Effect of the injection of an extract of Ascaris suum on macrophage activation during the early phase of Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection in C57Bl/6 mice

Effect of the injection of an extract of Ascaris suum on macrophage activation during the early phase of Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection in C57Bl/6 mice

Injection of an Ascaris suum extract (Asc) affects both the humoral and cellular immune responses to unrelated antigens when it is co-administered with these antigens. In the present study we evaluated the effect of Asc on macrophage activation in the early phase of Mycobacterium bovis BCG (Pasteur...

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Main Authors: A.P. Ferreira, F.M. Aarestrup, M.G. Bonecini-Almeida, E.E. Souza, E.A. Gomes, J.O.A. Corrêa, H.C. Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1999-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Mycobacterium bovis
Ascaris suum
macrophage activation
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NADPH diaphorase
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