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Is apoptosis involved in mechanisms to eliminate Onchocerca ochengi during Simulium damnosum s.l. immune response? 1998

H E Hagen, and S L Kläger, and G T Williams

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Keele, UK. Hans.Hagen@ucmp.umu.se

Co-injection of the parasite Onchocerca ochengi and the caspase inhibitors z-VAD.fmk and boc-D.fmk into the natural vector Simulium damnosum s.l. led to significantly increased survival of the parasites. Subsequent in situ apoptosis detection assays demonstrated that in the case of boc-D.fmk the enhanced survival was due to a diminished apoptosis level of the microfilariae in vivo. Additional assays using O. ochengi microfilariae which were coinjected with serine protease inhibitors into S. damnosum s.l. revealed that certain serine protease inhibitors can reduce the level of apoptosis.

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
D008842	Microfilariae	The prelarval stage of Filarioidea found in the blood and tissues of mammals, birds and intermediate hosts (vector).	Microfilaria
D009854	Onchocerca	A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum.	Onchocercas
D009855	Onchocerciasis	Infection with nematodes of the genus ONCHOCERCA. Characteristics include the presence of firm subcutaneous nodules filled with adult worms, PRURITUS, and ocular lesions.	Onchocerciases
D005260	Female		Females
D000590	Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones	Inhibitors of SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES and sulfhydryl group-containing enzymes. They act as alkylating agents and are known to interfere in the translation process.	Peptide Chloromethyl Ketones,Chloromethyl Ketones, Peptide,Ketones, Peptide Chloromethyl
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012843	Simuliidae	A family of insects in the order DIPTERA, which include black flies, buffalo gnats and simulies. Several species are intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease ONCHOCERCIASIS.	Black Flies,Simulium,Blackflies,Black Fly,Blackfly,Flies, Black,Fly, Black,Simuliums
D015842	Serine Proteinase Inhibitors	Exogenous or endogenous compounds which inhibit SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES.	Serine Endopeptidase Inhibitor,Serine Endopeptidase Inhibitors,Serine Protease Inhibitor,Serine Protease Inhibitors,Serine Proteinase Antagonist,Serine Proteinase Antagonists,Serine Proteinase Inhibitor,Serine Proteinase Inhibitors, Endogenous,Serine Proteinase Inhibitors, Exogenous,Serine Protease Inhibitors, Endogenous,Serine Protease Inhibitors, Exogenous,Antagonist, Serine Proteinase,Endopeptidase Inhibitor, Serine,Inhibitor, Serine Endopeptidase,Inhibitor, Serine Protease,Inhibitor, Serine Proteinase,Protease Inhibitor, Serine,Proteinase Antagonist, Serine,Proteinase Inhibitor, Serine
D015853	Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors	Exogenous and endogenous compounds which inhibit CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES.	Acid Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitor,Cysteine Protease Inhibitor,Cysteine Protease Inhibitors,Cysteine Proteinase Antagonist,Cysteine Proteinase Antagonists,Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitor,Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, Endogenous,Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, Exogenous,alpha-Cysteine Protease Inhibitor,Acid Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors,alpha-Cysteine Protease Inhibitors,Antagonist, Cysteine Proteinase,Antagonists, Cysteine Proteinase,Inhibitor, Cysteine Protease,Inhibitor, Cysteine Proteinase,Inhibitor, alpha-Cysteine Protease,Inhibitors, Cysteine Protease,Inhibitors, Cysteine Proteinase,Inhibitors, alpha-Cysteine Protease,Protease Inhibitor, Cysteine,Protease Inhibitor, alpha-Cysteine,Protease Inhibitors, Cysteine,Protease Inhibitors, alpha-Cysteine,Proteinase Antagonist, Cysteine,Proteinase Antagonists, Cysteine,Proteinase Inhibitor, Cysteine,Proteinase Inhibitors, Cysteine,alpha Cysteine Protease Inhibitor,alpha Cysteine Protease Inhibitors

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