Njau B C, Nyindo M
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Res Vet Sci. 1987 Sep;43(2):217-21.
Two groups of rabbits infested repeatedly with Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi and R appendiculatus acquired resistance as evidenced by reduced ectoparasite engorged weights and development of anti-tick antibodies in the hosts. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using salivary gland antigens of R appendiculatus was able to detect antibody responses to both the homologous and heterologous tick challenges. It was concluded that the immune response in hosts infested by these two tick species stimulates the production of antibodies which show cross reactions.
两组兔子反复感染安氏扇头蜱和微小扇头蜱后产生了抗性,这表现为体外寄生虫饱血重量减轻以及宿主体内抗蜱抗体的产生。使用微小扇头蜱唾液腺抗原的酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)能够检测到宿主对同源和异源蜱攻击的抗体反应。得出的结论是,被这两种蜱感染的宿主的免疫反应会刺激产生具有交叉反应的抗体。