Haematology of experimental <i>Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</i> infection in vervet monkeys
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Proinflammatory cytokine expression in the early phase of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops).
A vervet monkey model of trypanosomiasis was used to study inflammatory cytokine responses in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Gamma interferon levels were transiently up-regulated in serum between days 6 and 8 of infection, followed by a sustained up-regulation of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and soluble TNF receptor 1. At no time were these cytokines detectable in the CSF.
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Health Sciences
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1022-9272
DOI: 10.4314/ajhs.v13i3.30837