title: [Particularities in the immune response in ocular cysticercosis].
abstract: In addition to the unique physiological and immunological features of the eye, previously presented, some parasitic factors of recent knowledge are induced during ocular cysticercosis. A modulation of the immune response of the host, mediated by larval products (a soluble RNA-peptide, some metacestode surface sphingoglycolipids) seems to occur in vivo. These recent findings lead us to make a critical review of the antigenic profiles obtained by Enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot assay (EITB) on samples collected from malagasy patients.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Parasitologie, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, BP 1274, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andriantsimahavandy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esterre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auzemery
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Godinaud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000469:parasitology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology; D008270:Madagascar; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth