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Parasite Immunol ; 40(1)2018 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29130475

RESUMO

Toxoplasmosis is mostly associated with other intestinal parasitic infections especially Giardia due to shared mode of peroral infection. Toxoplasma and Giardia induce a strong T-helper 1- immune response. Our aim was to induce a protective immune response that results in significant impact on intestinal and extra-intestinal phases of Toxoplasma infection. This study was conducted in experimental animals and assessment of Giardia cyst extract effect on Toxoplasma infection was investigated by histopathological examination of small intestine and brain, Toxoplasma cyst count and iNOS staining of the brain, measurement of IFN-γ and TGF-ß in intestinal tissues. Results showed that the brain Toxoplasma cyst number was decreased in mice infected with Toxoplasma then received Giardia cyst extract as compared to mice infected with Toxoplasma only. This effect was produced because Giardia cyst extract augmented the immune response to Toxoplasma infection as evidenced by severe inflammatory reaction in the intestinal and brain tissues, increased levels of IFN-γ and TGF-ß in intestinal tissues and strong iNOS staining of the brain. In conclusion, Giardia cyst extract generated a protective response against T. gondii infection. Therefore, Giardia antigen will be a suitable candidate for further researches as an immunomodulatory agent against Toxoplasma infection.


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Antígenos de Protozoários/imunologia , Giardia/imunologia , Giardíase/imunologia , Toxoplasma/imunologia , Toxoplasmose Animal/imunologia , Toxoplasmose/terapia , Animais , Encéfalo/parasitologia , Feminino , Giardíase/parasitologia , Inflamação/imunologia , Inflamação/parasitologia , Interferon gama/imunologia , Intestino Delgado/imunologia , Camundongos , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II/análise , Células Th1/imunologia , Toxoplasmose/imunologia , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/imunologia
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