Inflammation Caused by Praziquantel Treatment Depends on the Location of the Taenia solium Cysticercus in Porcine Neurocysticercosis.

Inflammation Caused by Praziquantel Treatment Depends on the Location of the Taenia solium Cysticercus in Porcine Neurocysticercosis.

<h4>Background</h4>Neurocysticercosis (NCC), infection of the central nervous system by Taenia solium cysticerci, is a pleomorphic disease. Inflammation around cysticerci is the major cause of disease but is variably present. One factor modulating the inflammatory responses may be the lo...

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Main Authors: Carla Cangalaya, Mirko Zimic, Miguel Marzal, Armando E González, Cristina Guerra-Giraldez, Siddhartha Mahanty, Theodore E Nash, Hector H García, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004207

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004207

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