Article
Mucosal mast cells and the expulsive mechanisms of mice against Strongyloides venezuelensis.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Aug 1993
Khan A I, Horii Y, Tiuria R, Sato Y, Nawa Y
Abstract excerpt
The possible importance of mucosal mast cells in the expulsive mechanisms of mice against Strongyloides venezuelensis was examined. After a primary infection by subcutaneous inoculation with various doses into C57BL/6 mice, about 50% of the initial dose of infective larvae (L3) became adult worms and, regardless of the dose of infection, they were completely expelled by Day 12 with similar kinetics. Intestinal...
Topics
- Animals
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Disease Models, Animal
- Feces
- Female
- Immunity, Innate
- Intestinal Mucosa
- Male
- Mastocytosis
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred Strains