Reduced Leukocyte Infiltration in Absence of Eosinophils Correlates with Decreased Tissue Damage and Disease Susceptibility in ΔdblGATA Mice during Murine Neurocysticercosis.

• Auteurs principaux: Pramod K Mishra (Auteur), Qun Li (Auteur), Luis E Munoz (Auteur), Chris A Mares (Auteur), Elizabeth G Morris (Auteur), Judy M Teale (Auteur), Astrid E Cardona (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is one of the most common helminth parasitic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and the leading cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. NCC is caused by the presence of the metacestode larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium within brain tissues. NCC patients exhibit a...