Interaction of Schistosoma mansoni Sporocysts and Hemocytes of Biomphalaria.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Parasitology Research Volume 2012, Article ID 743920, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2012/743920 Review Article Interaction of Schistosoma mansoni Sporocysts and Hemocytes of Biomphalaria ˜ ˆ 1 2 1 D. Negrao-Correa, A. C. A. Mattos, C. A. J. Pereira, R. L. Martins-Souza,1, 3 and P. M. Z. Coelho2 1 Departamento de Parasitologia, ICB-UFMG, Avenida Antonio Carlos 6627, 312170-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil ˆ 2 Laboratorio de Esquistossomose, Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Avenida Augusto de Lima 1715, ´ ´ 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 3 Laboratorio de Parasitologia Basica, ICB-UNIFAL, Rua Gabriel Monteiro da Silva 700, 37130-000 Alfenas, MG, Brazil ´ ´ Correspondence should be addressed to P. M. Z. Coelho, coelhopm@cpqrr.fiocruz.br Received 16 March 2012; Accepted 18 May 2012 Academic Editor: John Kusel ˜ ˆ Copyright © 2012 D. Negrao-Correa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Human infection by Schistosoma mansoni affects more than 100 million people worldwide, most often in populations of developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The transmission of S. mansoni in human populations depends on the presence of some species of Biomphalaria that act as an intermediate host. The compatibility between S. mansoni and