Differential adhesive properties of the surface of human blood flukesSchistosoma mansoni |
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| Authors: | Ronald B Podesta John F Boyce Samuel Schurch Shona S McDiarmid |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, N6A 5B7 London, Ontario, Canada;(2) Department of Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, N6A 5B7 London, Ontario, Canada;(3) Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, N6A 5B7 London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | While infecting a vertebrate host, blood flukes (Schistosoma mansoni) must continually resist adhesions by immune effector cells. However, the male and female schistosomes must adhere to one
another in order to establish and maintain the sexual pairing process after 4 wk postinfection. Using a contact angle method,
the relative adhesiveness of male and female parasites were determined. Results indicate that schistosomes restrict effector
cell adhesion through developmental, sexual, and regional differences in adhesive properties. |
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| Keywords: | Schistosoma mansoni interfacial free energy surface adhesion surface coat Gram-negative bacteria polyethyleneglycol dextran cell adhesion |
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