Vascular endothelial cell activation by adult Dirofilaria immitis antigens

Parasitology International

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 441-446

  Morchon R ^a   Rodriguez Barbero A ^a   Velasco, S ^a   Lopez Belmonte J ^a   Simon F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Dirofilaria immitis; Eicosanoids; Nitric oxide synthases; Permeability; Vascular endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ICOSANOID; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LEUKOTRIENE B4; LIPOXYGENASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACT; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WORM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD31; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLS, CULTURED; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; EICOSANOIDS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISA;

EID: 53049107043     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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