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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1987-4-27
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pubmed:abstractText |
The growth of Leishmania major and Leishmania mexicana lesions and the concomitant development of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) to homologous or heterologous soluble antigen was studied in BALB/c and CBA/Ca mice. Although CBA/Ca mice are highly susceptible to L. mexicana, developing non-healing lesions, they are resistant to L. major; while BALB/c mice develop non-healing lesions when infected with either species. The development of resistance was associated with the acquisition of DTH which peaked at 48 h (L. major infected CBA/Ca mice). Non healing lesions were associated with either negative DTH (L. major infected BALB/c mice) or DTH that peaked at 24 h but had significantly subsided by 48 h (L. mexicana infected CBA/Ca and BALB/c mice). The latter response was associated with basophilic infiltration of the skin test site. Pre-irradiating (600 rad) CBA/Ca and BALB/c mice induced resistance against L. mexicana and L. major respectively in conjunction with the appearance of 48 h DTH to the homologous antigen. There was clear dissociation in the skin reactivity produced by the heterologous antigen. Thus L. major-derived antigen failed to produce DTH in L. mexicana infected mice of either strain. L. mexicana-derived antigen on the other hand produced a quicker response and of greater magnitude than the homologous antigen in L. major infected CBA/Ca mice. This correlated well with the strong cross-immunity induced by L. major in these mice to L. mexicana infection.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0141-9838
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
9
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
105-15
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2003-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Antigens, Protozoan,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Hypersensitivity, Delayed,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Immunity, Cellular,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Kinetics,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Leishmania mexicana,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Leishmania tropica,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Leishmaniasis,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Lymphocyte Activation,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Mice, Inbred BALB C,
pubmed-meshheading:3562057-Mice, Inbred CBA
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pubmed:year |
1987
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The correlation between delayed hypersensitivity, lymphocyte activation and protective immunity in experimental murine leishmaniasis.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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