The immune response in Taenia solium neurocysticercosis in pigs is associated with astrogliosis, axonal degeneration and altered blood-brain barrier permeability

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 242-250

  Sikasunge, C S ^a   Johansen, M V ^b   Phiri, I K ^a,e   Willingham III, A L ^c   Leifsson, P S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Astrogliosis; Blood brain barrier; Cysticercosis; GFAP; Immune response; Neurofilament protein

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA SOLIUM;

SUIDAE; SUS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 61349151640     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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