Compatibility of Biomphalaria tenagophila with Schistosoma mansoni: a study of homologous plasma transference.
This study aims to investigate the importance of the serum factors present in the plasma of resistant Biomphalaria tenagophila snails, when transferred to susceptible conspecific. Susceptible B. tenagophila (CF) received plasma from resistant B. tenagophila (Taim), and both were later infected with Schistosoma mansoni. We noticed that the plasma transfer showed an increase on the resistance of susceptible snails of about 86% when compared to the non-immunized group (p < 0.001).
Coelho
João R
JR
Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60430-370 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Bezerra
Fernando S M
FS
D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000276:immunology*; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*