A history of studies that examine the interactions of Toxoplasma with its host cell: Emphasis on in vitro models

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 903-914

  Boyle, Jon P ^a   Radke, Jay R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Gamma interferon; Host cell; Host pathogen interactions; Parasitophorous vacuole; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CYTOKINE; INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; PURINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRADYZOITE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; REVIEW; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURE; HISTORY; IMMUNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SECRETION (PROCESS); SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; FREEZE FRACTURING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-12; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LYSOSOMES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANELLES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VACUOLES;

TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 67349280306     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.01.008     Document Type: Review

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