Characteristics of Infection Immunity Regulated by Toxoplasma gondii to Maintain Chronic Infection in the Brain

To examine the immune environment of chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection in the brain, the characteristics of infection-immunity (premunition) in infection with T. gondii strain ME49 were investigated for 12 weeks postinfection (PI). The results showed that neuronal cell death, microglia infiltratio...

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Main Authors: Young Sang Hwang, Ji-Hun Shin, Jung-Pyo Yang, Bong-Kwang Jung, Sang Hyung Lee, Eun-Hee Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00158/full