Babesia bovis: the effect of acute inflammation and isoantibody production in the detection of babesial antigens.
Immunoblots of Babesia bovis antigen contain dominant antigens which react not only with antisera to B. bovis but with sera from naive calves recovering from an acute inflammatory reaction. It seems likely these antigens are from the host rather than the parasite.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis*; D001403:Babesia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007249:Inflammation; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000276:immunology
D000906:Antibodies; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D007518:Isoantibodies; D007519:Isoantigens