VSG-GPI anchors of African trypanosomes: Their role in macrophage activation and induction of infection-associated immunopathology

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 999-1006

  Magez, Stefan ^a   Stijlemans, Benoît ^a   Baral, Toya ^a   De Baetselier, Patrick ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

GPI; Pathology; TNF; Trypanosomes; VSG

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; VACCINATION; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS, TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0036069888     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(02)01617-9     Document Type: Review

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