0 the reaction within the body that is caused by antigens (= foreign substances) and results in the production of antibodies that can fight disease by killing the bacteria or viruses that cause it --
Such ability is most likely mediated by parasite-host incompatibility, the general expression of antibacterial or detoxifying factors, and/or an inducible immune response.
The interactions between pollutant, immune response and parasite are, therefore, very complex.
In the absence of externally applied drug treatment the other major selection pressure acting on intestinal worms is the host's immune response.
Unfortunately, the nature of a lizard's immune response to malaria infection is completely unknown.
All infection parameters investigated were affected by the host immune response.
Using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to study immune response against intracellular bacterial infection.
If two parasite species share antigens, a specific immune response elicited by one may be effective against the second.
Parasites are, therefore, affected when they themselves, or other organisms, interact with the immune response and, in particular, the cytokine network.
