title: Strongyloides ratti: dissociation of immunological memory of the protection against tissue migrating larvae and intestinal adult worms in mice.
abstract: Immunological memory generated by infection with S. ratti was studied separately in the migratory and intestinal phases in mice. Protection against reinfection in the migratory phase was 96-98% at 2 weeks but significantly decreased to 60% at 12 weeks after the primary infection. However, protection in the intestinal phase was 96% even 12 weeks after the primary infection. Recall of immunity against the intestinal phase persists for longer than that against the migratory phase in mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006257:Head / Q000469:parasitology; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D007814:Larva / Q000276:immunology; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D017170:Strongyloides ratti / Q000276:immunology*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000276:immunology*