The Influence of MHC and Immunoglobulins A and E on Host Resistance to Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Sheep

Table 1

Summary of studies that have implicated the MHC in resistance to gastointestinal parasites.

Species	Parasite species	Method	MHC association	Reference
Sheep (Ovis aries)	mixed	Microarray	DQB1, DRA, DQA1	[18]
	H. contortus	Microarray	DMB	[19]
	mixed	Microarray	DQA1*Null, DQB1, DRA	[20]
	mixed	PCR analysis	DQA1*Null	[21]
	mixed	PCR/sequencing	DQA1*0101, DQA1*0402	[20]
	mixed	PCR/sequencing	DRB1	[22, 23]
	mixed	PCR	DRB microsatellite	[23]
	Teladorsagia circumcincta	PCR/sequencing	DRB1	[24–27]
	H. contortus	PCR/sequencing	DRB1, OMHC1	[28]
	Teladorsagia circumcincta	Linkage	Class IIb region	[29]
Sheep (Ovis canadensis)	n/a	Population analysis PCR/sequencing	DRB1	[30]
Mouse (Mus musculus)	S. venezuelensis	Knock out	Class II	[31]
	H. polygyrus	Linkage	Class II region	[32, 33]
Striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio)	mixed	PCR/sequencing	DRB	[34]
Yellow necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)	mixed	PCR/sequencing	DRB	[35]
Gray mouse lemur (Microcebusmurinus)	mixed	PCR/sequencing	DRB	[36]