Kinetics of serum and local cytokine profile in experimental intravaginal trichomoniasis induced with Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from symptomatic and asymptomatic women

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-105

  Malla, N ^a   Yadav, M ^a   Gupta, I ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Trichomonas vaginalis; Trichomoniasis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TH1 CELLS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA;

MUS; PROTISTA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 33846295869     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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