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Surface antigens of and cross-protection between two geographical isolates of Schistosoma mansoni

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

F. Hackett ,
A. J. G. Simpson ,
P. Omer-Ali  and
S. R. Smithers
F. Hackett
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA
A. J. G. Simpson
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA
P. Omer-Ali
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA
S. R. Smithers
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA
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Summary

Two isolates of Schistosoma mansoni from Puerto Rico and Egypt were examined to determine if there were differences in surface antigens of the schistosomulum and to assess the ability of the two isolates to induce protection against one another in vivo. Immune mouse and human patient antisera recognized the same antigens on the schistosomulum surface of both isolates. However, mice immunized with schistosomula-released products from the Egyptian isolate recognized an additional antigen of Mr 13K on the Egyptian schistosomulum surface which was not present in the Puerto Rican isolate. In quantitative radioimmunoassay, sera from mice vaccinated with irradiated Egyptian cercariae bound more strongly to Egyptian schistosomula than to Puerto Rican parasites. Both isolates cross-protected against each other, but mice were less immune to challenge with Egyptian cercariae after being immunized with Puerto Rican irradiated cercariae. There was no difference in immunity to challenge when Egyptian irradiated cercariae were used to immunize. Although this evidence suggested some heterogeneity within the Egyptian isolate, cloned cercariae of the Egyptian isolate did not vary in their ability to cross-protect against each other. Furthermore, antisera from mice immunized with clones of Egyptian cercariae recognized the same schistosomulum surface antigens. The results reported here indicate that although there were small differences between the two isolates the major surface antigens are conserved.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 94 , Issue 2 , April 1987 , pp. 301 - 312
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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