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Rat-dietary fructose and the intestinal distribution and growth of Moniliformis (Acanthocephala)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

D. W. T. Crompton ,
Anne Keymer ,
A. Singhvi  and
M. C. Nesheim
D. W. T. Crompton
Affiliation:
The Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EE
Anne Keymer
Affiliation:
The Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EE
A. Singhvi
Affiliation:
The Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EE
M. C. Nesheim
Affiliation:
The Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EE
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Summary

The numbers, distribution in the small intestine, sexual development and growth (dry weight) of 5-week-old Moniliformis dubius (Acanthocephala) were investigated experimentally in adult, female CFHB rats fed on theoretically isoenergetic diets containing known amounts of fructose in combination with either maize-oil fatty acids or maize oil and two concentrations of casein. There was no obvious development of M. dubius when there was no fructose in the host's diet. In contrast, estimated consumption by the host of as little as about 2 g of fructose during the 5-week infection period was accompanied by marked sexual dimorphism and weight gain in most of the M. dubius present. The dry weights of M. dubius of both sexes were positively correlated with fructose concentrations ranging from 0 to 2·5 % (w/w) in the diets containing fatty acids. Significant, but not substantial, increases in M. dubius dry weight were observed as the dietary fructose concentration was raised to 12 % (w/w). Similar trends were observed when the fructose was offered to the infected rats with maize oil, but in general, fructose added to the fatty-acid based diets supported most M. dubius growth. Differences in the distribution pattern of the worms in rats fed on the fatty-acid or maize-oil based diets were observed and their possible significance is discussed.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 86 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 57 - 71
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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