Bronchoalveolar cellular responses of goats following infections with Muellerius capillaris (Protostrongylidae, Nematoda)
1997
Berrag, B. | Rhalem, A. | Sahibi, H. | Dorchies, P. | Cabaret, J.
The development of Muellerius capillaris in the lung of goats was associated with marked tissue damage and pronounced a cellular reaction. Using broncho-alveolar ravage, the time course of the cellular responses was studied following primary and secondary infection. During the primary infection, there was a biphasic increase in total broncho-alveolar leucocytes (an average of 294.0 +/- 137.0 cells microliters-1) and in the absolute number of macrophages (182.0 +/- 182.0 cells microliters-1), lymphocytes (68.5 +/- 35.0 cells microliters-1), eosinophils (35.3 +/- 16.4 cells microliters-1) and neutrophils (10.9 +/- 18.7 cell microliters-1). The lung tissue reaction against worms consisted of a mild infiltration of inflammatory cells. The secondary infection resulted in significant changes in the pulmonary tissue characterised by severe inflammation, leading to widespread granulomatous formation throughout the parenchyma, hyperplasia of cells Type II and a leucocytosis in the broncho-alveolar fluids, with an anamnestic-like response by all cell types. The overall average of the total leucocytes, macrophages, lymphocytes, eosinophils and neutrophils was 529.3 +/- 347.4; 265.4 +/- 148.1; 127.3 +/- 100; 125.4 +/- 100.1 and 14.0 +/- 8.7 cells microliters-1. respectively. Secondary infection also resulted in 56% reduction of worms established in the lungs and 72.3% of L1 larval production. These data suggest that the broncho-alveolar leucocyte response to infection has an immunological basis and that the alveolar macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, and lymphocytes may play a significant role in lung resistance against protostrongylid nematodes.
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