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TNF-α blockade suppresses pericystic inflammation following anthelmintic treatment in porcine neurocysticercosis

BACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is an infection of the brain with the larval cyst of the tapeworm, Taenia solium. Cysticidal treatment induces parasite killing resulting in a post inflammatory response and seizures, which generally requires corticosteroid treatment to control inflammation. The...

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Autores principales: Mahanty, Siddhartha, Orrego, Miguel A., Cangalaya, Carla, Adrianzen, M. Paz, Arroyo, Gianfranco, Calcina, Juan, Gonzalez, Armando E., García, Héctor H., Guerra-Giraldez, Cristina, Nash, Theodore E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29190292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006059