Experimental reinfection of BALB/c mice with different recombinant type I/III strains of Toxoplasma gondii: involvement of IFN-³ and IL-10

Experimental reinfection of BALB/c mice with different recombinant type I/III strains of Toxoplasma gondii: involvement of IFN-³ and IL-10

To assess reinfection of BALB/c mice with different Toxoplasma gondii strains, the animals were prime infected with the non-virulent D8 strain and challenged with virulent recombinant strains. Thirty days after challenge, brain cysts were obtained from surviving BALB/c mice and inoculated in Swiss m...

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Main Authors: Geane Peroni Brandão, Maria Norma Melo, Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli, Braulia Costa Caetano, Adriana Melo Ferreira, Letícia Azevedo Silva, Ricardo Wagner Almeida Vitor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
experimental toxoplasmosis
reinfection
recombinant strains
cytokine
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