Balanced cytokine-producing pattern in mice immunized with an avirulent Trypanosoma cruzi

We have previously demonstrated that inoculation of BALB/c mice with trypomastigotes of CL-14, an avirulent Trypanosoma cruzi clone, prevents the development of parasitemia and mortality after challenge with virulent CL strain. In this report, we investigated the cytokine and antibody profiles induc...

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Main Authors: Milena B. P. Soares, Renata Gonçalves, Alexandre S. Pyrrho, Deise A. Costa, Claudia N. Paiva, Cerli R. Gattass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2003-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652003000200005