Toxoplasma gondii-induced foetal resorption in mice involves interferon-γ-induced apoptosis and spiral artery dilation at the maternofoetal interface

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-487

  Senegas, A ^a   Villard, O ^a   Neuville, A ^b   Marcellin, L ^b   Pfaff, A W ^a   Steinmetz, T ^a   Mousli, M ^a   Klein, J P ^a   Candolfi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Abortion; Apoptosis; Interferon ; Toxoplasma gondii; Uterine NK cells

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; PARASITIC DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN; RODENT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL RESORPTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLEAMINE-PYRROLE 2,3,-DIOXYGENASE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NECROSIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RECEPTORS, INTERFERON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; UTERUS;

EID: 58849126433     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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