title: A rat model to study Blastocytis subtype 1 infections.
abstract: Blastocytis sp. is the most common enteric protozoan in human, but its pathogenesis is still unclear. To study the infectious effects of Blastocytis sp. on tissue damage, we orally challenged the Sprague Dawley (SD) rats with different doses of Blastocytis subtype1 (ST1) and examined the histological changes. We found that there was no difference of disease incidence among the Blastocytis ST1-infected groups challenged with different doses of the protozoan. Histological results showed that the lamina propria was infected by Blastocytis ST1 in the vacuolar form, along with the mucus membrane slough and inflammatory cell infiltration into the lamina propria. Compared to the uninfected group, the histological scores were significantly higher in the infected groups. However, groups infected with various doses of Blastocystis ST1 showed no difference in terms of histological scores. In conclusion, this study indicates that the SD rats can be easily infected with Blastocytis ST1 even with low dose of cysts, and the histopathological effects of the infection in the intestine of the infected rats show individual differences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Gannan Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gaolu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yiming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016844:Blastocystis; D016776:Blastocystis Infections / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D002432:Cecum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
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