Plasmodium berghei: Specific stimulation of rat lymphocytes by soluble antigens released in vitro from infected erythrocytes

H. Weissberger*, J. Golenser, D. T. Spira

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Abstract

Soluble components released in vitro from rat erythrocytes parasitized with Plasmodium berghei have been shown to stimulate nonadherent spleen lymphocytes from rats convalescent from homologous infection. The active product is released from the infected erythrocytes either spontaneously during incubation, or as the result of artificial rupture of infected erythrocytes by freezing and thawing or sonication. This antigen produced precipitation lines with antiplasmodial antibodies from sera of convalescent and hyperimmune rats and from immunized rabbits.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)136-143
Number of pages8
JournalExperimental Parasitology
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980

Keywords

  • Antigens
  • Immunity
  • Lymphoblast transformation
  • Plasmodium berghei
  • Protozoa
  • Rat
  • Suppressor cells
  • cell mediated
  • parasitic
  • soluble

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