Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection

In this paper a discussin is made on the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis mansoni in mice, presented from the perspectives of "processes", "mediators", "strategies for study" and vasculitis are discussed. The role of mediators, including cells, antibodies and immune comp...

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Main Author: Allen W. Cheever
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1992-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000800054
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spelling doaj-79ff8de5fce24b78ba6e8e829224061b2020-11-24T22:38:41ZengInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da SaúdeMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.0074-02761678-80601992-01-018733734010.1590/S0074-02761992000800054Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infectionAllen W. CheeverIn this paper a discussin is made on the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis mansoni in mice, presented from the perspectives of "processes", "mediators", "strategies for study" and vasculitis are discussed. The role of mediators, including cells, antibodies and immune complexes, cytokines and distal mediators is commented as related to the pathological processes occuring in schistosomiasis. Finally, strategies for study are presented, followed by a discussion on the etiopathogenesis of the different clinical stages and pathologic manifestations of schistosomiasis mansoni.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000800054schistosomiasisSchistosoma mansonimicepathogenesis
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Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
schistosomiasis
Schistosoma mansoni
mice
pathogenesis
author_facet Allen W. Cheever
author_sort Allen W. Cheever
title Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection
title_short Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection
title_full Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection
title_fullStr Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection
title_full_unstemmed Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection
title_sort pathogenesis of schistosoma mansoni infection
publisher Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
series Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
issn 0074-0276
1678-8060
publishDate 1992-01-01
description In this paper a discussin is made on the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis mansoni in mice, presented from the perspectives of "processes", "mediators", "strategies for study" and vasculitis are discussed. The role of mediators, including cells, antibodies and immune complexes, cytokines and distal mediators is commented as related to the pathological processes occuring in schistosomiasis. Finally, strategies for study are presented, followed by a discussion on the etiopathogenesis of the different clinical stages and pathologic manifestations of schistosomiasis mansoni.
topic schistosomiasis
Schistosoma mansoni
mice
pathogenesis
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