Interferon-γ and nitric oxide production are not required for the immune-mediated clearance of Brugia malayi microfilariae in mice

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 329-336

  Gray, Carolyn A ^a   Lawrence, Rachel A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brugia malayi; Filariasis; IFN ; IFN R; L NMMA; Mice; Microfilariae; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FILARIASIS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICROFILARIA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; RECEPTORS, INTERFERON;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; NEMATODA;

EID: 0036068694     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2002.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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