Establishment of a mouse-tick infection model for Theileria orientalis and analysis of its transcriptome
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Oriental theileriosis caused by Theileria orientalis is an economically significant disease in cattle farming. The lack of laboratory animal models and in vitro culture systems is a major obstacle in the drive to better understand the biology of this parasite. Notably, research on the sporozoite stage of T. orientalis has rarely been undertaken, although such investigations are of paramount importance for vaccine development based on blocking sporozoite invasion of its host animals. In the present study, we established a mouse-tick infection model for propagating T. orientalis in mice and for producing the sporozoite stage in tick salivary glands. Splenectomized severe combined immunodeficient mice transfused with bovine erythrocytes were infected with T. orientalis. The larval ticks of Haemaphysalis longicornis were then fed on the T. orientalis-infected mice. The piroplasm and sporozoite stages were microscopically observed in the mouse blood and nymphal salivary glands, respectively. The transcriptomics data generated from the piroplasm and sporozoite stages revealed a stage-specific expression pattern for the parasite genes. The mouse-tick infection model and the transcriptomics data it has provided will contribute to a better understanding of T. orientalis biology and will also provide much needed information for the design of effective control measures targeting oriental theileriosis. © 2018 Australian Society for Parasitology
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- International Journal for Parasitology
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International Journal for Parasitology 48 (12), 915-924, 2018-10-01
Elsevier
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- CRID
- 1050845762680120832
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- NII論文ID
- 120006533722
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- NII書誌ID
- AA0068075X
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- ISSN
- 00207519
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- en
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- journal article
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