Schistosoma mansoni: a complement-dependent receptor on adult male parasites |
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Authors: | T B McGuinness W M Kemp |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The dorsal surface of adult male Schistosoma mansoni exhibits an affinity for Salmonella typhi when these bacteria are preincubated in normal serum from mice, guinea pigs, or humans. The complement (C) system was shown to be responsible for the bacterial binding. Bacteria not preincubated with normal serum or preincubated in normal serum which had been treated with ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), or cobra venom factor (CoF), or heated at 56 C for 60 min did not bind to the parasite's surface. Further experiments utilizing ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA) plus Mg2+, heat inactivation at 50 C for 30 min, and zymosan treatment of the serum indicated the C fixation and deposition on the bacteria occurs via the alternative C pathway. These observations indicate the presence of a complement-dependent receptor on the dorsal tegumental surface of the adult male parasite. |
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Keywords: | Trematode Blood fluke Bacterium Tegument Complement fixation Alternative pathway Receptor Cobra venom factor Zymosan Immune escape mechanisms |
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