ISSN:
1573-4935
Keywords:
Echinococcus granulosus
;
hydatidosis
;
flow cytometry
;
lymphocytes-T
;
splenocytes
;
thymocytes
;
IL-2 receptor
;
CD3-CD4-CD8-CD25
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Balb/c mice were infected intraperitoneally with protoscoleces ofEchinococcus granulosus. After 15 months of infection, and by means of flow cytometry, the expression of T-cell markers CD3, CD4, and CDS on T cells from peripheral blood, spleen, and thymus was analyzed and compared with that of age-matched controls. Infected mice had higher percentages of CD3+, and CD4+ cells in peripheral blood, and higher percentages of CD8+ cells in the spleen, when compared with control mice. CD4+ and CD8+ cells in peripheral blood and CD8+ cells in thymus also showed higher percentages of expression of interleukin-2 receptor. The results infer a role for interleukin-2 in experimental secondary echinococcosis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01540454
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