Differential stimulation of microglial pro-inflammatory cytokines by Acanthamoeba culbertsoni versus Acanthamoeba castellanii

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 472-479

  Marciano Cabral, Francine ^a   Ludwick, Christina ^a   Puffenbarger, Robyn A ^b   Cabral, Guy A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Granulomatous amebic encephalitis; Interleukin 1 ; Microglia; Microglial cytokines

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; MESSENGER RNA;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROGLIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOKINES; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-1; MICROGLIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA CULBERTSONI; ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242882177     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00398.x     Document Type: Article

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