Glial alterations in tuberculous and cryptococcal meningitis and their relation to HIV co-infection – A study on human brains | Zendy

Surya Tripathi | Zendy; Ishan Patro | Zendy; Anita Mahadevan | Zendy; Nisha Patro | Zendy; Mariamma Phillip | Zendy; Susarla Krishna Shankar | Zendy

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Glial alterations in tuberculous and cryptococcal meningitis and their relation to HIV co-infection – A study on human brains

Author(s) -

Surya Tripathi,

Ishan Patro,

Anita Mahadevan,

Nisha Patro,

Mariamma Phillip,

Susarla Krishna Shankar

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3894

Subject(s) - microglia , meningitis , immunology , tuberculous meningitis , aids related opportunistic infections , pathology , medicine , biology , immune system , central nervous system , astrocyte , tuberculosis , inflammation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , neuroscience , sida , viral disease , psychiatry

Tuberculosis and cryptococcal infection of the central nervous system are common AIDS-associated opportunistic infections in tropical underdeveloped and developing countries. To date, research on these infections has focused on clinical, imaging, laboratory diagnosis, and animal models to elucidate the pathogenesis. There is paucity of information on astroglial and microglial alterations in the human nervous system following these infections.

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