Low transformation growth factor-β1 production and collagen synthesis correlate with the lack of hepatic periportal fibrosis development in undernourished mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Undernourished mice infected (UI) submitted to low and long-lasting infections by Schistosoma mansoni are unable to develop the hepatic periportal fibrosis that is equivalent to Symmers’ fibrosis in humans. In this report, the effects of the host’s nutritional status on parasite (worm load, egg viab...

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Autores principales: Barros, Andreia Ferreira, Oliveira, Sheilla Andrade, Carvalho, Camila Lima, Silva, Fabiana Leticia, de Souza, Veruska Cintia Alexandrino, da Silva, Anekecia Lauro, de Araujo, Roni Evencio, Souza, Bruno Solano F, Soares, Milena Botelho Pereira, Costa, Vlaudia MA, Coutinho, Eridan de Medeiros
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24676664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276140266

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24676664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276140266

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