Oka M, Yabu Y, Ito Y, Takayanagi T
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima.
Microbiol Immunol. 1988;32(11):1175-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1988.tb01481.x.
Bloodstream trypomastigote and cultured procyclic (insect midgut) forms of a monomophic strain of Trypanosoma gambiense were tested for their abilities to induce polyclonal B-cell activation (PBA) and immunosuppression (IS) in mice. Injection of a cell homogenate of bloodstream trypomastigotes induced both PBA and IS, while neither PBA nor IS was observed in mice injected with a cell homogenate of cultured procyclics. The results indicate that the substance(s) inducing PBA or IS is related to the developmental stage of the parasites.
对布氏冈比亚锥虫单型株的血流型锥鞭毛体和培养的前循环型(昆虫中肠)形态进行了测试,以检测它们在小鼠中诱导多克隆B细胞激活(PBA)和免疫抑制(IS)的能力。注射血流型锥鞭毛体的细胞匀浆可诱导PBA和IS,而注射培养的前循环型细胞匀浆的小鼠中未观察到PBA或IS。结果表明,诱导PBA或IS的物质与寄生虫的发育阶段有关。