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Experimental murine Trypanosoma congolense infections. I. Administration of anti-IFN-gamma antibodies alters trypanosome-susceptible mice to a resistant-like phenotype.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 1998
Uzonna J E, Kaushik R S, Gordon J R, Tabel H
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms regulating resistance or susceptibility to African trypanosomes have been enigmatic. In this study, we assessed the production of several cytokines (IL-4, IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha) in vivo and in vitro using genetically susceptible (BALB/c) or resistant (C57BL/6) mice infected with cloned Trypanosoma congolense and the role of these cytokines in pathogenesis of this infection. Plasma of infected...
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