N-acetyl-cysteine inhibits liver oxidative stress markers in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania amazonensis

N-acetyl-cysteine inhibits liver oxidative stress markers in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania amazonensis

BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a parasitosis caused by several species of the genus Leishmania. These parasites present high resistance against oxidative stress generated by inflammatory cells. OBJECTIVES To investigate oxidative stress and molecular inflammatory markers in BALB/c mice infected with...

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Main Authors: Juciano Gasparotto, Alice Kunzler, Mario Roberto Senger, Celeste da Silva Freitas de Souza, Salvatore Giovanni de Simone, Rafael Calixto Bortolin, Nauana Somensi, Felipe Dal-Pizzol, José Claudio Fonseca Moreira, Ana Lúcia Abreu-Silva, Kátia da Silva Calabrese, Floriano Paes Silva Jr, Daniel Pens Gelain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Leishmania amazonensis
antioxidant treatment
liver damage
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