Effects of immunization with the rNfa1 protein on experimental Naegleria fowleri-PAM mice

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 382-389

  Lee, Y J ^a   Kim, J H ^a   Sohn, H J ^a   Lee, J ^a   Jung, S Y ^b   Chwae, Y J ^a   Kim, K ^a   Park, S ^a   Shin, H J ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Namseoul University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Naegleria fowleri; Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; INTERLEUKIN 10; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; RECOMBINANT NFA1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; RODENT DISEASES; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI;

EID: 79959210835     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2011.01296.x     Document Type: Article

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