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Toxoplasma gondii oral infection induces intestinal inflammation and retinochoroiditis in mice genetically selected for immune oral tolerance resistance.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Dias Raul Ramos Furtado, Carvalho Eulógio Carlos Queiroz de, Leite Carla Cristina da Silva, Tedesco Roberto Carlos, Calabrese Katia da Silva, Silva Antonio Carlos, DaMatta Renato Augusto, de Fatima Sarro-Silva Maria
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide disease with most of the infections originating through the oral route and generates various pathological manifestations, ranging from meningoencephalitis to retinochoroiditis and inflammatory bowel disease. Animal models for these pathologies are scarce and have limitations. We evaluated the outcome of Toxoplasma gondii oral infection with 50 or 100 cysts of the ME-49 strain in two...
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