Parasite‐secreted products regulate the host response to larval Taenia crassiceps
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Parasite Immunology
- Vol. 22 (6), 297-305
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3024.2000.00301.x
Abstract
Parasite-induced immunosuppression is believed to play a significant role in the pathology of cysticercosis, a disease caused by the larval stage of cestode parasites. The biochemical basis for immunoregulation by Taenia crassiceps in experimental cysicercosis is unknown. In order to determine whether or not excretory/secretory (E/S) products from the parasite have the ability to regulate host immune function, the activity of these products was examined. Excretory/secretory products from larvae early in the infection were found to suppress T cell proliferative responses in vitro as well as the production of IFN-γ and IL-4. In contrast, E/S products secreted from larvae harvested late in infection were not suppressive. Electrophoretic analysis of E/S products revealed both qualitative and quantitative differences in the pattern of proteins produced by larvae taken from an early infection versus those taken from a chronic infection. The viability of parasites taken from an early infection was greatly reduced compared to those taken from chronically infected mice, suggesting a change in the nature of the host immune response to the parasite during the course of the infection. The proliferative activity and cytokine profiles of host immune cells were examined. Both mesenteric lymph node cells and peritoneal exudate cells were found to produce high levels of both IFN-γ and IL-4, consistent with the high levels of these cytokines in sera of chronically infected animals. Chronic infection with Taenia crassiceps therefore is characterized by high levels of production of both Th1 and Th2 cytokines by host cells.Keywords
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