Host immune response to Toxoplasma gondii and Ascaris lumbricoides in a highly endemic area: evidence of parasite co-immunomodulation properties influencing the outcome of both infections

Host immune response to Toxoplasma gondii and Ascaris lumbricoides in a highly endemic area: evidence of parasite co-immunomodulation properties influencing the outcome of both infections

Toxoplasmosis and ascaridiasis evoke polar Th-1 and Th-2 host immune responses, respectively. A study to investigate the specific cytokine profile production by in vitro cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from individuals living under precarious sanitary conditions in a highly endemic ar...

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Main Authors: Lílian MG Bahia-Oliveira, Juliana Azevedo da Silva, Alba Lucinia Peixoto-Rangel, Marcela Santana Bastos Boechat, Annelise M Wilken Abreu Oliveira, Cristiano L Massara, Ricardo Guerra Peixe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Ascaris lumbricoides
uveitis
retinochoroiditis
environmental contamination
cytokines
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000200021

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