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Salivary gland of the tick vector of east coast fever. IV. Cell type selectivity and host cell responses to Theileria parva
Authors:Don W Fawcett  Gottfried Büscher  Stephen Doxsey
Institution:International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
Abstract:Responses of cells in the tick salivary gland to parasitism by Theileria parva were studied by electron microscopy. The gland is composed of three distinct types of acini (I, II, III) which together include ten or more different cell types. Of some 30 infected cells observed in the present study, all were E-cells of acinus III. The parasite thus exhibits a high degree of selectivity for acinus and cell type. The glandular cell invaded undergoes massive hypertrophy and accumulates glycogen deposits in its cytoplasm which may serve as an energy source for the growing intracellular parasite. As synthesis of its secretory material declines the product is packaged in progressively smaller secretory granules. The extensive arrays of endoplasmic reticulum are dismantled and eliminated in autophagic vacuoles. Excess secretory granules are also broken down by crinophagy. After 4 days, sporogony is completed and the host cell contains 30,000–50,000 sporozoites in an electron-lucent cytoplasm largely devoid of cytomembranes and secretory granules. Mitochondria are still present and normal in appearance. The loss of basophilia and secretory granules observed heretofore by light microscopy have been attributed to ingestion and destruction of host organelles by the parasite. The pallid appearance of the cytoplasm has been interpreted as a sign of impending degeneration of the host cell. In electron micrographs no ingestion of organelles by the parasite or degenerative changes were found. The host cell clearly remains viable and metabolically active throughout sporogony. The striking changes in its ultrastructure result from active elimination of organelles and inclusions by the host cell itself in response to parasitism.
Keywords:Protozoa  tick salivary gland
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