Molecular group:
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell:
G-CSF
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium berghei XAT
pRBC infection titer:
10^4
Mouse genetic background (Con):
CBA
Experimental treatment group (EG):
rhG-CSF
Lethal infection (Con):
no
Lethal infection (EG):
no
Pathology (Con):
N.I.
Pathology (EG):
N.I.
Parasitemia (EG vs Con):
Decreased first peak
Additional phenotypes (EG vs Con):
↑ neutrophils count in peripheral blood prior to infection
Refs:
Waki at al., 1993, Parasitol Res
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