Experimental neurocysticercosis: absence of IL-4 induces lower encephalitis
Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most severe clinical manifestation of cysticercosis. One of the factors responsible for its symptomatology is the host inflammatory response. Therefore the influence of interleukin 4 (IL-4) on the induction of encephalitis in experimental NCC was evaluated. Metho...
Encéfalo/parasitología, Cysticercus/fisiología, Modelos Animales de Enfermedad, Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos, Encefalitis Infecciosa/sangre, Encefalitis Infecciosa/parasitología, Interleucina-4/sangre, Ratones Endogámicos BALB C, Neurocisticercosis/sangre, Neurocisticercosis/parasitología, Factores de Tiempo