Cholinergic components of nervous system of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium (Digenea: Schistosomatidae)

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 115; no. 8; pp. 3127 - 3137
• Main Authors: Reda, Enayat S., El-Shabasy, Eman A., Said, Ashraf E., Mansour, Mohamed F. A., Saleh, Mai A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2016; Springer
• Subjects: Acetylcholine - metabolism; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cholinergic Agents - metabolism; Cholinesterases - metabolism; Cricetinae; Digenea; Egypt; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Immunology; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Nervous System - anatomy & histology; Nervous System - metabolism; Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; Original Paper; Schistosoma; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma haematobium - anatomy & histology; Schistosoma haematobium - metabolism; Schistosoma haematobium - physiology; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosoma mansoni - anatomy & histology; Schistosoma mansoni - metabolism; Schistosoma mansoni - physiology; Schistosomatidae; Cholinergic components; Central nervous system; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosoma haematobium
• ISSN: 0932-0113; 1432-1955
• DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5070-x

A comparison has been made for the first time between the cholinergic components of the nervous system of important human digeneans namely Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium from infected hamster ( Cricentus auratus ) in Egypt. In each parasite, the central nervous system consists of two cerebral ganglia and three pairs of nerve cords (ventral, lateral, and dorsal) linked together by some transverse connectives and numerous ring commissures. Peripheral cholinergic innervation was detected in oral and ventral suckers and in some parts of female reproductive system in both species, but there were some differences. The possible functions of some of these nervous components are discussed.