<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Lagochilascaris minor is the causative agent of lagochilascariosis, a disease that affects the neck region causing exudative abscesses with eggs, adult parasites and L3/L4 larvae within purulent exudates. Nowadays, mice are considered intermediate hosts for the parasite. To determine the pattern of infection in B1 cell-defective mice, experimental lagochilascariosis was studied in BALB/c and X-chromosome-linked immunodeficient (Xid) mice. BALB.xid infected mice showed higher survival ratios and less intense lung lesions than BALB/c mice. Serum levels of IL-10 was higher in BALB/c infected mice when compared to BALB.xid animals; however, serum levels of IFNγ, in control and infected BALB.xid mice, were statistically different from that seen in BALB/c mice. We discuss the participation of B1 cells and their cytokines in the resistance to infection.</p></abstract>

Lagochilascaris minor is the causative agent of lagochilascariosis, a disease that affects the neck region causing exudative abscesses with eggs, adult parasites and L3/L4 larvae within purulent exudates. Nowadays, mice are considered intermediate hosts for the parasite. To determine the pattern of infection in B1 cell-defective mice, experimental lagochilascariosis was studied in BALB/c and X-chromosome-linked immunodeficient (Xid) mice. BALB.xid infected mice showed higher survival ratios and less intense lung lesions than BALB/c mice. Serum levels of IL-10 was higher in BALB/c infected mice when compared to BALB.xid animals; however, serum levels of IFNγ, in control and infected BALB.xid mice, were statistically different from that seen in BALB/c mice. We discuss the participation of B1 cells and their cytokines in the resistance to infection.

The X-chromosome-linked immunodeficiency determines an improved course of murine lagochilascariosis

Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology and Pathology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil

Helminthologia

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Lagochilascaris minor is the causative agent of lagochilascariosis, a disease that affects the neck region causing exudative abscesses with eggs, adult...

The X-chromosome-linked immunodeficiency determines an improved course of murine lagochilascariosis

Published Online: Nov 17, 2009

Page range: 205 - 208

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0038-3

Keywords
B1 cells, BALB.xid mice, cytokine, Lagochilascaris minor, lagochilascariosis

© 2009 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The X-chromosome-linked immunodeficiency determines an improved course of murine lagochilascariosis

Published Online: Nov 17, 2009

Page range: 205 - 208

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0038-3

KeywordsB1 cells, BALB.xid mice, cytokine, Lagochilascaris minor, lagochilascariosis

© 2009 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
B1 cells, BALB.xid mice, cytokine, Lagochilascaris minor, lagochilascariosis