期刊
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
卷 229, 期 -, 页码 50-53出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.09.015
关键词
Taenia pisiformis; Rabbit; Prolificacy; Progesterone
资金
- PROMEP [103.5/11/3825]
- project UAEM [PII-36]
- PIFI
- Programa de Fondos Sectoriales CB-SEP CONACyT [176803]
- PAPIIT, DGAPA, UNAM [IN208715]
- PROMEP-SEP, UAEM
Reproductive alterations in hosts infected by parasites have been recognized in several phyla, especially in arthropods and mollusks, but it has been less studied in higher vertebrates, particularly in mammals. In the present study, ten eight week-old female New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were either infected with Taenia pisiformis eggs or uninfected, and 7 weeks later they were mated. We found that serum progesterone levels were increased during pregnancy in infected does. At birth, litter size of infected does was reduced by half as compared to the control group, and, at weaning, the number of kits and the weight of litters was lower. Since serum progesterone levels have a key role in the maintenance of pregnancy and implantation, we propose that the observed prolificacy alterations in does infected with T. pisiformis infection were due to changes in the levels of circulating progesterone during pregnancy. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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