Allicin enhances host pro-inflammatory immune responses and protects against acute murine malaria infection

BACKGROUND: During malaria infection, multiple pro-inflammatory mediators including IFN-γ, TNF and nitric oxide (NO) play a crucial role in the protection against the parasites. Modulation of host immunity is an important strategy to improve the outcome of malaria infection. Allicin is the major bio...

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Main Authors: Feng, Yonghui, Zhu, Xiaotong, Wang, Qinghui, Jiang, Yongjun, Shang, Hong, Cui, Liwang, Cao, Yaming
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472178/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22873687
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-268
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