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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Título : | Short report: Epidemiological study of the association between anti-Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva antibodies and development of delayed-type hypersensitivity to Leishmania antigen |
Otros títulos : | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
Autor : | Aquino, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Caldas, Arlene de Jesus Mendes Miranda, José Carlos Silva, Antonio A. M. Barral-Netto, Manoel Barral, Aldina Maria Prado |
metadata.dc.creator: | Aquino, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Caldas, Arlene de Jesus Mendes Miranda, José Carlos Silva, Antonio A. M. Barral-Netto, Manoel Barral, Aldina Maria Prado |
Resumen : | Recent reports from animal models and from cross-sectional studies have suggested that host responses to anti-Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva antibodies may be related to delayed-type hypersensitivity to Leishmania antigen. In a prospective cohort study, we evaluated 1,080 children from two endemic areas for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) by means of Kaplan-Meier analysis. The incidence rate of delayed-type hypersensitivity to Leishmania antigen, measured at the 24th follow-up month, was higher among those reactive to Lu. longipalpis saliva antibodies at the beginning of the study (0.0217 cases per person-month) than among those previously negative (0.0131 cases per person-month) (P value for the log-rank test = 0.0006). It seems that mounting an anti-saliva immune response helps the development of a cell-mediated anti-Leishmania response. |
URI : | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/12446 |
Fecha de publicación : | 2010 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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