Immunological role of the endosymbionts of Dirofilaria immitis: The Wolbachia surface protein activates canine neutrophils with production of IL-8

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 73-83

  Bazzocchi, C ^a   Genchi, C ^a   Paltrinieri, S ^a   Lecchi, C ^a   Mortarino, M ^a   Bandi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Immune response; Neutrophils; Wolbachia spp.

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 8; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMOKINESIS; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENDOSYMBIONT; FILARIASIS; IMMUNOLOGY; INCUBATION TIME; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY; LUNG ARTERY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS; WOLBACHIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; NEMATODA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0242365650     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.07.013     Document Type: Article

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