Abstract
Herd R. P., Ko L., Weisbrode S. E. and Heath D. D. 1984. Sequential morphologic changes in adult Echinococcus granulosus during complement-mediated lysis in vitro. International Journal for Parasltology 14:141–149. Sequential changes (5,10, 20, 30,40, 50 min, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, h) were observed by light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy after 38-day-old adult Echinococcus granulosus were exposed to 50% guinea pig serum in vitro. Early changes within 3 h included contraction of worms, fusion of microtriehes, vacuolization and vesiculization of the distal cytoplasm, followed by rupture of vesicles leading to erosion and loss of the distal cytoplasm. This was most marked in the terminal proglottid but ultimately there was complete erosion of the distal cytoplasm of all proglottids and the scolex. After 3 h there was loss of definition of organelles, apparent edema of the perinuclear cytoplasm and, in some instances, rupture of the circular muscle layer with extrusion of parenchyma. Adult tape-worms exposed to heat-inactivated complement showed none of these changes. Lysis and death of the parasite was attributed to osmotic changes subsequent to the formation of trans-membrane channels induced by complement-mediated attack of the tegument after activation of the alternate pathway by factors present in the cestode tegument.
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