Assessment of the levels of nitric oxide (NO) and cytokines (IL-5, IL-6, IL-13, TNF, IFN-gamma) in giardiosis

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 280-284

  Matowicka Karna, Joanna ^a   Kralisz, Maciej ^b   Kemona, Halina ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Sniadecki Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Giardiosis; IFN gamma; IL 13; IL 5; IL 6; NO; TNF alpha

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055072438     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: 18975631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5603/FHC.2011.0039     Document Type: Article

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