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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 26(6): 609-13, Jun. 1993. ilus, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-148713

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Although multinucleated giant cells have been described for many years in association with different chronic inflammatory responses, their participation in immunoregulatory mechanisms within the schistosome egg granulomas remains to be clarified. In this study we determined if soluble egg antigen (SEA) or adult worm antigen preparations (SWAP) from S. mansoni induce giant cell formation in vitro and their relationship with the intensity of granulomatous reactivity. Antigenic stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients (N = 9) with active schistosomiasis infection increased giant cell formation per field after the 12th day in culture when treated with S. mansoni SEA conjugated to polyacrylamide beads (PB-SEA) (17 +/- 1.2) and SWAP (PB-SWAP) (18.5 +/- 1.5). The increase in the number of giant cells was statistically significant when compared to the control polyacrylamide beads (PB) (9 +/- 1.1) and purified protein derivative conjugated to beads (PB-PPD) (11.6 +/- 1.7). We also observed a correlation between an increase in the number of giant cells and a decrease in in vitro granuloma index (GI) to PB-SEA (GI decreased from 4.3 +/- 0.2 on the 6th day to 3.2 +/- 0.2 on the 12th day) and PB-SWAP (GI decreased from 4.8 +/- 0.3 on the 6th day to 3.5 +/- 0.05 on the 12th day). These data suggest that giant cell formation may be one of the immunoregulatory mechanisms involved in the down-regulation of the granuloma reaction against S. mansoni eggs


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Humanos , Animales , Antígenos Helmínticos/inmunología , Células Gigantes/inmunología , Schistosoma mansoni/inmunología , Células Gigantes/patología , Granuloma/inmunología , Leucocitos Mononucleares/inmunología , Óvulo/inmunología , Esquistosomiasis mansoni/inmunología
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 82(supl.4): 105-109, 1987. graf, tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-623672

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Anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) T cells from schistosomiasis patients or former patients proliferate upon exposure to polyclonal or monoclonal anti-soluble egg antigen (SEA) antibodies. Chloroquine does not inhibit, the response, which is induced by F(ab')2 (but not soluble Fab) fragments of these antibodies. Purified T cells from former patients require macrophages or exogenous IL-1 to respond to anti-SEA Ids and can respond to matrix-bound Fab fragments in the presence of IL-1. These anti-Id T cells recognize the Ids directly. Chronic schistosomiasis patients immunoregulate the production of a non-IL-2 lymphokine that stimulates IL-2 receptor expression on resting T cells. This regulation is reversed upon chemotherapeutic cure.


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Humanos , Arginasa/uso terapéutico , Esquistosomiasis/prevención & control , Anticuerpos Antiidiotipos , Linfocinas
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