Neuropeptide Y concentrations in experimentalLeishmania majorcutaneous leishmaniasis
作者:
Ahmed Ahmed,
Mahmood Ahmed,
Elvar Theodorsson,
Klas Nordlind,
期刊:
NeuroReport
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 14
页码: 3271-3277
ISSN:0959-4965
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
关键词: Dorsal root ganglia;L. major;Lymph nodes;Mice;NPY;Skin;Spleen
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
NEUROPEPTIDE Y (NPY) concentrations were investigated by radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemistry in a murine model of cutaneous leishmaniasis, using a susceptible (BALB/c) and a resistant (C57BL/6) mouse strain. The analyses were performed on the skin, secondary lymphoid organs and dorsal root ganglia (DRG) at 1, 3, 6 and 9 weeks postinfection. An overall reduction in the NPY concentrations in the studied organs was observed in both mouse strains; the reduction in the skin and draining lymph nodes was more evident and progressive in the susceptible strain. Using immunohistochemistry there seemed to be a reduction in NPY immunoreactivity in all inflamed tissues analysed compared to the controls. These observations might indicate a possible pathophysiological role for NPY in murine cutaneous leishmaniasis.
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