Milky spots reactions to schistosomal mansoni infection
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 87(supl.5): 111-6, 1992.
Article
in English
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RESUMO
Milky spots (MS), considered by the authors as a Coelomatic Lympho-myelopoietic Organ (CLMO), present a strong reactivity during experimental schistosomal mansoni infection, characterized by an increase of lymphocytes, macrophages, plasmocytes, mast cells, neutrophils and expression of eosinophil metaplasia. Intraperitoneal injection of purified Schistosoma mansoni (Sm) eggs provoked a rise in the number and size of MS, which developed the sessile marginal and pedunculated types. The authors conclude that egg antigens are, at least partially, responsible for MS reactivity during Sm infection
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Helminthiasis
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Neglected Diseases
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Schistosomiasis
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Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Peritoneum
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Schistosomiasis mansoni
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Eosinophils
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Lymphoid Tissue
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
1992
Document type:
Article