Differential microbial clearance and immunoresponse of Balb/c (Nramp1 susceptible) and DBA2 (Nramp1 resistant) mice intracerebrally infected with Mycobacterium bovis BCG (BCG)

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 149-158

  Mazzolla, Rosanna ^a   Puliti, Manuela ^a   Barluzzi, Roberta ^a   Neglia, Rachele ^b   Bistoni, Francesco ^a   Barbolini, Giuseppe ^b   Blasi, Elisabetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intracerebral infection; Mycobacterium bovis BCG; Nramp1 gene

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN; CLEARANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MOUSE STRAIN; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED DBA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SPLEEN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037074520     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(01)00293-0     Document Type: Article

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