Immunomodulatory effect of Canova medication on experimental Leishmania amazonensis infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-164

  Pereira, W K V ^a   Lonardoni, M V C ^a   Grespan, R ^a   Caparroz Assef, S M ^a   Cuman, R K N ^a   Bersani Amado, C A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canova medication; Immunomodulator; Leishmania; Macrophage

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM NAPELLUS EXTRACT; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BRYONIA ALBA EXTRACT; CANOVA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LACHESIS MUTA; NITRIC OXIDE; PENICILLIN G; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; THUYA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CULTURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PROMASTIGOTE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CROTALID VENOMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FORMULARIES, HOMEOPATHIC; HOMEOPATHY; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LYMPH NODES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE; PARASITES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN;

EID: 22144461727     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.09.009     Document Type: Article

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