L 4 larvae. Enzymes such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, and β-glucosidase were not detected in extracts from L 3 larvae. Conclusion. Activities of most hydrolases in the L 4 extracts were higher than the activities of corresponding enzymes assayed in the L 3 extracts. The high activity of these enzymes found in L 4 larval extracts could be related to a different feeding mechanism of stage-4 larvae

Influence of the pH of the cultivation medium on survival and development of stage III larvae of Anisakis simplex

The cultivation was done on Eagle's media as well as Eagle's media enriched with the supplement of 10 and 20% of bovine serum. In the media without serum the larvae lived significantly shorter and did not get through molting. They lived the longest and came through molting the fastest in the media with pH 2.0 supplemented with 20% SB. In the media with the pH 4,0 and 7.3 the larvae lived significantly shorter and only a small proportion reached stage IV

The activity of trypsin and alpha-amylase in pancreas of guinea pigs. I. The influence of invasive dose and duration of Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782 invasion

The studies were carried out on guinea pig males weighting about 280 g. The animals were infected with 5000 or 20000 invasive eggs of Ascaris suum. On the 3-rd, 7-th, 10-th and 14-th day of invasion the animals were dissected. Lungs were weighted, and the number of Ascaris larvaes was estimated using Baermann method. The activity of alpha-amylase (Fennel's method) and trypsin (Anson's method) were examined in pancreas homogenate. The infection of guinea pigs with A. suum larvaes resulted in a decrease of amylase and trypsin activity in parcreas. The activities were the lowest at the 3-rd day of invasion for amylase and at the 7-th day for trypsin. The results obtained for the animals infected 5 or 20000 invasie eggs A. suum did not differ statically