title: Maternal transfer of resistance to Schistosoma mansoni in offspring born to Trichinella-infected mice.
abstract: This study was performed to investigate the presence of maternal transfer of resistance to S. mansoni in mice born to Trichinella-infected mothers. T. spiralis-born mice were infected with S. mansoni cercariae. Parasitological study was done at eight and twelve weeks post-schistosomal infection. There was a significant reduction in the number of schistosomes (44.4%), in the liver egg count (38.9%) and in the intestinal egg count (50.46%). Histopathologically, there was a reduction in the number and size of granulomata at the different time intervals, as well as acceleration in the inflammatory reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: el-Mansoury
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: el-Azzouni
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gendi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D051379:Mice; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000276:immunology*; D014234:Trichinella / Q000276:immunology*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000276:immunology*