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Query: UMLS:C0851341 (infestation)
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The synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone was used to suppress bovine T-lymphocyte function. Dexamethasone-treated animals were challenged with Psoroptes ovis (Hering) to determine if the immunosuppressive treatment would normalize susceptibility to infestation. Dexamethasone suppressed T-lymphocyte function and anti-P. ovis antibody production, and delayed the onset of scab lesions. All animals were not equally susceptible to infestation as a result of dexamethasone treatment. These data further support the importance of anti-P. ovis antibody in colonization of cattle by P. ovis and the pathology associated with scab mite infestation.
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PMID:Dexamethasone-induced bovine T-lymphocyte suppression and the effect upon susceptibility to sheep scab mite (Acari: Psoroptidae) infestation. 278 53