Affiliation:
1. Institut Pasteur de Lille, 59019 Lille Cedex, France
Abstract
ABSTRACT
In contrast to most mouse strains, rats eliminate the primary schistosome burden around 4 weeks postinfection and subsequently develop protective immunity to reinfection. In rat schistosomiasis, we have shown predominant expression of a Th2-type cytokine response at the mRNA level after primary infection. In the present study, we showed a significant increase in interleukin-4 (IL-4) mRNA expression in inguinal lymph nodes early after a secondary infection. IL-5 mRNA expression showed a significant increase at days 2 and 4 postreinfection in the spleen and lymph nodes, respectively. We did not detect any gamma interferon (IFN-γ) mRNA after a challenge infection. Analysis of cytokine secretion by stimulated spleen cells after a primary infection showed predominant expression of IL-4 with maximum production on day 21, accompanied by production of IL-5 from day 11 to day 67. A significant increase in IFN-γ secretion was detected at day 21. Analysis of immunoglobulin G2b (IgG2b) and IgG2c (Th1-related isotypes) showed undetectable levels of IgG2b, but detectable levels of specific IgG2c antibodies were observed from day 42. The analysis of Th2-related isotypes showed high specific IgG1 and IgG2a antibody titers from day 29. After a secondary infection, only IL-4 and IL-5 secretion was sustained. This is supported by the increased production of Th2-related isotypes. These findings showed that
S. mansoni
infection can drive Th2 responses in rats in the absence of egg production which is required to induce a Th2 response in mice and are in favor of the role of Th2-type cytokines in protective immunity against reinfection.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Microbiology,Parasitology
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