대한의생명과학회지 (Biomedical Science Letters)
- 제10권2호
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- Pages.121-128
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- 2004
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- 1738-3226(pISSN)
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- 2288-7415(eISSN)
Kinetics of Goblet Cells and Mast Cells in the Intestine of C3H/HeN and BALB/c Mice Infected with Echinostoma hortense
- Im, Jee-Aee (Department of Laboratory Medicine, MizMedi Hospital) ;
- Kim, Insik (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
- Jo, Yoon-Kyung (Department of Clinical Pathology, Dongnam Health Colleg) ;
- Lee, Kyu-Jae (Department of Parasitology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
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Ryang, Yong-Suk
(Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Institute of Health Science, College of Health Science, Yonsei University)
- 발행 : 2004.06.01
초록
Mast cells and goblet cells have the ability to protect against parasites by increasing mucus production that traps and excludes worms and prevents their intimate contact with the gut mucosa in the host. In this study, we investigated the function of mast cells and goblet cells for the rejection of Echinostoma hortense (E. hortense). In addition, we used both C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice in order to examine whether mast cells and goblet cells function differentially according to the strains of mice. After an oral infection with 30 E. hortense metacercariae, the number of mucosal mast cells and goblet cells, as well as worm recovery rate, were observed in experimentally infected mice between 1 week and 8 weeks post-infection (PI). Worm recovery rates in C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice were 65.7% and 23%, respectively, in week 1 P.I., indicating that worm expulsion in C3H/HeN mice was higher than in BALB/c mice. Our results demonstrate that the period (week 3 P.I.) in which worm recovery falls rapidly is the same period that the number of goblet cells and mast cells reaches a peak. These results indicate that worm recovery significantly correlates with the growth rate of goblet cells and mast cells (P=0.0482). However, worm expulsion is not associated with goblet cells or mast cells in BALB/c mice.
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