The efficacy of photochemical treatment with methylene blue and light for the reduction of Trypanosoma cruzi in infected plasma

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 285-291

  Girones N ^b   Bueno, J L ^a   Carrion J ^b   Fresno, M ^b   Castro, E ^a  

^a Centro de Transfusion de Cruz Roja Espanola   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chagas; Methylene blue; Plasma; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FILTRATION; FREEZING; ILLUMINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIGHT; METHYLENE BLUE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PARASITEMIA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PLASMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33750868542     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00840.x     Document Type: Article

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