Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis - induced cutaneous leishmaniasis in susceptible and resistant mouse strains Leishmaniose cutânea induzida pela Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis em linhagens de camundongos suscetíveis e resistentes

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: H. Goto, J. I. Rojas, L. Sporrong, P. de Carreira, C. Sánchez, A. Örn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1995
• Subjects: Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis; Experimental model; Mice; Immunology; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000600001; https://doaj.org/article/bab86b2396f441fc872afa94b9ebd488

We studied the susceptibility to Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis in strains of mice. The C57BL/6 strain was resistant and showed self-controlled lesion at the injected foot pad. The BALB/c and DBA/2J strains were susceptible and showed a foot swelling that started day 20 post-infection and progressed to a tumour-like lesion in later period of observation. The CBA/HJ strain was found to be of intermediary resistance. In contrast to other known cutaneous leishmaniasis in mice, the lesion in L. (V.) panamensis-infected mice was restricted to the inoculation site in the skin. In addition, we studied the development of cellular response and antibodies against Leishmania antigen in BALB/c and C57BL/6 strains. The proliferative response of lymph node cells against L. (V.) panamensis antigen was biphasic in both strains. An initial response was seen on day 20, followed by a refractory period between 40 and 80 days and a second response around fourth month post-infection. The response in the latter period was higher in C57BL/6 strain than in BALB/c strain. BALB/c strain presented much higher anti-Leishmania antibody level than C57BL/6 strain. The model and the correlation of immunological variables and the course of the infection are discussed. Estudamos a susceptibilidade à Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis em linhagens de camundongos BALB/c, DBA/2J, CBA/HJ e C57BL/6. Os camundongos da linhagem C57BL/6 eram resistentes, apresentando lesões autolimitantes na pata. Os das linhagens BALB/c e DBA/2J eram suscetíveis, apresentando edema na pata, evidente aos 20 dias pós-infecção que progrediu para uma lesão tipo tumoral nas fases tardias. Os animais da linhagem CBA/HJ apresentaram resistência intermediária. Em contraste a outros modelos de leishmaniose cutânea murina, a lesão nos camundongos infectados pela L. (V.) panamensis mostrou ser restrita ao local de inoculação na pele. Estudamos também o desenvolvimento de resposta celular e anticorpos anti-Leishmania nas linhagens BALB/c c C57BL/6. A resposta proliferativa de células ...