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  • Title: The effect of praziquantel on the circulating antigen SJ 70 in murine schistosomiasis japonica.
    Author: Carter CE, Fu C, Colley DG.
    Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg; 1990 Apr; 42(4):342-6. PubMed ID: 2109949.
    Abstract:
    A circulating schistosome 70 kDa antigen (SJ 70) has been detected in the sera of mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum. For the detection of this antigen, a double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was employed. SJ 70 is first detected in the serum of S. japonicum-infected mice 4 weeks after infection. Antigen levels rise rapidly, plateau by 7 weeks after infection, and remain relatively unchanged for at least another 9 weeks. In mice infected with S. japonicum for 7 weeks and then treated with praziquantel (100 mg/kg body weight), there is a significant decrease in serum antigen levels within 2 weeks after treatment, and an almost complete disappearance of antigen from the serum 3-4 weeks after treatment.
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