SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX (MHC) CLASS I-DEFICIENT AND MHC CLASS II-DEFICIENT MICE TO CRYPTOSPORIDIUM-PARVUM INFECTION

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作者
AGUIRRE, SA [1 ]
MASON, PH [1 ]
PERRYMAN, LE [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV,DEPT VET MICROBIOL & PATHOL,PULLMAN,WA 99164
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10.1128/IAI.62.2.697-699.1994
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-deficient and MHC class II-deficient mice lack functional CD8 T cells and CD4 T cells, respectively. These mice were evaluated for infection following oral administration of 10(7) Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. MHC class II-deficient (but not MHC class I-deficient) mice dosed with C. parvum oocysts at 3 to 5 days of age remained infected 8 weeks postexposure. MHC class II-deficient mice exposed to C. parvum oocysts at 5 to 6 weeks of age were significantly more susceptible to infection than control mice (P < 0.0001).
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