Expression of Amoebapores Is Required for Full Expression of Entamoeba histolytica Virulence in Amebic Liver Abscess but Is Not Necessary for the Induction of Inflammation or Tissue Damage in Amebic Colitis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 678-683

  Zhang, Xiaochun ^a   Zhang, Zhi ^a   Alexander, Diane ^a   Bracha, Rivka ^b   Mirelman, David ^b   Stanley Jr , Samuel L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APA GENE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE; GENE SILENCING; INFLAMMATION; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TARGET CELL; TISSUE INJURY; TROPHOZOITE; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-8; ION CHANNELS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, SCID; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0842327153     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.2.678-683.2004     Document Type: Article

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