Complex formation of human alpha‐1–antitrypsin with components in Schistosoma mansoni cercariae

1 August 1994

journal article
Published by Wiley in Parasite Immunology

Vol. 16 (8) , 447-450
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3024.1994.tb00372.x

Abstract

SUMMARY: Human alpha‐1–antitrypsin (α₁‐AT) was incubated with an extract of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae or porcine pancreatic elastase and analysed by immunoelectrophoresis and Western blotting. The inhibitor was shown to form complexes with components in S. mansoni cercariae in the same way as elastase. The role of α₁‐AT in S. mansoni infection is discussed.

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