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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
BALB/c mice injected i.p. with 2 x 10(6) metacyclic forms of CL-14, a clone isolated from the CL strain of Trypanosoma cruzi, did not show parasitemia as evaluated by direct blood microscopy examination, hemoculture and xenodiagnosis. Moreover, new-born mice (1-2 days old) injected with culture- or insect-derived CL-14 trypomastigotes also displayed negative parasitemia. No mortality was observed in either group of animals. However, despite this apparent non-infectivity, mice injected with clone 14 developed high resistance against a lethal challenge with virulent trypomastigotes. All challenged mice survived and the parasitemia was negative. These results indicate that clone 14 is a very good antigen for the study of acquired immunity in T. cruzi infection and, therefore, a potential candidate for the development of a vaccine against this parasite.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0932-0113
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Trypanosoma cruzi: properties of a clone isolated from CL strain.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't