Molecular survival strategies of Echinococcus multilocularis in the murine host

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Gottstein, Bruno ^a   Haag, Karen ^a,b   Walker, Mirjam ^a,c   Matsumoto, Jun ^a,d   Mejri, Naceur ^a   Hemphill, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Echinococcus multilocularis; Immunosuppression; Macrophage; Mouse; Nitazoxanide; Nitric oxide; T cell

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BETA ACTIN; NITAZOXANIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN 14 3 3;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

14-3-3 PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; THIAZOLES;

ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; MURINAE;

EID: 31944439002     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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