Journal article
Inflammation Caused by Praziquantel Treatment Depends on the Location of the Taenia solium Cysticercus in Porcine Neurocysticercosis
C Cangalaya, M Zimic, M Marzal, AE González, C Guerra-Giraldez, S Mahanty, TE Nash, HH García
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2015
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Abstract
Background: Neurocysticercosis (NCC), infection of the central nervous system by Taenia solium cysticerci, is a pleomorphic disease. Inflammation around cysticerci is the major cause of disease but is variably present. One factor modulating the inflammatory responses may be the location and characteristics of the brain tissue adjacent to cysticerci. We analyzed and compared the inflammatory responses to cysticerci located in the parenchyma to those in the meninges or cysticerci partially in contact with both the parenchyma and the meninges (corticomeningeal). Methodology/Principal Findings: Histological specimens of brain cysticerci (n = 196) from 11 pigs naturally infected with Taenia soliu..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was partially supported by grants D43 TW001140 and 2D43 TW007393 from the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of health, USA, and by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.