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To determine whether variations in cytokine expression across lymph nodes and brain tissue explain differences in susceptibility to toxoplasmic encephalitis between mouse strains.

October 1, 1994The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Immunocytochemical Detection Of Cytokines In The Lymph Nodes And Brains Of Mice Resistant Or Susceptible To Toxoplasmic Encephalitis

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To determine whether variations in cytokine expression across lymph nodes and brain tissue explain differences in susceptibility to toxoplasmic encephalitis between mouse strains.
Assessed cytokine production (IFN-gamma, TNF, IL-2, and IL-10) using immunohistochemical staining in the lymph nodes and central nervous systems of infected BALB/c (resistant) and CBA/Ca (susceptible) mice across multiple time points.
Both mouse strains displayed peak IFN-gamma and TNF expression in lymph nodes at day 7 post-infection, but elevated levels persisted exclusively in susceptible CBA/Ca mice.
CNS TNF expression was detected in both strains and directly correlated with the severity of neuropathology.
IL-2 was detected late (after day 52) in lymph nodes and CNS of CBA/Ca mice versus transiently (days 14–21) in BALB/c lymph nodes, while CBA/Ca mice maintained the highest IL-10 levels in both tissues.

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Comparative animal study reveals distinct lymphoid and brain cytokine profiles in resistant versus susceptible mice, suggesting immune dysregulation drives progressive toxoplasmic encephalitis.

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Hunter et al. (1994) studied this question.

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Comparative animal study reveals distinct lymphoid and brain cytokine profiles in resistant versus susceptible mice, suggesting immune dysregulation drives progressive toxoplasmic encephalitis.

Immunocytochemical Detection Of Cytokines In The Lymph Nodes And Brains Of Mice Resistant Or Susceptible To Toxoplasmic Encephalitis

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Immunocytochemical Detection Of Cytokines In The Lymph Nodes And Brains Of Mice Resistant Or Susceptible To Toxoplasmic Encephalitis

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