Infection of parasite nematodes confounds vaccination efficacy (Urban et al. 2007) Journal Club of Veterinary Medicine, 18 October 2007
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Immune System
Adaptive Immune System
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Cytokines can prime of T helper cells development INF IL12 TNF IL4 IL13 IL10 Th0 Th1 Th2 IntracellularExtracellular
“Infection of parasite nematodes confounds vaccination efficacy” (Urban et al. 2007) Veterinary Parasitology August 19; 148(1): Vaccination Cytokines Antibodies (IgG1, IgG2) Challenge (2nd vaccination) General vaccination strategy
“Infection of parasite nematodes confounds vaccination efficacy” (Urban et al. 2007) Veterinary Parasitology August 19; 148(1): VaccinationChallenge (2nd vaccination) + Nematode Heligomosomoides polygyrus Plasmodium yoelii (malaria antigen, mice) IL3 IL4 IL5 IL9 IL13 IgG1 & IgE INF IL4 IL13 IL10 TGF Mouse model
“Infection of parasite nematodes confounds vaccination efficacy” (Urban et al. 2007) Veterinary Parasitology August 19; 148(1): NematodeVaccinationChallenge (2nd vaccination) Ascaris suumMycoplasma hyopneumonia (commercial killed vaccine) + Weak Th1 (lungs) Th2 (intestine) 33% specific antibody response to M. Hyopnemonia. Serum conversion did not exceed 78 %. More lung pathology Pig model
Parasitic infections as medicine Chron’s Disease (regional interitis) An inflammatory bowel disease Th1-dominated Autoimmune disease Th2
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