title: Immunosuppression in dogs naturally infected with Babesia gibsoni.
abstract: We examined lymphoproliferative response to phytohemagglutinin and anti-parasite antibody level in dogs naturally infected with Babesia gibsoni. The dogs with subclinical B. gibsoni infection exhibited suppressed lymphocyte blastogenesis. Prominent depression of lymphocyte blastogenesis and anti-parasite antibody production was observed in dogs suffering from relapses of clinical B. gibsoni infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makimura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000276:immunology*; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan