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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.42.2014.tde-12082014-152303
Document
Author
Full name
Henrique Borges da Silva
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2014
Supervisor
Committee
Lima, Maria Regina D'Imperio (President)
Ferreira, Marcelo Urbano
Menezes, Gustavo Batista de
Rodrigues, Mauricio Martins
Vasconcelos, José Ronnie Carvalho de
Title in Portuguese
Mecanismos efetores da resposta imune à malária experimental.
Keywords in Portuguese
Plasmodium
Camundongo
Fagocitose
Linfócitos
Malária
Abstract in Portuguese
O sistema imune exerce uma contribuição fundamental na proteção contra a infecção pelo plasmódio, o agente causador da malária. Entre os mecanismos envolvidos no controle dos parasitas do sangue destacam-se aqueles mediados por anticorpos. Entretanto, outros mecanismos do sistema imune também parecem exercer papéis fundamentais, e ao mesmo tempo foram pouco estudados. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo descrever alguns dos mecanismos efetores importantes na resposta imune à malária experimental. O projeto subdivide-se em duas partes: a) verificar a relação entre o priming por IFN-g e a imunidade ao parasita durante a fase crônica da infecção sanguínea pelo Plasmodium; e b) descrever separadamente o papel de células dendríticas e macrófagos do baço na fagocitose de eritrócitos infectados durante a infecção em modelo experimental, e o subsequente papel destas células na resposta imune durante esse período. Os resultados obtidos neste projeto deverão contribuir para a compreensão dos mecanismos envolvidos na imunidade contra a malária.
Title in English
Effector mechanisms of the immune responses to experimental malaria.
Keywords in English
Plasmodium
Immunity
Lymphocytes
Malaria
Mouse
Abstract in English
The immune system is considered crucial for the protection against Plasmodium infection. Among the mechanisms involved in the control of blood-stage parasites, the ones mediated by antibodies are widely recognized. However, other mechanisms of immune system can also exert fundamental roles, being less studied. This work had the objective of describing some of the effector mechanisms important in the immune response to blood-stage experimental malaria. This work was subdivided in two main branches: a) to verify the relation between the IFN-g-induced priming and the protective immunity to the parasite during the chronic phase of blood-stage infection; and b) to describe separately the role of dendritic cells and splenic macrophages as phagocytic cells during acute Plasmodium chabaudi infection, and the subsequent role of these cells in the immune responses during this period. The results obtained in this project may contribute for the comprehension of the mechanisms involved in the immunity against malaria.
 
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Publishing Date
2014-08-12
 
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