Brazilian strains of Toxoplasma gondii are controlled by azithromycin and modulate cytokine production in human placental explants

Brazilian strains of Toxoplasma gondii are controlled by azithromycin and modulate cytokine production in human placental explants

Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that causes congenital toxoplasmosis by transplacental transmission. Parasite strains are genetically diverse and disease severity is related to the genotype. In Uberlândia city, Brazil, two virulent strains were isolated: TgChBrUD1 and T...

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Main Authors: Priscila Silva Franco, Paula Suellen Guimarães Gois, Thádia Evelyn de Araújo, Rafaela José da Silva, Bellisa de Freitas Barbosa, Angelica de Oliveira Gomes, Francesca Ietta, Lara Affonso dos Santos, Maria Célia dos Santos, José Roberto Mineo, Eloisa Amália Vieira Ferro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Brazilian strains
Azithromycin
Villous explants
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-019-0503-3

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