Anti-parasitic effect of cyclosporin A on Echinococcus granulosus and characterization of the associated cyclophilin protein

Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 485-493

  Colebrook, A L ^a   Jenkins, D D ^b   Lightowlers, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australian Hydatid Control and Epidemiology Program   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclophilin; Cyclosporin A; Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid; Isomerase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOPHILIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ISOMERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HELMINTH; HYDATID CYST; IN VITRO STUDY; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT GENE; SURVIVAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLOPHILINS; CYCLOSPORINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHINOCOCCUS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELMINTH PROTEINS; PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TIME FACTORS;

CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA; VERMES;

EID: 0036854087     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002002330     Document Type: Article

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