Does toxoplasma gondii infection affect the levels of IgE and cytokines (IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, and TNF-alpha)?

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Matowicka Karna, Joanna ^a   Dymicka Piekarska, Violetta ^a   Kemona, Halina ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; CYTOKINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FOLDING; TH2 CELL; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BLOOD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; TH1 CELL; TOXOPLASMA; VIRULENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-5; INTERLEUKIN-6; MIDDLE AGED; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 67650229973     PISSN: 17402522     EISSN: 17402530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/374696     Document Type: Article

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