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The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring

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Main Author: Mrdjen, Dunja
Other Authors: Horsnell, William
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences 2014
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/3175 The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring Mrdjen, Dunja Horsnell, William Clinical Laboratory Sciences Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. This study investigates imprinting of the murine fetal immune system by maternal infection with the helminth Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Nb) prior to pregnancy and its effect on control of the Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium (STm) in offspring. We show that maternal Nb infection in BALB/c mice results in the transfer of Nb antigen (NES)-specific IgG1 in utero and through breastmilk, changes in lymphocyte populations and early germinal center formation in naive offspring. Maternal Nb infection does not interfere with control of STm in offspring in BALB/c mice, but may interfere with control of STm in C57BL/6 mice. 2014-07-28T14:57:43Z 2014-07-28T14:57:43Z 2013 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3175 eng application/pdf Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
spellingShingle Clinical Laboratory Sciences
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The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring
thesis_degree_str Master's
title The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring
title_full The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring
title_fullStr The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring
title_full_unstemmed The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring
title_short The influence of maternal Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring
title_sort influence of maternal nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on immunity in offspring
topic Clinical Laboratory Sciences
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3175
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