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  • Title: Immunocytochemical localization of antigens recognized by asymptomatic microfilaremic patient's antisera in microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti.
    Author: Alves LC, Brayner FA, Silva LF, Miranda J, Rocha A, Peixoto CA.
    Journal: Parasitol Res; 2001 Dec; 87(12):1050-5. PubMed ID: 11763438.
    Abstract:
    Ultrathin sections of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti embedded in hydrophilic resin were incubated with sera from patients, using antisera from asymptomatic microfilaremic patients with different microfilarial densities [1-100 microfilariae (mf)/ml, 101-500 mf/ml, > 1,000 mf/ml]. All groups studied showed reactivity against relevant epitopes in all tissues of microfilariae of W. bancrofti, instead of being localized in a specific nematode region, although the number of colloidal per square micron was inversely proportional to the microfilaremia. Such results confirm data obtained by other authors and indicate a possible role for the humoral response in the mechanism for the destruction of circulating microfilariae.
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