Article
Reversal of Schistosome Resistance In Biomphalaria glabrata By Heat Shock May Be Dependent On Snail Genotype.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Aug 2018
Sullivan John T
Abstract excerpt
Several genes have recently been shown to affect the innate resistance of laboratory strains of Biomphalaria glabrata to infection with Schistosoma mansoni, including Hsp90, the expression of which following a brief exposure to elevated temperature can interfere with resistance in juvenile BS-90 snails. Because a prior study failed to see a similar effect in adult snails, juvenile BS-90 snails were exposed to 10...
Topics
- Animals
- Biomphalaria
- Genotype
- HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins
- Heat-Shock Response
- Immunity, Innate
- Mice
- Oocysts
- Phenotype
- Schistosoma mansoni