Protection against Nippostrongylus brasiliensis by adoptive immunization with immune thoracic duct lymphocytes |
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Authors: | Yukifumi Nawa Hugh RP Miller |
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Institution: | Department of Immunology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, P.O. Box 334, Canberra City ACT 2600, Australia |
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Abstract: | The protective capacities of different sources of immune lymphocytes against Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection were examined. Thoracic duct lymphocytes (TDL) drained from donors on the tenth day of a primary infection (Day 10 TDL) conferred greater protection against adult worms established by larval infection than either mesenteric lymph node cells (MLNC) or TDL drained from hyperimmune donors. Day 10 TDL also conferred a high degree of protection against intraduodenally implanted “normal” and “damaged” worms. These results suggest that the different susceptibilities of “normal” and “damaged” worms to adoptive protection is a quantitative rather than a qualitative phenomenon. The results also emphasise that kinetic and dose-response experiments are important in evaluating the protective capacities of transferred cells. |
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