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Influence of Echinostoma paraensei (Lie and Basch, 1967) infection on the calcium content in Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818)

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 129; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.exppara.2011.07.016

1090-2449

Victor Menezes Tunholi, Danilo Lustrino, Vinícius Menezes Tunholi-Alves, Juberlan Silva Garcia, Clélia C. C. Mello-Silva, Arnaldo Maldonado, Maria de Lurdes de Azevedo Rodrigues, Jairo Pinheiro,

Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

The calcium content in the hemolymph and shell of Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) was determined after exposure to different parasite burdens (5 and 50 miracidia) of Echinostoma paraensei (Lie and Basch, 1967). The snails were dissected 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after infection to collect the hemolymph and shell. An increase in calcemia was observed in snails infected with both miracidial doses. A significant decrease in the calcium ions in the shell was observed, coinciding with the calcemia peak in the hemolymph. This indicates greater mobilization of calcium between the shell and hemolymph to regulate the calcium content in the body when the snail is exposed to stress conditions, as has also been observed in some other infected snail species. The results obtained indicate that in this model, the calcium metabolism depends on the miracidial dose used.