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Experimental infection of inbred guinea pigs with Treponema pallidum: development of lesions and formation of antibodies. 1985

C S Pavia, and C J Niederbuhl

Inbred strain 2 and strain 13 guinea pigs were infected intradermally in the hind legs with different numbers of the virulent Nichols strain of Treponema pallidum. About 91% of the animals developed clearly visible lesions after being injected with 5 X 10(6) to 10 X 10(6) treponemes. T pallidum organisms could be isolated from skin lesions at various stages after infection. Infected animals were monitored for the production of specific treponemal and non-specific cardiolipin antibodies by the fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA) and microhaemagglutination (MHA-TP) tests and the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) card test. Low levels of specific antibodies could be detected by both FTA and MHA-TP tests from three to four weeks after infection. Maximum titres of treponemal antibody generally occurred after week 6 and persisted for several more months. These peak titres ranged from 1/40 to 1/80 in the FTA test and 1/160 to 1/320 in the MHA-TP test. During the same period infected guinea pigs, unlike rabbits with syphilis, did not produce detectable quantities of antibodies against cardiolipin.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002308	Cardiolipins	Acidic phospholipids composed of two molecules of phosphatidic acid covalently linked to a molecule of glycerol. They occur primarily in mitochondrial inner membranes and in bacterial plasma membranes. They are the main antigenic components of the Wassermann-type antigen that is used in nontreponemal SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS.	Cardiolipin,Diphosphatidylglycerol,Diphosphatidylglycerols
D005455	Fluorescent Antibody Technique	Test for tissue antigen using either a direct method, by conjugation of antibody with fluorescent dye (FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT) or an indirect method, by formation of antigen-antibody complex which is then labeled with fluorescein-conjugated anti-immunoglobulin antibody (FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT). The tissue is then examined by fluorescence microscopy.	Antinuclear Antibody Test, Fluorescent,Coon's Technique,Fluorescent Antinuclear Antibody Test,Fluorescent Protein Tracing,Immunofluorescence Technique,Coon's Technic,Fluorescent Antibody Technic,Immunofluorescence,Immunofluorescence Technic,Antibody Technic, Fluorescent,Antibody Technics, Fluorescent,Antibody Technique, Fluorescent,Antibody Techniques, Fluorescent,Coon Technic,Coon Technique,Coons Technic,Coons Technique,Fluorescent Antibody Technics,Fluorescent Antibody Techniques,Fluorescent Protein Tracings,Immunofluorescence Technics,Immunofluorescence Techniques,Protein Tracing, Fluorescent,Protein Tracings, Fluorescent,Technic, Coon's,Technic, Fluorescent Antibody,Technic, Immunofluorescence,Technics, Fluorescent Antibody,Technics, Immunofluorescence,Technique, Coon's,Technique, Fluorescent Antibody,Technique, Immunofluorescence,Techniques, Fluorescent Antibody,Techniques, Immunofluorescence,Tracing, Fluorescent Protein,Tracings, Fluorescent Protein
D006168	Guinea Pigs	A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.	Cavia,Cavia porcellus,Guinea Pig,Pig, Guinea,Pigs, Guinea
D006386	Hemagglutination Tests	Sensitive tests to measure certain antigens, antibodies, or viruses, using their ability to agglutinate certain erythrocytes. (From Stedman, 26th ed)	Hemagglutination Test,Test, Hemagglutination,Tests, Hemagglutination
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000907	Antibodies, Bacterial	Immunoglobulins produced in a response to BACTERIAL ANTIGENS.	Bacterial Antibodies
D013587	Syphilis	A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM.	Great Pox
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014210	Treponema pallidum	The causative agent of venereal and non-venereal syphilis as well as yaws.