Avian coccidiosis: changes in intestinal lymphocyte populations associated with the development of immunity to Eimeria maxima.

abstract：AIMS:Merozoite surface protein 8 (MSP-8) of Plasmodium parasites plays an important role in erythrocyte invasion and is a potential malaria vaccine candidate. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this study, virus-like particles (VLPs) expressing MSP-8 of Plasmodium berghei on the surface of influenza virus matrix protein 1 (M1) co...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Lee SH,Chu KB,Kang HJ,Basak S,Kim MJ,Park H,Jin H,Moon EK,Quan FS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascariasis is the most frequent soil transmitted helminthiasis and, as well as other helminth infections, is expected to influence the clinical presentation of allergic diseases such as asthma. Indeed, several clinical and experimental works have shown an important impact either increasing or suppressing symptoms, and...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Caraballo L,Acevedo N,Zakzuk J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humoral responses in mice following vaccination with DNA constructs encoding Fasciola hepatica glutathione S-transferase (GST) have been evaluated. GST47 cDNA was subcloned into two DNA vaccine vectors, VR1012 and VR1020, which direct expression to the cytoplasmic and extracellular compartments, respectively. Expr...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Smooker PM,Steeper KR,Drew DR,Strugnell RA,Spithill TW

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isotype/subclass-specific antibody responses to adult Onchocerca volvulus extract (OvAg) were assessed by both ELISA and immunoblotting for a group of putatively immune individuals (PIs, n = 29) from a hyperendemic area in Ecuador and for a group of infected individuals (INFs, n = 470) from the same regions. As a grou...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Stewart GR,Elson L,Araujo E,Guderian R,Nutman TB,Bradley JE

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The merozoite surface protein 2 of P. falciparum is highly polymorphic in nature, but has regions of almost complete conservation at its N- and C-termini. We produced a chimeric recombinant protein comprising these regions only (hereafter termed NC). Mice immunized with the NC antigen produce antibodies at levels comp...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Lawrence N,Stowers A,Mann V,Taylor D,Saul A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of the tissue lesions observed in American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) seems to depend on a variety of mechanisms. The present study was dedicated to the investigation of the evolution of muscle lesions and its relationship with immunological and parasitological parameters. Mice were infected i....

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Silva JC,Pirmez C,Morgado MG,Galvão-Castro B

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania mexicana is the causal agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mexico. Dendritic cells (DC) are one of the host cells of Leishmania parasites. Intracellular microorganisms inhibit host cell apoptosis as a strategy to ensure their survival in infected cells. We have previously shown that Leishmania mexicana prom...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Vázquez-López R,Argueta-Donohué J,Wilkins-Rodríguez A,Escalona-Montaño A,Aguirre-García M,Gutiérrez-Kobeh L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fasciola hepatica causes economically important disease in livestock worldwide. The relevance of this parasitic infection extends beyond its direct consequences due to its immunoregulatory properties. OBJECTIVES:Given the importance of the T helper 1 (Th1) immune response in controlling infections with Myco...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Naranjo-Lucena A,García-Campos A,Garza-Cuartero L,Britton L,Blanco A,Zintl A,Mulcahy G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The zoonotic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii infects over 30% of the human population. The intracellular parasite can persist lifelong in the CNS within neurons modifying their function and structure, thus leading to specific behavioural changes of the host. In recent years, several in vitro studies and murine models have ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Parlog A,Schlüter D,Dunay IR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural site of infection for T. gondii is the mucosal surface of the intestine, so the protective immunity obtained after natural infection with T. gondii points to the importance of developing a vaccine that stimulates mucosal defences. In this study, an aroA- and aroD- attenuated strain of Salmonella typhimuriu...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Cong H,Gu QM,Jiang Y,He SY,Zhou HY,Yang TT,Li Y,Zhao QL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neospora caninum is a coccidian parasite of veterinary importance by causing abortion or stillbirth in cattle among other problems in diverse animal species. We assessed an experimental murine model for its suitability to study the immune response to N. caninum infection. Thus, wild-type (wt) C57BL/6 mice and B-cell (...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Eperon S,Brönnimann K,Hemphill A,Gottstein B

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is a highly successful parasite that can manipulate host immune responses to optimize its persistence and spread. As a result, a highly complex relationship exists between T. gondii and the immune system of the host. Advances in imaging techniques, and in particular, the application of two-photon mic...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Luu L,Coombes JL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During African trypanosomiasis, macrophages play a central role in T cell hyporesponsiveness to parasite-related and unrelated antigens. In this study, the ability of macrophages from Trypanosoma b. brucei-infected mice to present exogenous antigens to a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-restricted CD4+ ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Namangala B,Brys L,Magez S,De Baetselier P,Beschin A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitic nematodes are constantly exposed to the immune effector mechanisms of their hosts. One strategy of the worms to cope with these defence reactions is the secretion of modulatory proteins that down-regulate cell-mediated immune responses. We analysed the proliferation of mesenteric lymph node cells of mice inf...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Rzepecka J,Lucius R,Doligalska M,Beck S,Rausch S,Hartmann S

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Recent advances in molecular genetics and in imaging mean that it is now increasingly feasible to image biological processes within helminth parasites and to visualize interactions between worms and their hosts. Moreover, other innovative imaging approaches that are not dependent on transgenic parasites have been appl...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Pearce EJ,Lok JB

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections with the nematode Nematospiroides dubius fail to elicit mucosal mast cell (MMC) responses in the intestines of host mice, and suppress MMC responses generated by heterologous infection. Larval N. dubius have the capacity to prime for mastocytosis, and to elicit this response in primed mice during a challeng...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Dehlawi MS,Wakelin D

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:Impairment of T cell proliferation in mice infected with the pleomorphic Trypanosoma brucei AnTat 1.1 E clone was found not to be related to a depletion of T cells or to an absence of functional accessory cells, but rather to an active suppression of interleukin 2 (IL-2) production. Lymph node cells derived from infec...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Sileghem M,Hamers R,De Baetselier P

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of T cell hybridomas were produced to adult worm homogenate (AWH) antigen of the nematode parasite Heligmosomoides polygyrus. All of the hybridomas were of the H-2d haplotype and could potentially accept antigen in the context of either the Ad or Ed, H-2 molecules. Three types of antigen presentation were obs...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Robinson M,Gustad TR,Garner SD,David CS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aimed to detect the complement-binding proteins in the excretory-secretory (ES) products of adult filarial parasite Setaria equina (SeqES). Tests for complement activation pathways (CH50 and APH50 ) in normal human serum (NHS) after incubation with SeqES were performed. Quantitative detection of comp...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Abdel-Latif M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onchocerca volvulus and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are two immunocompromising infectious agents of major public health concern in Uganda. To examine the effect of coinfection with O. volvulus and HIV on cellular immune responses, lymphocyte proliferative responses and cytokine production of peripheral bloo...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Sentongo E,Rubaale T,Büttner DW,Brattig NW

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indonesian thin-tail (ITT) sheep can resist infection with Fasciola gigantica but not F. hepatica and presents an ideal model to investigate the mechanisms of liver fluke resistance in a natural host. This study examines the local and systemic immune responses of sheep during Fasciola infection and demonstrates that d...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Pleasance J,Wiedosari E,Raadsma HW,Meeusen E,Piedrafita D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assessed the role of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) during cutaneous leishmaniasis and demonstrated that significant levels of TNF were released by spleen cells from infected mice after in vitro restimulation with Leishmania major promastigotes. Spleen cells from both genetically resistant and genetically ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Moll H,Binöder K,Bogdan C,Solbach W,Röllinghoff M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptocaryon irritans is one of the most important ectoparasites of marine fish. To identify the potential role of immune-related genes in antiparasitic immune responses in fish, we monitored the expression change of IL-8, COX-2, C-type lectin and transferrin in local and systemic immune organs of orange-spotted group...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Li YW,Dan XM,Zhang TW,Luo XC,Li AX

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Longitudinal cohort studies are important to describe the dynamics of naturally acquired antibody response profiles to defined Plasmodium falciparum malaria antigens relative to clinical malaria episodes. In children under 7 years of age in The Gambia, serum IgG responses were measured to P. falciparum merozoite antig...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Akpogheneta OJ,Dunyo S,Pinder M,Conway DJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CBA/J mice are resistant to Leishmania major infection but are permissive to L. amazonensis infection. In addition, CBA/J macrophages control L. major but not L. amazonensis infection in vitro. Phagocytosis by macrophages is known to determine the outcome of Leishmania infection. Pattern recognition receptors (PRR) ad...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Gomes IN,Palma LC,Campos GO,Lima JG,DE Almeida TF,DE Menezes JP,Ferreira CA,Santos RR,Buck GA,Manque PA,Ozaki LS,Probst CM,DE Freitas LA,Krieger MA,Veras PS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past several decades, outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) in wild birds have attracted worldwide media attention, either because of their extreme virulence or because of alarming spillovers into agricultural animals or humans. The pathogens involved have been found to infect a variety of bird hos...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Staley M,Bonneaud C

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African trypanosomes are well known for their ability to avoid immune elimination by switching the immunodominant variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) coat during infection. However, antigenic variation is only one of several means by which trypanosomes manipulate the immune system of their hosts. In this article, the r...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Mansfield JM,Paulnock DM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dipetalonema viteae (Filarioidea) infections were established in inbred strains of mice by the s.c. implantation of adult female worms and the resulting microfilaraemia and adult worm survival monitored. BALB/c mice were the most susceptible strain examined, showing a high level microfilaraemia of approximately 6 mont...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Storey N,Wakelin D,Behnke JM

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00