Reactive nitrogen and oxygen species, and iron sequestration contribute to macrophage-mediated control of Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Phylum Microsporidia) infection in vitro and in vivo

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 1244-1251

  Didier, Elizabeth S ^a   Bowers, Lisa C ^a   Martin, Aaron D ^a   Kuroda, Marcelo J ^a   Khan, Imtiaz A ^b   Didier, Peter J ^a  

^a TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Innate immunity; Microsporidia; Parasite host interactions; Parasites; Peritoneal macrophages; Reactive nitrogen species; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CITRATE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; FEMALE; IRON; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; PERITONEUM; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; MAMMALIA; MICROSPORIDIA; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 78649808715     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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