Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus enhances non specific protection against Plasmodium chabaudi AS in mice Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus aumenta la protección no específica contra Plasmodium chabaudi AS en ratones

• Main Authors: Federico Martínez-Gómez (Author), Olga Ixta-Rodríguez (Author), Blanca Aguilar-Figueroa (Author), Ranulfo Hernández-Cruz (Author), Amalia Monroy-Ostria (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the capacity of Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus to enhance resistance against Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi AS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: NIH mice were IP injected with viable lactobacillus casei seven days (LC1 group) or 7 and 14 days (LC2 group) before the challenge (day 0) wi...