Evidence for eosinophil recruitment, leukotriene B4 production and mast cell hyperplasia following Toxocara canis infection in rats

It is well known that eosinophilia is a key pathogenetic component of toxocariasis. The objective of the present study was to determine if there is an association between peritoneal and blood eosinophil influx, mast cell hyperplasia and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production after Toxocara canis infection...

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Main Authors: D. Carlos, E.R. Machado, L. De Paula, A. Sá-Nunes, C.A. Sorgi, M.C. Jamur, C. Oliver, W.T. Lima, L.H. Faccioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Rat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000400008