The Effect of Vitamin D3 Alone and Mixed with IFN-γ on Tachyzoites of Toxoplasma Gondii (RH Strain) Proliferation and Nitric Oxide (NO) Production in Infected Macrophages of BALB/C Mice

Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory interacelullar parasite that infects nucleated cells in its intermediate hosts. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of vitamin D3 on the multiplication of T. gondii in peritoneal macrophage of Balb/c mice and nitric oxide producti...

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Main Authors: E Al-Kawaz, A Dalimi Asl, Z Sharifi, M Abdolah Pour, F Ghaffarifar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/16666.pdf