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    • Gastroenterology
    • Physiology

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    • Enteric helminth infections are common globally.
    • Intestinal motility plays a crucial role in host-parasite interactions.
    • The impact of helminth infections on intestinal motility requires further investigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the hypothesis that intestinal motility is altered during enteric helminth infections.
    • To quantify changes in intestinal transit time in rats infected with Trichinella spiralis.

    Main Methods:

    • Rats were infected with varying doses of Trichinella spiralis larvae.
    • Intestinal motility was assessed by tracking radioactive chromium (Na2 51CrO4) transit through the small intestine.
    • Radioactivity distribution was measured at 3, 4, and 5 days post-infection.

    Main Results:

    • Infected rats exhibited significantly increased intestinal transit compared to controls.
    • The leading edge of radioactivity reached 100% of gut length in infected rats versus 70% in controls.
    • Increased motility correlated with inflammatory changes and reduced disaccharidase levels in the gut mucosa.

    Conclusions:

    • Trichinella spiralis infection alters intestinal motility in rats.
    • The observed changes in motility are associated with mucosal inflammation and functional impairment.