Aspects of the granulomatous reaction in the liver of mice infected and reinfected with two different geographical strains of schistosoma mansoni
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 27(4): 221-6, out.-dez. 1994. ilus
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ABSTRACT
In this study, which was undertaken in relation to the histopathologic behavior of two different strains (LE - Belo Horizonte, MG and SJ - Sao José dos Campos, SP) in infections and reinfections (homologous or heterologous) with Schistosoma mansoni, the authors confirmed a more accentuated pathogenicity of the SJ strain. All the reinfections showed the presence of typical granulomas of the acute phase, when performed either with the same strain (homologous) or with a different strain (heterologous) of the parasite of the primo infection. The possible mechanisms responsible for reactivation of the immunopathologic response in reinfections are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Schistosomiasis mansoni
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Granuloma
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Liver Diseases, Parasitic
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Year:
1994
Document type:
Article