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Neospora caninum-infected cattle develop parasite-specific CD4+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12761108     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cattle infected with Neospora caninum readily experience transplacental parasite transmission, presumably after maternal parasitemia, leading to abortion or birth of congenitally infected calves. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are important mediators of protective immunity against Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular apicomplexan protozoan closely related to N. caninum. In this study, N. caninum-specific CTL expanded from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of two major histocompatibility complex-mismatched, experimentally infected cattle were identified by using a (51)Cr release cytotoxicity assay. Enrichment and blocking of CD4(+)- and CD8(+)-T-lymphocyte effector subsets indicated that CD4(+) CTL killed N. caninum-infected, autologous target cells and that killing was mediated through a perforin/granzyme pathway. Detection and characterization of CTL responses to N. caninum in the natural, outbred, bovine host will facilitate identification of immunogens and design of immunization strategies to induce parasite-specific CTL against transplacental N. caninum transmission in cattle.
Authors:
Lauren M Staska; Travis C McGuire; Christopher J Davies; Harris A Lewin; Timothy V Baszler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Infection and immunity     Volume:  71     ISSN:  0019-9567     ISO Abbreviation:  Infect. Immun.     Publication Date:  2003 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-22     Completed Date:  2003-06-19     Revised Date:  2013-04-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0246127     Medline TA:  Infect Immun     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3272-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
Antigens, CD4 / analysis*
Cattle
Coccidiosis / immunology*
Female
Granzymes
Membrane Glycoproteins / physiology
Neospora / immunology*
Perforin
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
Serine Endopeptidases / physiology
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1K08 AI49182-01/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Antigens, CD4; 0/Membrane Glycoproteins; 0/Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins; 126465-35-8/Perforin; EC 3.4.21.-/Granzymes; EC 3.4.21.-/Serine Endopeptidases
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