Predominance of Th1 response, increase of megakaryocytes and Kupffer cells are related to survival in Trypanosoma cruzi infected mice treated with Lycopodium clavatum

Cytokine

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 57-61

  Falkowski Temporini, Gislaine Janaina ^a   Lopes, Carina Ribeiro ^a   Massini, Paula Fernanda ^a   Brustolin, Camila Fernanda ^a   Sandri, Patricia Flora ^a   Ferreira, Érika Cristina ^a   Aleixo, Denise Lessa ^a   Pala, Nelson Roberto ^b   de Araújo, Silvana Marques ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b Homeopath Volunteer   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Kupffer cells; Lycopodium clavatum; Megakaryocytes; Th1 response; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; KUPFFER CELL; LYCOPODIUM; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TH1 TH17 CYTOKINE RATIO; TH1 TH2 BALANCE; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; TH1 CELL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CYTOKINES; KUPFFER CELLS; LYCOPODIUM; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTES; MICE; TH1 CELLS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84983806542     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: 10960023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.08.015     Document Type: Article

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