Iron overload exacerbates experimental meningoencephalitis by Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 140-146

  Barluzzi, Roberta ^a   Saleppico, Silvia ^a   Nocentini, Angela ^a   Boelaert, Johan R ^b   Neglia, Rachele ^c   Bistoni, Francesco ^a   Blasi, Elisabetta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b AZ St Jan Brugge ^*  (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Immune response; Iron overload; Meningoencephalitis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IRON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IRON OVERLOAD; MELANOGENESIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; IRON OVERLOAD; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT;

EID: 0036849667     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(02)00324-7     Document Type: Article

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