Intestinal phospholipase B activity in swine inoculated with Trichinella spiralis.
Trichinella spiralis was studied in outbred swine to determine whether infection would cause an increase in intestinal phospholipase B (EC 3.1.1.5) activity and in number of peripheral eosinophils. Intestinal phospholipase B activities increased and were accompanied by eosinophilia. The response was similar to that found in rodents infected with helminth parasites, thus demonstrating that phospholipase B is not unique to rodent models and is probably part of the complex immune response of the host in defense against parasitic infections.
D000818:Animals; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000166:cytology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000201:enzymology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008245:Lysophospholipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology / Q000662:veterinary*
D010740:Phospholipases; D008245:Lysophospholipase