Modulation of malaria-induced immunopathology by concurrent gastrointestinal nematode infection in mice

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1525-1532

  Segura, M ^a   Matte, C ^a   Thawani, N ^a   Su, Z ^a   Stevenson, M M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Co infection; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Immunopathology; Malaria; Pathology; Plasmodium; Th2 cytokines

Indexed keywords

STAT6 PROTEIN;

ANEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALARIA; NEMATODE; PATHOLOGY; RODENT;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MIXED INFECTION; MOUSE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI INFECTION; RETICULOCYTOSIS; SPLEEN; TH2 CELL; TISSUE INJURY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALARIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEMATOSPIROIDES DUBIUS; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; STAT6 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TH2 CELLS;

HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; MUS; NEMATODA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; VERMES;

EID: 70349937899     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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