Could the homologous sequence of anti-inflammatory pentapeptide (MLIF) produced by Entamoeba histolytica in the N protein of rabies virus affect the inflammatory process?

Parasitology Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-236

  Morales, M E ^a   Rico, G ^a   Gomez J L ^b   Alonso, R ^c   Cortes R ^c   Silva, R ^a   Gimenez J A ^a   Kretschmer, R ^a   Aguilar Setien A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

E. histolytica; Inflammation; MLIF; Rabies virus N protein

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MONOCYTE LOCOMOTION INHIBITORY FACTOR; PENTAPEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMEBIASIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RESPIRATORY BURST; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GUINEA PIGS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INFLAMMATION; MOTHS; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 32144436553     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0027-5     Document Type: Article

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