title: Human immune response to triatomine embryo extract.
abstract: Dipetalogaster maximus embryo extracts were used to stimulate peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and in ELISA with sera either from Trypanosoma cruzi infected or non-infected individuals. The results showed that there was significant proliferative response and high antibody, titers in sera of chagasic patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia de Triatomíneos, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, MG.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bronfen
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Botelho
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bahia-Oliveira
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Correa-Oliveira
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Morato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D014225:Triatominae / Q000276:immunology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000276:immunology*