Histopathological studies of Syrian golden hamsters experimentally infected with Leishmania D. infantum. 1997

A M Mangoud, and M E Ramadan, and T A Morsy, and A M Amin, and S M Mostafa
Early Cancer Detection Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

In the 1980s, infantile visceral leishmaniasis was documented in Al Agamy (Alexandria). The causative agent is Leishmania d. infantum and the insect vector is Phlebotomus langeroni. In this paper, Syrian golden hamsters were chosen as a model animal for histopathological studies of L. d. infantum. Twenty four male hamsters were experimentally infected with L.d. infantum. Every week, two hamsters were sacrificed and parts from the liver, heart, lung, spleen, small intestine and kidney were paraffin sectioned and stained with haematoxylin and eosin or with Giemsa stain. The leishmanial granuloma was the main histopathological changes and the liver was the main organ affected. Leishmanial granulomas were common in the liver, but few in lung and small intestine. The hepatic granulomas increased in surface areas and in number in the late stage of the infection (< 6 weeks). They were formed mainly of histiocytes, less lymphocytes and very few eosinophils with necrosis inside and bridging in between granulomas mainly occurred in the late stage of infection. Neither fibrosis nor peripheral delimitation was seen. Kupffer cell hyperplasia was seen throughout the experimental period (12 weeks). The spleen showed expansion of the red pulp and atrophy of the white pulp. The kidney showed mesangial cell proliferation and the mesangial matrix increased accompanied with amyloid deposition. All the tissue sections were photographed and the results were discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007303 Insect Vectors Insects that transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host. Insect Vector,Vector, Insect,Vectors, Insect
D007410 Intestinal Diseases Pathological processes in any segment of the INTESTINE from DUODENUM to RECTUM. Disease, Intestinal,Diseases, Intestinal,Intestinal Disease
D007421 Intestine, Small The portion of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT between the PYLORUS of the STOMACH and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE. It is divisible into three portions: the DUODENUM, the JEJUNUM, and the ILEUM. Small Intestine,Intestines, Small,Small Intestines
D007898 Leishmaniasis, Visceral A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African. Black Fever,Kala-Azar,Fever, Black,Kala Azar,Visceral Leishmaniasis
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008107 Liver Diseases Pathological processes of the LIVER. Liver Dysfunction,Disease, Liver,Diseases, Liver,Dysfunction, Liver,Dysfunctions, Liver,Liver Disease,Liver Dysfunctions
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008297 Male Males
D008647 Mesocricetus A genus in the order Rodentia and family Cricetidae. One species, Mesocricetus auratus or golden hamster is widely used in biomedical research. Hamsters, Golden,Hamsters, Golden Syrian,Hamsters, Syrian,Mesocricetus auratus,Syrian Golden Hamster,Syrian Hamster,Golden Hamster,Golden Hamster, Syrian,Golden Hamsters,Golden Syrian Hamsters,Hamster, Golden,Hamster, Syrian,Hamster, Syrian Golden,Syrian Hamsters
D010691 Phlebotomus A genus of PSYCHODIDAE which functions as the vector of a number of pathogenic organisms, including LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; Bartonella bacilliformis, and the Pappataci fever virus (SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS).

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