Immunity in Chagas' Disease.
Abstract
This is the final report on the immunity in Chagas' disease contract and it summarizes the results of a diversity of studies directed toward understanding the immunology of this dreaded affliction. Among the achievements mentioned are the development of a culture system which provides infective form Trypanosoma cruzi for immunology studies and the use of these infective forms in the development of a sensitive specific, indirect immunofluorescent antibody test for Chagas' disease. Also mentioned are the facts that the cell membranes of live trypomastigotes are not immunoreactive with the humoral immune response of an infected host and that suppression of parasitemias in chronic Chagas' disease is probably a function of the cell immune system of the host. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 25, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA029228
Entities
People
- Duell E. Wood