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Transient retention of Strongyloides ratti in the caecal mucosa during infection in mice
Author(s) -
ABE T.,
YOSHIMURA K.,
NAWA Y.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
immunology and cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0818-9641
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1993.7
Subject(s) - caecum , feces , strongyloidiasis , infiltration (hvac) , eosinophil , biology , strongyloides , small intestine , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , helminths , immunology , medicine , asthma , thermodynamics , biochemistry , physics
Summary Adult worms of Strongyloides ratti , after elimination from the small intestine, were retained in the caecum for at least three days during the infection in mice. This retention was a biological event but not due to a simple mechanical trapping in faeces. In addition to the local mucosal mastocytosis, eosinophil infiltration was remarkable in the caecum around day 10 when adult worms were expelled from there.