Relationship between pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines profiles and some haematological parameters in some Cameroonians infected with Onchocerca volvulus

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 713-717

  Nmorsi, OPG ^a   Nkot, BP Isaac C ^a   Che, J ^a  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory cytokines; Cameroonians; Haematological parameters; Microfilarial load; Onchocerca volvulus; Pro inflammatory cytokines

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAMEROONIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFILARIA; MONOCYTE COUNT; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SNIP;

ANIMALS; CAMEROON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-13; INTERLEUKIN-1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKINS; LEUKOCYTES; MICROFILARIA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS;

EID: 84863858157     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60112-6     Document Type: Article

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