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EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY
Volume 111, Issue 2, Pages 71-79Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.05.001
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prostaglandin; Trypanosoma cruzi; cytokines; immunosuppression; COX-2
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We investigated the possible role of prostaglandins produced by COX-2 in the immuno suppression observed during Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Con-A-stimulated splenocytes isolated from mice on days 5, 10, and 15 of infection released large amounts of PGE(2) and this release was inhibited by the treatment of animals with sodium salicylate or meloxicam. The treatment of the animals with these drugs enhanced the release of IL-2 by splenocytes from T cruzi-infected animals and significantly reduced the blood parasitemia and delayed the mortality of the infected mice. Furthermore, the release of TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-4, and IL-10 by Con-A-stimulated splenocytes obtained from infected mice on days 5, 10, and 15 of the infection was significantly inhibited by treatment of the animals with salicylate or meloxicam. In conclusion, the results suggest that the prostaglandins produced mainly by COX-2 mediate the immunosuppression observed in the acute phase of T cruzi infection. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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