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ArticleParasites & vectors2011

Influence of inflammation on parasitism and area of experimental amoebic liver abscess: an immunohistochemical and morphometric study.

Cássia Abadia Xavier Costa, Thaisa Helena Silva Fonseca, Fabrício Marcus Silva Oliveira, Joseph Fabiano Guimaraes Santos, Maria Aparecida Gomes, Marcelo Vidigal Caliari

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cássia Abadia Xavier CostaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Patologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av, Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. cassiaaxc@pop.com.br
Thaisa Helena Silva Fonseca
Fabrício Marcus Silva Oliveira
Joseph Fabiano Guimaraes Santos
Maria Aparecida Gomes
Marcelo Vidigal Caliari
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRJoão Pinheiro Foundation · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The influence of inflammation on the number of trophozoites and on the murine amoebic liver abscess area following infection with Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar was evaluated. Immunohistochemistry and digital morphometry were used to identify and quantify the trophozoites, neutrophils, macrophages, and lesions. Positive correlation was observed between the number of trophozoites and inflammatory cells. A significant decrease in parasitism and inflammation in groups treated with dexamethasone was observed. The scarceness or absence of trophozoites in the treated groups suggest the importance of the inflammatory response in the production of amoebic hepatic abscesses in spite of the inherent virulence of the parasite being decisive in the establishment of the lesion.

Indexed as

Host-Parasite InteractionsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBiometryDexamethasoneEntamoebaImmunohistochemistryInflammationLiverLiver Abscess, AmebicMiceMicroscopyAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDexamethasone

Identifiers

PMID21356065
PMCPMC3058109
OpenAlexW2043884367

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