Adoptive transfer of immunity with peritoneal exudate cells to the cestode Hymenolepis nana.
Under certain conditions, peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) removed from Hymenolepis nana-eggs infected mice, transferred to normal recipients severely inhibited the establishment of worms from a challenge infection, as expected in an immune state. A close relationship was observed between numbers of challenge worms and immune response. A significant effect was clearly demonstrable when the highest dose of eggs (150) was used, but the effect was less and not significant different when a smaller doses (30) was administered.
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Istituto di Parassitologia, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.
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Capra
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Ecca
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Gabriele
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D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000276:immunology*; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000276:immunology*; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D051379:Mice