Serum enzymes and worm load in mice infected with repeated doses of Ancylostoma caninum larvae.

The alterations of serum enzymes induced in the host system of swiss albino mice by infection with Ancylostoma caninum larvae have been studied in multiple doses of infection. It was found that the level of transaminases, alkaline phosphatase and amylase increased significantly throughout the infection period when compared with controls. In infected animals, increase of enzymes was influenced by the host-parasite interactions caused due to the retained concentration of larval antigens.