The dynamic interdependence of amebiasis, innate immunity, and undernutrition

Seminars in Immunopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 771-785

  Verkerke, Hans P ^a   Petri Jr , William A ^a   Marie, Chelsea S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amebiasis; Entamoeba histolytica; Innate immunity; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; DEFENSIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; CYTOKINE;

AMEBIASIS; AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE MODEL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEREDITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALNUTRITION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REG1ALPHA; REG1BETA; REG3; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TROPHOZOITE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84876026691     PISSN: 18632297     EISSN: 18632300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00281-012-0349-1     Document Type: Review

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