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Previous Infection with Plasmodium berghei Confers Resistance to Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Mice

  • Lee, Dong-Hun (Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chu, Ki-Back (Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kang, Hae-Ji (Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Su-Hwa (Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Quan, Fu-Shi (Department of Medical Zoology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2019.02.10
  • Accepted : 2019.03.25
  • Published : 2019.04.30
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Abstract

Both Plasmodium spp. and Toxoplasma gondii are important apicomplexan parasites, which infect humans worldwide. Genetic analyses have revealed that 33% of amino acid sequences of inner membrane complex from the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei is similar to that of Toxoplasma gondii. Inner membrane complex is known to be involved in cell invasion and replication. In this study, we investigated the resistance against T. gondii (ME49) infection induced by previously infected P. berghei (ANKA) in mice. Levels of T. gondii-specific IgG, IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG2b antibody responses, $CD4^+$ and $CD8^+$ T cell populations were found higher in the mice infected with P. berghei (ANKA) and challenged with T. gondii (ME49) compared to that in control mice infected with T. gondii alone (ME49). P. berghei (ANKA) + T. gondii (ME49) group showed significantly reduced the number and size of T. gondii (ME49) cysts in the brains of mice, resulting in lower body weight loss compared to ME49 control group. These results indicate that previous exposure to P. berghei (ANKA) induce resistance to subsequent T. gondii (ME49) infection.

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