A Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst low molecular mass fraction evokes a CD4+ T-cell-dependent IFN-γ response in bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures |
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Authors: | Dirk Cde Graaf Karl Walravens Jacques Godfroid Johan E Peeters |
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Institution: | 1Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Groeselenberg 99, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium |
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Abstract: | T-Cell antigens that induce the in-vitro interferon-gamma response during Cryptosporidium parvum infection of neonatal calves were identified. A total oocyst extract was separated into a high and a low Mr fraction by a microfiltration technique. Both the high and low Mr fractions evoked an in-vitro interferon-gamma response in naturally infected animals, although strong individual differences between the hosts were observed. Using a complement-mediated technique CD4+ T-cells or WC1+γδ T-cells were depleted, whereupon the remaining lymphocyte cultures were stimulated with the different antigen preparations. It was shown that the in-vitro interferon-gamma response of Cryptosporidium-infected calves is CD4+ T-cell-dependent. |
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Keywords: | cryptosporidium parvum cd4 antigen t lymphocyte antigen |
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