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Aspects of the granulomatous reaction in the liver of mice infected and reinfected with two different geographical strains of Schistosoma mansoni
- Source :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 221-226 (1994)
- Publication Year :
- 1994
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), 1994.
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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 - São 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16789849 and 00378682
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.80b59d7394e23aabdbe7924e93b39
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821994000400004