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ArticleInfection and immunity1998

Acute and chronic phases of Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice modulate the host immune responses.

T D Nguyen, G Bigaignon, J Van Broeck, M Vercammen, T N Nguyen, M Delmee, M Turneer, S F Wolf, J P Coutelier

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Article in Infection and immunity, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

T D NguyenMicrobiology Unit, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
G Bigaignon
J Van Broeck
M Vercammen
T N Nguyen
M Delmee
M Turneer
S F Wolf
J P Coutelier
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc · BEUCLouvain · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Murine antibody responses to soluble proteins are generally restricted to the immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) isotype. When mice were infected with Toxoplasma gondii Beverley and concomitantly immunized with a soluble unrelated protein antigen, a modification in the isotypic distribution of antibodies directed against this nonparasite antigen was observed, with a preferential production of IgG2a. Interestingly, when mice were immunized with a soluble protein antigen during the chronic phase (day 40) of infection with T. gondii Beverley, a similar modification in the isotypic distribution of antiprotein antibodies was observed.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseAnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanChronic DiseaseCytokinesFemaleImmunoglobulin IsotypesInterleukin-12LactoferrinMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRNA, MessengerSpleenToxoplasmosis, AnimalAntibodies, ProtozoanCytokinesImmunoglobulin IsotypesInterleukin-12LactoferrinRNA, Messenger

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PMID9596779
PMCPMC108301
OpenAlexW2139466801

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