An investigation into the mechanism of trypanosome lysis by human serum factors

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-282

  Molina Portela, Maria P ^a   Raper, Jayne ^a   Tomlinson, Stephen ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Haptoglobin related protein (Hpr); Peroxidase; Serum lysis; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosome lytic factor (TLF)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; DEFEROXAMINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; EGTAZIC ACID; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; HAPTOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MANNITOL; N,N' DIPHENYL 1,4 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRYPANOSOME LYTIC FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM FACTOR; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHELATING AGENTS; COPPER; HAPTOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 0033727874     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(00)00277-2     Document Type: Article

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