Effect of glucan on Leishmania major infection in BALB/c mice
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 23 (4) , 363-365
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-23-4-363
Abstract
The effect of glucan on Leishmania major infection was studied in BALB/c mice, which are highly susceptible to leishmania infection. Glucan (0·45 mg), or isovolumetric dextrose, was administered intraperitoneally 7, 5, 3 and 1 day before infection with L. major promastigotes. At 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 weeks after infection, animals were killed; the liver and spleen of each animal were weighed and the parasite burden was calculated. A significant (p < 0·01) reduction in amastigote proliferation in liver and spleen of animals pretreated with glucan was demonstrated 4, 6 and 8 weeks after infection.Keywords
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