Trypanosomiasis cruzi: a follow-up study of tissue reacting immunoglobulins in infected purebred pinscher dogs

Antibodies against striated muscle (cardiac and skeletal) were studied in serum samples from 36 purebred prepubertal Pinscher dogs (15 Controls without infection and 21 infected with Trypanosoma cruzi from 7 to 400 days after infection with 1000 trypomastigotes/gram body weight of the Colombiana str...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Alves Bambirra, Washington Luis Tafuri, Luigi Bogliolo, Cléa Chiari, Fausto Edmundo Lima Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1984-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Dog
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821984000400007
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Summary:Antibodies against striated muscle (cardiac and skeletal) were studied in serum samples from 36 purebred prepubertal Pinscher dogs (15 Controls without infection and 21 infected with Trypanosoma cruzi from 7 to 400 days after infection with 1000 trypomastigotes/gram body weight of the Colombiana strain by the intraperitoneal route). Although three different immunohistological pattems of tissue-reacting immunoglobulins were found their presence was not correlated with any peculiar characteristics or with the severity of the disease in each particular dog.<br>Foi investigada a presença de anticorpos contra músculo estriado (cardíaco e esquelético) em amostras de soro de 36 cães Pinscher de raça pura, pré-púberes (15 controles sem infecção e 21 infectados com Trypanosoma cruzi). A infecção foi feita através de injeção intraperitoneal de 1.000 tripomastigotas/grama de peso e os cães foram examinados entre os dias 7 e 400. Três diferentes padrões de distribuição de imunoglobulinas nos tecidos foram demonstrados, embora não pudessem ser correlacionados com a característica da infecção ou com a gravidade da doença nos diferentes cães.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849