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    Innate immunity prevents tissue invasion by<i>Entamoeba histolytica</i>
    (Canadian Science Publishing, 2008) Mineko Shibayama; Víctor Rivera‐Aguilar; Elizabeth Barbosa; Saúl Rojas‐Hernández; Adriana Jarillo‐Luna; Vı́ctor Tsutsumi; Judith Pacheco‐Yépez; Rafael Campos-Rodrı́guez
    Although innate and adaptive immunity both play a role in amoebiasis, the mechanisms involved in the elimination of Entamoeba histolytica are poorly understood. To provide more information about the innate immune mechanisms that may confer protection against invasive amoebiasis, we administered inflammatory substances (bacillus Calmette-Guérin, lipopolysaccharide, complete Freund's adjuvant, or mineral oil) into the peritoneum of hamsters. The animals were then challenged with pathogenic trophozoites of E. histolytica and, after 7 days, the protective host response was analysed. We found that the nonspecific inflammatory response induced in the peritoneum was sufficient to prevent liver invasion by E. histolytica. In vitro experiments showed that the killing of trophozoites was mediated by peritoneal macrophages and a protein of 68 kDa with peroxidase activity.