Host cholesterol synthesis contributes to growth of intracellular Toxoplasma gondii in macrophages

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 633-639

  Nishikawa, Yoshifumi ^a   Ibrahim, Hany M ^a,b   Kameyama, Kyohko ^a   Shiga, Ikumi ^a   Hiasa, Jun ^a   Xuan, Xuenan ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Menoufia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Lipid metabolism; Macrophage; Parasitology; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COMPACTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MEVALONIC ACID; MEVINOLIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CHO CELL; CRICETULUS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAMSTER; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CHOLESTEROL; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LOVASTATIN; MACROPHAGES; MEVALONIC ACID; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECEPTORS, LDL; TOXOPLASMA;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79958065018     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0496     Document Type: Article

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