• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2003

In the intestinal mucosa, mast cells are thought to be responsible for the expulsion of parasites. We investigated the relationship of worm expulsion and mast cells in C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice infected with Echinostoma hortense. In addition, we examined whether the worm recovery rate was associated with the strain of mice, and whether a toluidine stain and immunohistochemistry using the c-kit antibody was effective in the detection of mast cells. In order to investigate the mucosal immune response of C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice, each mouse was infected orally with 30 E. hortense metacercariae. Then, the number of mucosal mast cells and worm recovery rates was observed in experimentally infected mouse strains between 1 week and 8 weeks post infection (PI). Mucosal mast cells were increased in 3 weeks P.I. in C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice. On the other hand, only mucosal goblet cells and worm recovery rates correlated in C3H/HeN mice (P=0.0482). Worm recoveries in C3H/HeN mice were 65.7$\pm$5.6, 53.3$\pm$5.4 and 6.7$\pm$0.6 in week 1, 2, and 3 P.I. and strongly decreased in week 3 P.I. Worm recoveries in BALB/c mice were 23.0$\pm$2.5, 10.0$\pm$1.0, and 6.7$\pm$0.6% in week 1, 2, and 3 P.I. and gradually decreased from week 1 P.I. to week 3 P.I. Worm recoveries in C3H/HeN mice were significantly higher than in BALB/c mice (P<0.00l). The number of mast cells in C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice using the anti-c-kit antibody reached to a peak in week 3 P.I. and recovered as normal level in week 5 P.I. and 6 P.I. The number in E. hortense-infected C3H/HeN mice (P=0.0015) was higher than in E. hortense-infected BALB/c mice (P=0.01) compared with the control group. There were significant differences in the number of mast cells among regions of the intestine in in C3H/HeN mice (P<0.05) but not in BALB/c mice (P>0.05). Immunohistochemistry using the anti-c-kit antibody was significant method as an examination of the number of mast cells (P=0.0002). In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that mast cells play an important role in worm recovery, and immunohistochemistry using the anti-c-kit antibody was superior to toluidine stain as an examination of mast cells.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2004

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.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2000

Mucosal mast cell (MMC) responses and worm recovery rates in rats infected with Echinostona hortense were investigated from day 3 to day 56 post-infection (p.i.). Experimental infected group showed apparently higher number of MMC in each part of the small intestine than that of the control group. The number of MMC in the duodenum increased gradually after the infection and reached a peak on day 35 p.i. Thereafter, the number of MMC continued to decrease at a slow pace. The kinetics of MMC responses in the upper and lower jejunum were similar to that of the duodenum, but the number of MMC in the jejunum was lower. The worm recovery rate decreased with respect to time of which it was markedly reduced on day 49 and 56 p.i. The duration in which a high number of MMC appeared was similar to that in which a low rate in worm recovery was recorded . These results indicate dlat intestinal mastocytosis may play an important role in the expulsion of 5. hortense.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2014

Mucosal immune responses against Pygidiopsis summa (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) infection were studied in ICR mice. Experimental groups consisted of group 1 (uninfected controls), group 2 (infection with 200 metacercariae), and group 3 (immunosuppression with Depo-Medrol and infection with 200 metacercariae). Worms were recovered in the small intestine at days 1, 3, 5, and 7 post-infection (PI). Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL), mast cells, and goblet cells were counted in intestinal tissue sections stained with Giemsa, astra-blue, and periodic acid-Schiff, respectively. Mucosal IgA levels were measured by ELISA. Expulsion of P. summa from the mouse intestine began to occur from days 3-5 PI which sustained until day 7 PI. The worm expulsion was positively correlated with proliferation of IEL, mast cells, goblet cells, and increase of IgA, although in the case of mast cells significant increase was seen only at day 7 PI. Immunosuppression suppressed all these immune effectors and inhibited worm reduction in the intestine until day 7 PI. The results suggested that various immune effectors which include IEL, goblet cells, mast cells, and IgA play roles in regulating the intestinal mucosal immunity of ICR mice against P. summa infection.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2003

The effects of anti-allergic drugs on intestinal mastocytosis and the expulsion of Neodiplostomum seoulense were observed in Sprague-Dawley rats, after oral infection with 500 metacercariae. The drugs used were hydroxyzine (a histamine receptor H$_1$ blocker), cimetidine (a H$_2$ blocker), cyclosporin-A (a helper T-cell suppressant), and prednisolone (a T- and B-cell suppressant). Infected, but untreated controls, and uninfected controls, were prepared. Worm recovery rate and intestinal mastocytosis were measured on weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 post-infection. Compared with the infected controls, worm expulsion was significantly (P < 0.05) delayed in hydroxyzine- and cimetidine-treated rats, despite mastocytosis being equally marked in the duodenum of all three groups. In the cyclosporin-A- and prednisolone-treated groups, mastocytosis was suppressed, but worm expulsion was only slightly delayed, without statistical significance. Our results suggest that binding of histamine to its receptors on intestinal smooth muscles is more important in terms of the expulsion of N. seoulense from rats than the levels of histamine alone, or mastocytosis.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.129-134
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• 1993

장 점막 비만세포(mucosal mast cells)는 여러 장 질환을 비롯하여 기생충 감염증 등에서 증가함이 잘 알려져 있으나, 우리 나라에 흔한 인체 장흡충류인 요꼬가와흠충 감염에 있어서는 연구가 없었다. 이 연구는 흰쥐의 실험적 요꼬가와흡충증을 모델로 하여 감염 후 충체가 자연 치유되는 약 4주 동안 충체 회수율의 변화 및 장 점막 비만세포 수의 변화를 경시적으로 관찰한 것이다. Sprague-Dawley계 흰쥐 1마리당 요꼬가와흡충 피낭유충 2,500개씩을 총 20마리에 감염시켰고(비감염 흰쥐 6마리를 대조군으로 둠), 감염 1, 2, 3, 4주 후에 각각 5마리씩 회생시켜 대조군과 비교하였다. 장 점막 비만세포는 흰쥐의 십이지장, 공장 상부, 중부 및 하부로부터 조직을 채취하여 Carnoy액에 고정한 후 절편을 만들고 alclan blue(pH 0.3)/safranfne-0 염색을 하여 관찰하였다. 연구 결과, 충체 회수율은 감염 1주 및 2주에 평균 16.B% 및 13.8%, 3주 및 4주에 각각 4.1% 및 4.2%로 나타나, 감염 2주까지 비슷한 수준을 유지하다가 3-4주에 급격히 감소하는 양상을 보여 주었다. 비만세포의 수는 감염 1주부터 대조군에 비해 유의한 증가를 보였고, 3주에 가장 높은 수치를 보이다가 4주째에 약간 감소하였다. 십이지장, 공장 상 부, 중부 및 하부의 부위에 따른 비만세포 수의 차이는 얼었다. 충체 회수율과 비만세포 수의 변화 양상을 비교해 볼 때, 비만세포가 충체 회수율이 급격히 감소하는 시기에 맞추어 가장 높은 수치를 보이므로 충체 배출과 관계되는 어떤 중요한 역할을 하고 있을 것으로 추측되었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.109-120
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• 1998

서울주걱흡충 (Weodiplostomum seoulense)에 감염된 BALB/c 및 C3H 마우스의 소장에서 비만 세포 및 배세포 반응 양상을 관찰하고, 이들 반응이 숙주 방어기전 및 충체 배출에 영향을 줄 수 있는지 알아보았다. 마우스 1마리당 피낭유충 200개씩을 감염시킨 후 28일까지 충체회수율을 관 찰한 바 BALB/c 마우스가 C3H 마우스에 비해 월등히 높은 충체회수율을 보였다 그러나, 마우스 주에 관계없이 충체의 주 기생부위인 십이지장에서 감염 7일에 비만세포수가 최고에 달하였고 곧 바로 감소하였다. 이러한 비만세포수의 반응 양상은 공장 및 회장에서도 비슷하게 나타났으며, 반응의 강도는 십이지장이나 공장이 회장에 비해 높았다. 또한, 비만세포수의 최고치는 BALB/c 마우스에서 C3H 마우스보다 오히려 높게 나타났다. 배세포 증식은 BALB/c 마우스의 경우 감염 14 일을 제외하고는 십이지장에서 뚜렷이 관찰되었고, C3H 마우스의 경우에는 감염 7일에 공장 및 회장에서 관찰되었다. 배세포의 점액 (mucin) 활성은 BAkBlc 및 C3H 마우스 모두에서 인정되었으나, 그 강도는 BALBlc 마우스에서 더욱 뚜렷하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때, 이들 마우스의 장점막 비만세포 및 배세포 반응은 서울주걱흡충 감염에 대한 국소적인 면역반응으로 나타나지만 숙주 방어나 충체 배출에의 관여도는 낮을 것으로 추측되었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.209-236
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• 2000

The last two decades witnessed significant advances in the efforts of immune-parasitologists to elucidate the nature and role of the host mucosal defence mechanisms against intestinal nematode parasites. Aided by recent advances in basic immunology and biotechnology with the concomitant development of well defined laboratory models of infection, immunoparasitologists have more precisely analyzed and defined the different immune effector mechanisms during the infection; resulting in great improvement in our current knowledge and understanding of protective immunity against gastrointestinal (GI) nematode parasites. Much of this current understanding comes from experimental studies in laboratory rodents, which have been used as models of livestock and human GI nematode infections. These rodent studies, which have concentrated on Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Strongyloides ratti/5. venezuelensis. Trichinella spiralis and trichuris muris infections in mice and rats, have helped in defining the types of T cell responses that regulate effector mechanisms and the effector mechanisms responsible for worm expulsion. In addition, these studies bear indications that traditionally accepted mechanisms of resistance such as eosinophilia and IgE responses may not play as important roles in protection as were previously conceived. In this review, we shall, from these rodent studies, attempt an overview of the mucosal and other effector responses against intestinal nematode parasites beginning with the indices of immune protection as a model of the protective immune responses that may occur in animals and man.