Selective damage of hippocampal neurons in murine cerebral malaria prevented by pentoxifylline.
J Neurol Sci
; 114(1): 20-4, 1993 Jan.
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The effect of pentoxifylline, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, was investigated on the development of cerebral malaria in Plasmodium berghei K 173 infected C57/B16 mice. No significant differences occurred in the course of parasitemia and survival time after infection between control mice and pentoxifylline treated mice. Moreover, no differences were observed between the groups with respect to the occurrence of cerebral malaria. The only striking difference was that pentoxifylline treatment selectively prevented neuronal cell damage in the sector CA1 of the hippocampus. These findings are in contrast to previous studies, where pentoxifylline prevented cerebral malaria in P. berghei ANKA infected CBA/Ca mice, another widely used model of cerebral malaria. Obvious differences exist between these models.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pentoxifilina
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Malaria Cerebral
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Hipocampo
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Neuronas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neurol Sci
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania