Parasite-accessory cell interactions in theileriosis. Antigen presentation by Theileria annulata-infected macrophages and production of continuously growing antigen-presenting cell lines.

Abstract excerpt

Theileria annulata, a protozoan parasite of cattle, infects major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II+ cells, particularly macrophages, and transforms them into continuously growing cell lines. We examined the effects of parasitism by T. annulata on antigen-presenting cell function. T. annu...

Topics

• Animals
• Antibodies, Monoclonal
• Antigen-Presenting Cells
• Cattle
• Cell Line
• Female
• Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
• Macrophages
• Male
• Ovalbumin
• Phenotype
• T-Lymphocytes
• Theileriasis