2024-03-28T23:10:59Zhttp://digital.csic.es/dspace-oai/requestoai:digital.csic.es:10261/632482020-05-21T11:58:19Zcom_10261_13com_10261_8col_10261_266
Sarasa, Mathieu
Rambozzi, Luisa
Rossi, Luca
Meneguz, Pier Giuseppe
Serrano, Emmanuel
Granados, José E.
González, Francisco José
Fandos, Paulino
Soriguer, Ramón C.
González, Georges
Joachim, Jean
Pérez, Jesús M.
2010
Experimental Parasitology 124: 265- 271 (2010)
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/63248
10.1016/j.exppara.2009.10.008
Host acquired immunity is a critical factor that conditions the survival of parasites. Nevertheless, there is a shortage of data concerning inter-individual immunological inequalities in wild mammals. Sarcoptic mange is a widespread parasitosis that severely affects mammals such as the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica). Despite some work on the subject, the immune response to sarcoptic mange infestation is still a complex and poorly understood phenomenon. To improve knowledge of the host-. Sarcoptes immunological interaction, 18 Iberian ibexes were experimentally infested. IgG levels were assessed using ELISA to test for potential factors determining the specific immune response to infestation. Previous exposure and sex appeared to affect the IgG response to infestation and our results suggest a sex-biased immunomodulation. We discuss the immunological pattern of host-. Sarcoptes interactions and also suggest further lines of work that may improve the understanding of immunological interactions of host-Sarcoptes systems. © 2009 Elsevier Inc.
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Sarcoptes scabiei: Specific immune response to sarcoptic mange in the Iberian ibex Capra pyrenaica depends on previous exposure and sex
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