SALIVARY-GLAND OF THE TICK VECTOR OF EAST COAST FEVER .4. CELL TYPE SELECTIVITY AND HOST-CELL RESPONSES TO THEILERIA-PARVA
SALIVARY-GLAND OF THE TICK VECTOR OF EAST COAST FEVER .4. CELL TYPE SELECTIVITY AND HOST-CELL RESPONSES TO THEILERIA-PARVA
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DOI:
10.1016/0040-8166(82)90035-0
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
DOXSEY, S
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作者:
FAWCETT, DW;BUSCHER, G;DOXSEY, S
Responses of cells in the tick salivary gland to parasitism by T. parva were studied by EM. The gland is composed of 3 distinct types of acini (I, II, III) which together include 10 or more different cell types. Of some 30 infected cells observed in the present study, all were E-cells of acinus III. The parasite exhibits a high degree of selectivity for acinus and cell type. The glandular cell invaded undergoes massive hypertrophy and accumulates glycogen deposits in its cytoplasm which may serve as an energy source for the growing intracellular parasite. As synthesis of its secretory material declines, the product is packaged in progressively smaller secretory granules. The extensive arrays of endoplasmic reticulum are dismantled and eliminated in autophagic vacuoles. Excess secretory granules are also broken down by crinophagy. After 4 days, sporogony is completed and the host cell contains 30,000-50,000 sporozoties in an electron-lucent cytoplasm largely devoid of cytomembranes and secretory granules. Mitochonria are still present and normal in appearance. The loss of basophilia and secretory granules observed heretofore by light microscopy have been attributed to ingestion and destruction of host organelles by the parasite. The pallid appearance of the cytoplasm was interpreted as a sign of impending degeneration of the host cell. In electron micrographs, no ingestion of organelles by the parasite or degnerative changes were found. The host cell remains viable and metbolically active throughout sporogony. The changes in its ultrastructure result from active elimination of organelles and inclusions by the host cell itself in response to parasitism.