Antibodies, Helminth - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Key roles for specific and nonspecific antibody in intestinal nematode expulsion.

14 Oct 2008 Any future development of effective vaccines against intestinal parasitic nematodes requires in-depth understanding of host-parasite interactions. In this issue, McCoy et al. (2008) demonstrate important protective roles for host antibody against ... Read more...

Polyclonal and specific antibodies mediate protective immunity against enteric helminth infection.

14 Oct 2008 Anti-helminth immunity involves CD4+ T cells, yet the precise effector mechanisms responsible for parasite killing or expulsion remain elusive. We now report an essential role for antibodies in mediating immunity against the enteric helminth ... Read more...

High heritability but uncertain mode of inheritance for total serum IgE level and Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity in a schistosomiasis-endemic Brazilian population.

13 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Evidence of genetic control for total serum IgE (tIgE) level has been reported in multiple populations, although populations with substantial exposure to helminths have yielded lower estimates of heritability, despite evidence ... Read more...

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• Key roles for specific and nonspecific antibody in intestinal nematode expulsion. 14 Oct 2008
• Polyclonal and specific antibodies mediate protective immunity against enteric helminth infection. 14 Oct 2008
• High heritability but uncertain mode of inheritance for total serum IgE level and Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity in a schistosomiasis-endemic Brazilian population. 13 Oct 2008
• Antibodies elicited by the secretions from schistosome cercariae and eggs are predominantly against glycan epitopes. 29 Sep 2008
• Possible intrafamilial transmission of Toxocara causing eosinophilic meningitis in an infant. 30 Aug 2008
• Strongyloidiasis in personnel of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI). 16 Aug 2008
• A luciferase immunoprecipitation systems assay enhances the sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. 30 Jul 2008
• Protective immunity in human filariasis: a role for parasite-specific IgA responses. 30 Jul 2008
• Age-related and infection intensity-related shifts in antibody recognition of defined protein antigens in a schistosome-exposed population. 13 Jul 2008
• Haplorchis taichui: worm recovery rate and immune responses in infected rats (Rattus norvegicus). 13 Jul 2008
• Molecular characterization of a calcium-binding protein SjCa8 from Schistosoma japonicum. 10 Jul 2008
• Human toxocariasis in rural Brazilian Amazonia: seroprevalence, risk factors, and spatial distribution. 29 Jun 2008
• Neurocysticercosis in a north Indian hospital. 29 Jun 2008
• Dirofilaria immitis in cats: diagnosis and management. 29 Jun 2008
• Environmental determinants of total IgE among school children living in the rural Tropics: importance of geohelminth infections and effect of anthelmintic treatment. 25 Jun 2008
• Development of a highly sensitive IgG-ELISA based on recombinant arginine kinase of Toxocara canis for serodiagnosis of visceral larva migrans in the murine model. 23 Jun 2008
• Major sperm protein as a diagnostic antigen for onchocerciasis. 23 Jun 2008
• Brain injury-associated biomarkers of TGF-beta1, S100B, GFAP, NF-L, tTG, AbetaPP, and tau were concomitantly enhanced and the UPS was impaired during acute brain injury caused by Toxocara canis in mice. 22 Jun 2008
• Antigen selection for future anti-Trichuris vaccines: a comparison of cytokine and antibody responses to larval and adult antigen in a primary infection. 15 Jun 2008
• Full development of Th2 immunity requires both innate and adaptive sources of CD154. 13 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Antibodies, Helminth'

Definition: Antibodies produced by human or animal cells following clinical or experimental exposure to parasitic HELMINTH ANTIGENS. The IMMUNOGLOBULIN E class of immunoglobulins is usually formed and released, but IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; and IMMUNOGLOBULIN A may also occur.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000909

Alternative terms: Antibodies, Helminth; Helminth Antibodies;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; diagnostic use; drug effects; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; therapeutic use; toxicity; ultrastructure; urine; chemistry; contraindications;

Pharmacological Action: Immunologic Factors;

Tree Number: D12.776.124.486.485.114.185; D12.776.124.790.651.114.185; D12.776.377.715.548.114.185;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with specific helminth /immunol (IM); do not coordinate with ANTIBODY FORMATION for /biosyn