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ArticleJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology2018

Role of IL-21 in host pathogenesis in experimental visceral leishmaniasis.

R Khatonier, A M Khan, P Sarmah, G U Ahmed

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Article in Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Interleukin (IL)-21 in Inflammation and Immunity During Parasitic Diseases.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

R Khatonier1Division of Entomology and Filariasis, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, NE Region, Post Box No. 105, Dibrugarh, Assam 786001 India.
A M Khan1Division of Entomology and Filariasis, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, NE Region, Post Box No. 105, Dibrugarh, Assam 786001 India.
P Sarmah1Division of Entomology and Filariasis, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, NE Region, Post Box No. 105, Dibrugarh, Assam 786001 India.
G U Ahmed2Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a major global health problem but still remains one of the neglected tropical diseases. Currently available chemotherapeutics are associated with severe toxicity and increased drug resistance. There is a need to explore for novel therapeutic strategies that could modulate host immune responses or work in synergy with chemotherapy of VL. Therefore, understanding the host immunological changes that play a vital role in disease pathology is a prerequisite for designing any interventions. We have investigated the role of IL-21 during the course of

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Amphotericin BInterleukin-21mRNA expressionPathogenesisVisceral leishmaniasis

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PMID30538346
PMCPMC6261154

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