Partial purification and characterization of protection-inducing antigens from the muscle larva of Trichinella spiralis by molecular sizing chromatography and preparative flatbed isoelectric focusing.

abstract：:The effect of Toxocara (T.) canis antigen (TcAg) on lymphocytes was studied in vitro using normal murine spleen cells and human peripheral blood lymphocytes. TcAg prepared from adult worms stimulated murine spleen cells to proliferate at concentrations of 1-125 micrograms/ml. The responder cells TcAg are B cells, beca...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Wang MQ,Jiang HJ,Inoue H,Myozaki M,Yamashita U

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an orally acquired pathogen, the immune response to Toxoplasma gondii unfolds in the small intestinal mucosa. There, an array of regulatory and effector immune cells are elicited to combat the parasite through secretion of inflammatory mediators, normally resulting in host protection and pathogen control. Recent st...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Cohen SB,Denkers EY

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven mixed-breed dogs were challenged with either promastigotes or amastigotes of Leishmania donovani infantum strains recently isolated from naturally infected dogs. Different routes and numbers of parasites were utilized and each dog was monitored for at least 1 year post-infection. Anti-parasite specific antibody ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Abranches P,Santos-Gomes G,Rachamim N,Campino L,Schnur LF,Jaffe CL

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitogen-activated lymphocytes co-cultured with either purified Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes or the filtrate of trypomastigote suspensions in culture medium manifest a significant decrease in their capacities to express p55 interleukin-2 receptor molecules (p55IL-2R) on their membrane and proliferate. In this stud...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Kierszenbaum F,Majumder S,Mejia Lopez H,Sztein MB

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines several aspects of a polymorphic, immunodominant molecule (PIM) found in the protozoan parasite, Theileria parva. The antigen is present in all T.p. parva stocks examined, and in the related subspecies, T.p.bovis and T.p.lawrencei. It is the predominant antigen recognized by antisera from immune ca...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Toye PG,Goddeeris BM,Iams K,Musoke AJ,Morrison WI

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is responsible for the disease's greater morbidity and poor prognosis. Although understanding the pathophysiology of CCC and the fundamentals of its clinical management derives from research related to other cardiomyopathies, there are peculiarities that distinguish CCC from the oth...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Chaves AT,Menezes CAS,Costa HS,Nunes MCP,Rocha MOC

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma from chronic or advanced hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (mansoni) patients (PCS) suppressed mitogen-induced responses of normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. 1 x 10(5) Ficoll-Hypaque isolated lymphocytes were cultured in 100 microliter RPMI 1640 media with 100 microliter plasma preparation and stimul...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Kamal KA,Higashi GI

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the characteristics of the infection and subsequent immunity induced by Strongyloides venezuelensis in Lewis rats. Animals were infected with 4000 L3 of S. venezuelensis and number of eggs per gram of faeces indicated an acute phase around day 8 and a recovery phase around day 32 after i...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Chiuso-Minicucci F,Marra NM,Zorzella-Pezavento SF,França TG,Ishikawa LL,Amarante MR,Amarante AF,Sartori A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p190 protein (also called MSA1 or MSP1) of the asexual blood stage forms of Plasmodium falciparum, a human malaria vaccine candidate, shows polymorphism between different isolates. Mice were immunized with p190-3, a recombinant protein which contains mostly conserved sequences derived from the p190 protein of the ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Süss G,Matile H,Meloen RH,Takacs B,Pink JR

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to characterize immunodominant components of T. spiralis a workshop was organized. In this the reactivity of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, provided by different research groups, towards total extracts from adult, new born larvae and muscle larvae as well as to excretory/secretory components of muscle ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Ortega-Pierres MG,Yepez-Mulia L,Homan W,Gamble HR,Lim PL,Takahashi Y,Wassom DI,Appleton JA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Na-ASP-2 is a major protein secreted by infective third-stage larvae (L3) of the human hookworm Necator americanus upon host entry. It was chosen as a lead vaccine candidate for its ability to elicit protective immune responses. However, clinical development of this antigen as a recombinant vaccine was halted because ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Zhan B,Santiago H,Keegan B,Gillespie P,Xue J,Bethony J,de Oliveira LM,Jiang D,Diemert D,Xiao SH,Jones K,Feng X,Hotez PJ,Bottazzi ME

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helper T cell cytokine and antibody responses were investigated in mice after infection with Babesia microti (King strain). Infection of CBA mice with 106 parasitized erythrocytes resulted in the development of a transitory high parasitaemia which peaked 14 days post infection (DPI), and was resolved at 24 DPI. Th1 re...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Chen D,Copeman DB,Burnell J,Hutchinson GW

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocysticercosis (NCC), one of the most common parasitic diseases of the central nervous system, is caused by Taenia solium. This parasite involves two hosts, intermediate hosts (pig and human) and a definitive host (human) and has various stages in its complex life cycle (eggs, oncosphere, cysticerci and adult tape...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Arora N,Tripathi S,Kumar P,Mondal P,Mishra A,Prasad A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crude total antigen (CTA) from Leishmania infantum and recombinant antigen K39 (rK39) and recombinant antigen K28 (rK28) were compared using an ELISA for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniosis (CVL). Forty-two blood samples from healthy dogs from a nonendemic area and 80 blood samples from an endemic area for ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Venturin GL,Bragato JP,Silva KL,de Lima VM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The zymosan-triggered chemiluminescence response of peritoneal exudate cells from mice infected with relatively virulent or avirulent Toxoplasma gondii strains was examined at various intervals after infection. Toxoplasma infections increased the background chemiluminescence compared with controls, but higher values w...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Masihi KN,Werner H,Gillert KE,Lange W

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis by one-dimensional (1-D) SDS-PAGE/Western blotting of whole mite extract (larval and adult stages) with sheep sera taken 0-84 days after infection with the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis revealed a progressive IgE antibody response, with a dominant high molecular weight allergen (MW 180 kDa) detected early d...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Huntley JF,Machell J,Nisbet AJ,Van den Broek A,Chua KY,Cheong N,Hales BJ,Thomas WR

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dirofilaria immitis is the agent of the heartworm disease in canids and felids, and of pulmonary dirofilariosis in man. Like other filariae, D. immitis harbours endosymbion Wolbachia bacteriae. In this work we analyse the response of specific IgE antibodies against both D. immitis antigens and the Wolbachia surface pr...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Pou-Barreto C,Quispe-Ricalde MA,Morchón R,Vázquez C,Genchi M,Postigo I,Valladares B,Simón F

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica is known to induce host cell death via activation of calpain and caspases. In this study, we investigated the specific proteases involved in the degradation of cytoskeletal proteins during Jurkat T-cell death induced by E. histolytica. Amoebic trophozoites induced marked degradation of paxillin, ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Lee YA,Kim KA,Shin MH

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of infection and subsequent challenge with Eimeria maxima on the populations of lymphocytes in the small intestine of Light Sussex chickens was assessed by immunohistochemistry. T cells were characterized for CD3, CD4, CD8, TCR1 (gamma delta heterodimer) or TCR2 (alpha beta 1 heterodimer) markers, and B cel...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Rothwell L,Gramzinski RA,Rose ME,Kaiser P

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitory monoclonal antibody (MoAb) 8E7/55 recognizes a parasitophorous vacuole membrane (PVM) antigen in Plasmodium falciparum. Previous studies have identified the epitope, DNNLVSGP, recognized by the MoAb. A synthetic peptide containing this sequence was synthesized and coupled to diphtheria toxoid (DT) and was f...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Lord R,Jones GL,Spencer L,Saul A

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An essential element for continuing transmission of Plasmodium falciparum is the availability of mature gametocytes in human peripheral circulation for uptake by mosquitoes. Natural immune responses to circulating gametocytes may play a role in reducing transmission from humans to mosquitoes. Here, antibody recognitio...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Dinko B,King E,Targett GA,Sutherland CJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown that a protein extract enriched for cysteine protease activity (TSBP) prepared from adult Haemonchus contortus using thiol sepharose affinity chromatography confers substantial protection against a single challenge infection. TSBP comprised proteases and other proteins. Here, TSBP were further ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Knox DP,Smith SK,Redmond DL,Smith WD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the role of autoreactive T cells in the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathy in Chagas' disease, we generated a cell line by repeated in vitro antigenic stimulation of purified splenic CD4+ T lymphocytes from a chronically Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mouse. Cells from this line were confirmed to be CD4+ CD8- and pro...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Ribeiro-Dos-Santos R,Mengel JO,Postol E,Soares RA,Ferreira-Fernandez E,Soares MB,Pontes-De-Carvalho LC

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors governing the sensitization or desensitization of basophils and mast cells are discussed. Mathematical models are proposed which illustrate the effects of rising or falling specific or non-specific IgE titres on the tendency of these cells to degranulate. The models presented are consistent with the hypothesis...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Weltman JK,Senft AW

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboxy-terminus of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1(19) ) is the major protein on the surface of the plasmodial merozoite that acts as one of the most important blood-stage vaccine candidates. The present investigation was designed to evaluate the immune responses when either two recombinant antigens (rPvMSP-1(19) ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Mehrizi AA,Zakeri S,Rafati S,Salmanian AH,Djadid ND

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice infected with lethal P. berghei or P. yoelii malaria develop anti-lymphocyte autoantibodies less than a week after infection. The autoantibodies are IgM, T-dependent and cytotoxic to a subpopulation of non-T lymphocytes at 37 degrees C in the presence of mouse or guinea-pig complement. Non-lethal P. yoelii and P....

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： de Souza JB,Playfair JH

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics of macrophage activation were compared among inbred strains of mice (C3H, BALB, B6 and B10.A) that are known to differ in their relative resistance to infections with the myotropic strains (Colombian and CL) of Trypanosoma cruzi. The parameters utilized to measure macrophage activation were rapid spreadin...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Russo M,Starobinas N,Ribeiro-Dos-Santos R,Minoprio P,Eisen H,Hontebeyrie-Joskowicz M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts to produce monoclonal antibodies specific for a parasite-encoded or induced antigen on the surface of Theileria parva lawrencei-transformed bovine lymphocytes resulted in the identification of the monoclonal antibody J7. This antibody recognizes a membrane glycoprotein on some T.p. lawrencei-infected bovine l...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Newson J,Naessens J,Stagg DA,Black SJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very little has been reported comparing resistance to coccidiosis in fast or slow growing broilers, the latter of which are becoming more prevalent in the broiler industry. We examined mRNA expression in the intestines of fast and slow growing broilers following Eimeria infection. We show that by day 13 post-infection...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Giles T,Sakkas P,Belkhiri A,Barrow P,Kyriazakis I,Foster N

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The life cycle of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, is continuously closed in many rural settings in developing countries when free roaming pigs ingest human stools containing T. solium eggs and develop cysticercosis, and humans ingest pork infected with cystic larvae and develop intestinal taeniasis, or may also acci...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Garcia HH,Rodriguez S,Friedland JS,Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru.

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00