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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 34, 400-403, Copyright © 1981 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Delayed expulsion of the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis from rats on a low protein diet: the role of a bone marrow derived component

VM Duncombe, TD Bolin, AE Davis and JD Kelly

Rats on a low protein diet, containing 10% casein as the only source of protein, have an impaired capacity to expel primary infections with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis and remain susceptible to reinfection. In the present study, the transfer of syngeneic bone marrow cells to rats on a low protein diet reconstituted the expulsion mechanism allowing parasite rejection to occur at the same rate as rats on a sufficient diet. Serum transfer, on the other hand, did not significantly alter the rate of worm expulsion. These results demonstrate that a bone marrow derived component plays an important role in the impaired immunity of rats fed a low protein diet.




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