Improvements of cognitive functions in mice heavily infected by Angiostrongylus cantonensis after treatment with albendazole, dexamethasone, or co-therapy

Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the causative agent of human eosinophilic meningitis and eosinophilic meningoencepalitis, has been reported to cause cognitive impairments in the host. To determine whether drug treatment improves the cognitive functions, BALB/c mice infected with 50 third-stage larvae w...

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Main Authors: Kai-Yuan Jhan, Chien-Ju Cheng, Chih-Jen Chou, Shih-Ming Jung, Guan-Jhih Lai, Kuang-Yao Chen, Lian-Chen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118222000585