The immune response of various species to Fasciola hepatica infection.

The trematode F. hepatica is an internal parasite of many species of animals including men. In ruminants, fasciolosis is an economically important disease often resulting in a chronic and sub-clinical infection. The mechanisms of immune responses of final bosts to this infection are still poorly understood. Experimental and clinical studies reported so far suggest that both humoral and cellular effectors of the immune response are important to control the duration of F. Hepatica infection. However, there are considerable variation botb inter-species and between various strains of the same species in regulation of the response as weil as abilities to develop resistance to subsequent infections

Odpowiedz immunologiczna roznych gatunkow zywicieli ostatecznych na inwazje Fasciola hepatica

The immune response of various species to Fasciola hepatica infection. The trematode F. hepatica is an internal parasite of many species of animals including men. In ruminants, fasciolosis is an economically important disease often resulting in a chronic and sub-clinical infection. The mechanisms of immune responses of final bosts to this infection are still poorly understood. Experimental and clinical studies reported so far suggest that both humoral and cellular effectors of the immune response are important to control the duration of F. Hepatica infection. However, there are considerable variation botb inter-species and between various strains of the same species in regulation of the response as weil as abilities to develop resistance to subsequent infections

Flow cytometry analysis of leukocytes response in rats immunized and infected with Fasciola hepatica

In the present experiment the differences in blood leucocytes between rats immunised intranasally with cDNA encoding F. hepatica GST, challenged with the parasite (group 1) and non-immunised infected rats (group 2) were compared. The number of leukocytes were estimated by flow cytometry on the 1, 5, 9 week after infection. Changes in the level of blood lymphocytes and monocytes were similar, with an increasing tendency in both groups. The level of eosinophils decreased to the 9th week after infection in both groups, however the number of these cells was seven times higher in control rats than in immunised rats

Blood leucocyte responses in rats vaccinated with cDNA encoding glutathione-s-transferase of Fasciola hepatica

Changes in blood leucocyte levels were investigated in Spraque-Dowley rats vaccinated with cDNA or protein of glutathione S-transferase (GST) of F. hepatica and subsequently challenged with metacercariae of the liver fluke. The analysis of the leucocyte responses measured in vaccinated rats suggests that the form of antigen used for vaccination intluenced dynamics of white blood cell response to the fluke infection. The most clear differences were observed in neutrophil and eosinophil levels. The weakest reaction of these cells to the challenge infection was observed in rats vaccinated twice with cDNA. In contrast, in rats which received the first antigen dose as cDNA and the second vaccination with GST protein, both neutrophil and eosinophil responses were much higher, especially at 5 and 9 WAI.Badano reakcję leukocytów krwi szczurów Spraque-Dowley immunizowanych cDNA lub białkiem transferazy S-glutationowej (GST) F. hepatica na inwazję metacerkarii tej przywry. Zwierzęta grupy 3 otrzymały pierwszą dawkę antygenu w formie cDNA a drugą w postaci białka. Próbki krwi do badań pobrano w dniu zarażenia a następne w 1, 5 i 9 tygodniu po zarażeniu (tpz). U szczurów szczepionych cDNA zaobserwowano statystycznie istotne obniżenie liczby limfocytów poczynając od 1 tpz. Największe różnice zaobserwowano w reakcji granulocytów. Szczury immunizowane dwukrotnie cDNA wykazywały najmniejszą eozynofilię zaś u szczurów grupy 3, wystąpiła w 9 tpz eozynofilia i neutrofilia silniej wyrażona niż u szczurów nie immunizowanych

REAKCJA LEUKOCYTÓW KRWI SZCZURÓW SZCZEPIONYCH cDNA TRANSFERAZY s-GLUTATIONOWEJ FASCIOLA HEPATICA

Changes in blood leucocyte levels were investigated in Spraque-Dowley rats vaccinated with cDNA or protein of glutathione S-transferase (GST) of F. hepatica and subsequently challenged with metacercariae of the liver fluke. The analysis of the leucocyte responses measured in vaccinated rats suggests that the form of antigen used for vaccination intluenced dynamics of white blood cell response to the fluke infection. The most clear differences were observed in neutrophil and eosinophil levels. The weakest reaction of these cells to the challenge infection was observed in rats vaccinated twice with cDNA. In contrast, in rats which received the first antigen dose as cDNA and the second vaccination with GST protein, both neutrophil and eosinophil responses were much higher, especially at 5 and 9 WAI