@article {46454,
	title = {A second finding of Linognathoides laeviusculus (Grube) (Anoplura) in Rumania},
	journal = {Folia Parasitologica (Praha)},
	volume = {36},
	year = {1989},
	note = {LR: 20031114; JID: 0065750; ppublish},
	month = {1989},
	pages = {208},
	address = {CZECHOSLOVAKIA},
	keywords = {animals, Lice Infestations/parasitology/veterinary, Lice/classification, Rodent Diseases/parasitology, Romania, Sciuridae},
	isbn = {0015-5683},
	author = {Volf,P. and {\v C}ern{\'y},Vladim{\'\i}r}
}
@article {46434,
	title = {Antigenic characterization of rat louse Polyplax spinulosa},
	journal = {Folia Parasitologica (Praha)},
	volume = {37},
	year = {1990},
	note = {LR: 20031114; JID: 0065750; 0 (Antigens); 0 (Proteins); ppublish},
	month = {1990},
	pages = {275 - 278},
	address = {CZECHOSLOVAKIA},
	abstract = {Number and relative molecular weights of proteins in whole body homogenates of the louse, Polyplax spinulosa were determined using SDS-PAGE. 13 protein components from the total of 28 bands were defined as Con A binding glycoproteins. In immunoblotting sera of lice infested laboratory rats of BN strain specifically recognized 3 major protein components with r.m.w. of 77,000, 105,000 and 230,000 Da and from 6 to 8 minor protein components with r.m.w. of 31,000-180,000 Da.},
	keywords = {animals, Antigens/chemistry/immunology, Chromatography, electrophoresis, Immunoblotting, Lice Infestations/immunology, Lice/immunology, Molecular Weight, protein, rat},
	isbn = {0015-5683},
	author = {Volf,P. and Grubhoffer,L. and Matha,V.}
}
@article {46421,
	title = {Polyplax spinulosa infestation and antibody response in various strains of laboratory rats},
	journal = {Folia Parasitologica (Praha)},
	volume = {38},
	year = {1991},
	note = {LR: 20031114; JID: 0065750; 0 (Antibodies); 70288-86-7 (Ivermectin); ppublish},
	month = {1991},
	pages = {355 - 362},
	address = {CZECHOSLOVAKIA},
	abstract = {The degree and duration of Polyplax spinulosa Burm. infestation depend on the sex, age and genetic factors of the host. Various rat strains differ in the severity of lousiness. Host grooming is an important factor in the rat-louse relationship. After longlasting infestations rats become partially resistant. Serum antibody level depends mainly on the severity and the duration of the infestation, and follows the dynamics of louse population. Serum antibodies have no direct negative effect on lice.},
	keywords = {animals, Antibodies/blood, Antibody Formation/genetics, grooming, Ivermectin/therapeutic use, Lice Infestations/genetics/immunology/parasitology/veterinary, Lice/immunology, rat, Rodent Diseases/genetics/immunology/parasitology, Sex Factors},
	isbn = {0015-5683},
	author = {Volf,P.}
}
@article {46414,
	title = {Isolation and characterization of an immunogen from the louse Polyplax spinulosa},
	journal = {Veterinary parasitology},
	volume = {38},
	year = {1991},
	note = {LR: 20041117; JID: 7602745; 0 (Antigens); 0 (Glycoproteins); 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class II); ppublish},
	month = {1991},
	pages = {225 - 234},
	address = {NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {The reaction of Polyplax spinulosa protein components with antigen-specific rat antisera and with five plant lectins is described. In immunoblotting, the antisera from rats infested with the louse P. spinulosa specifically recognized from 7 to 11 antigenic components of louse whole-body homogenates. Affinoblotting analysis with lectins showed that 10 of these components were glycoproteins with different types of glycan structure. Only one immunogenic antigen was isolated using immunoaffinity chromatography with the gammaglobulin fraction of an antigen-specific antiserum as immunospecific ligand. Further electrophoretic and immunochemical analyses revealed that it was a glycoprotein with relative molecular weight (RMW) 31 kDa and with high mannose type of oligosaccharide.},
	keywords = {animals, Antigens/analysis, Glycoproteins/analysis, histamine, Immunoblotting, Lice/immunology, rat, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t},
	isbn = {0304-4017},
	author = {Volf,P. and Grubhoffer,L.}
}
@article {46381,
	title = {Ivermectin: its effect on the immune system of rabbits and rats infested with ectoparasites},
	journal = {Veterinary immunology and immunopathology},
	volume = {34},
	year = {1992},
	note = {LR: 20031114; JID: 8002006; 0 (Antibodies); 70288-86-7 (Ivermectin); ppublish},
	month = {1992},
	pages = {325 - 336},
	address = {NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {The influence of subcutaneously administered ivermectin on the specific immune response was studied in rabbits infested with mites (Psoroptes cuniculi) and in rats infested with lice (Polyplax spinulosa). A pronounced specific antibody activity and a change in immunoblotting pattern was observed in rabbits after the ivermectin treatment. However, in rats the antibody activity decreased and the profile of specific antibodies, tested by immunoblotting, remained the same as before the treatment. The specific immune response in rabbits artificially immunized with whole-body Psoroptes cuniculi extract was not affected by ivermectin. It was concluded that ivermectin has no direct effect on the immune response of rabbits and rats and that the enhanced immune response in the mite-infested rabbits was caused by the massive release of antigens associated with the synchronous death of the mites.},
	keywords = {animals, Antibodies/blood, Blotting, Western, ectoparasite, electrophoresis, enzyme, Ivermectin/pharmacology, Lice/immunology, Lymphocytes/drug effects, Mites/immunology, Rabbit, rat, Rodent Diseases/immunology},
	isbn = {0165-2427},
	author = {Uhlir,J. and Volf,P.}
}
@article {40187,
	title = {Localization of the major immunogen and other glycoproteins of the louse Polyplax spinulosa},
	journal = {International Journal for Parasitology},
	volume = {24},
	year = {1994},
	month = {1994},
	pages = {1005 - 1010},
	abstract = {A 31-kDa immunogenic glycoprotein of Polyplax spinulosa was localized on louse sections using indirect immunofluorescence with specific antibodies of louse-infested rats and using fluorescein-labelled lectins. Antibodies of infested rats reacted specifically with midgut epithelium and semi-digested content of the gut. They did not bind to other louse tissues including salivary glands. The lectins concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin bound strongly to the immunogen, the gut and its semidigested contents. Electrophoretic and blotting analysis showed the presence of a 31-kDa glycoprotein component reacting with specific rat antibodies, concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin in louse faeces. The result indicates that the 31-kDa immunogen is secreted by the midgut epithelium into the gut lumen and faeces. We suggest that rats become immunized by scratching the lice faeces into the skin.},
	keywords = {antibody response, antigen, antigens, glycoprotein, guinea pigs, immunization, Infestation, louse, Phthiraptera, Polyplax, protein, rat, serum},
	author = {Volf,P.}
}
@article {40085,
	title = {Postembryonal development of mycetocytes and symbionts of the spiny rat louse Polyplax spinulosa},
	journal = {Journal of Invertebrate Pathology},
	volume = {58},
	year = {1991},
	month = {1991},
	pages = {143 - 146},
	keywords = {louse, Mycetome, Polyplax spinulosa, symbiont},
	author = {Volf,P.}
}
