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. 1982 Apr;36(1):243–246. doi: 10.1128/iai.36.1.243-246.1982

In vitro amoebicidal activity of immune cells.

E Ghadirian, E Meerovitch
PMCID: PMC351210  PMID: 6281189

Abstract

The amoebicidal activity of peripheral blood lymphocytes and spleen and peritoneal cells from hamsters vaccinated against or protected from hepatic amoebiasis and from those with hepatic amoebiasis was investigated. Peripheral blood lymphocytes and peritoneal and spleen cells from vaccinated or protected animals can kill trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica in vitro. In contrast, spleen cells from infected hamsters showed no significant cytotoxic effect on the parasite. These data suggest that cellular immunity plays an important role in host defense against hepatic amoebiasis.

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