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Genetic control of susceptibility to Taenia crassiceps cysticercosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. Fragoso ,
E. Lamoyi ,
A. Mellor ,
C. Lomeli ,
T. Govezensky  and
E. Sciutto
G. Fragoso
Affiliation:
Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, México, D. F. 04510, México
E. Lamoyi
Affiliation:
Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, México, D. F. 04510, México
A. Mellor
Affiliation:
Division of Molecular Immunology, National Institute for Medical Research, London NW7 1AA, UK
C. Lomeli
Affiliation:
Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, México, D. F. 04510, México
T. Govezensky
Affiliation:
Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, México, D. F. 04510, México
E. Sciutto
Affiliation:
Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, México, D. F. 04510, México
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Summary

We previously reported that genes within the major histocompatibility complex influence the intensity of Taenia crassiceps murine cysticercosis. This genetic control, readily apparent in mice of BALB background, was further studied in H-2 congenic and recombinant B10 mice as well as in BALB/c substrains differing in expression of Qa-2 antigens. Similarly low parasite numbers were found in all B10-derived strains infected, regardless of H-2 haplotype, indicating that the effect of H-2 genes in controlling susceptibility is overridden in mice of B10 background. BALB/c substrains differed significantly in susceptibility. BALB/cAnN was highly susceptible, whereas BALB/cJ, in contrast, was highly resistant and BALB/cByJ showed intermediate susceptibility. Susceptibility or resistance in BALB/c substrains may be associated to differences known to distinguish them, such as serum testosterone levels and Qa-2 protein expression. In bidirectional F1 hybrids of C57BL/6J and BALB/cAnN resistance to cysticercosis was inherited as a dominant autosomal trait. In F1 hybrids of BALB/cJ with BALB/cAnN, BALB/cByJ and BALB.K resistance was also inherited as a dominant trait. However, in (BALB/cAnN × BALB/cByJ)F1 and (BALB/cAnN × BALE.K)F1 hybrids, dominant susceptibility to cysticercosis was observed.

Keywords

Taenia crassicepscysticercosissusceptibilitymajor histocompatibility complexBALB/c substrainsresistance genes.
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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 112 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 119 - 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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