title: [Observation of the Feline Intestinal Epithelial Cell Infected with Toxoplasma gondii].
abstract: Small intestine samples of neonatal cat were aseptically collected from the jejunum-ileum region and digested with collagenase XI/dispase I. Immunohistochemistry results showed that feline intestinal epithelial cells were successfully isolated and could be cultured. Cytokeratin was positive in the cytoplasm of feline intestinal epithelial cells. The cells were infected with the bradyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii Prugniaud strain, and the rupture of the cells was observed on the 72nd day post-infection. The sexual stage of T. gondii did not occur, however.
authors.forename: Jun-ling
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Ren-hua
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Ai-yuan
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hai-xia
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yun-ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Hong-juan
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Pei-liang
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiao-guang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000469:parasitology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000166:cytology*; D014122:Toxoplasma; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal