Maternal transfer of resistance to Schistosoma mansoni in offspring born to Trichinella-infected mice.
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.
el-Mansoury
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
el-Azzouni
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MZ
Gendi
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HA
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*