Open AccessInterleukin-4 (IL-4) and Interferon-Gamma (IFN-gamma) in pregnant C57BL/6 Mice infected with <i>L. major</i> at different gestational periods
Author(s) -
OG Arinola,
Jacques Louis,
Fabienne TacchiniCottier,
Abraham Aseffa,
Salimonu Ls
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v23i3.28121
Subject(s) - medicine , litter , gestation , pregnancy , interferon gamma , ratón , immunology , andrology , immune system , biology , agronomy , genetics
To assess if gestational factors affect the resistance of C57BL/6 mice to L major infection, this study determined the levels of IL-4 and IFN-gamma in popliteal lymph node cells of pregnant C57BL/6 mice infected with L. major at 16 hours, 5 days-, 10 days- and 15 days- post plug by PCR, ELISA and BIOASSAY.