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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
The mechanisms for several important features o f African trypanosomiasis are still largely unexplained. These include (1) the occurrence of parasite growth-promoting molecules provided by the host, (2) polyclonal T- and B-cell activation and the development of immunosuppression and (3) neuropsychiatric signs. Here Tomas Olsson, Moiz Bakhiet and Krister Kristensson focus on interactive events between Trypanosoma brucei and CD8(+) T cells, and the release of a diffusible molecule from T. brucei that triggers CD8(+) T cells to produce interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). This cytokine provides a growth stimulus for the parasite and modulates events in the host's immune and nervous systems.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0169-4758
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
237-9
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Interactions between Trypanosoma brucei and CD8+ T cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, S-141 86 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article