Overexpression of cysteine proteinase 2 in Entamoeba histolytica or Entamoeba dispar increases amoeba-induced monolayer destruction in vitro but does not augment amoebic liver abscess formation in gerbils

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-20

  Hellberg, A ^a   Nickel, R ^a   Lotter, H ^a   Tannich, E ^a   Bruchhaus, I ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; GERBIL; LIVER AMEBIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENTAMOEBA; GERBILLINAE; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; TRANSFECTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GERBILLINAE; TRIXIS;

EID: 0035145266     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2001.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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