title: [Immunology of the toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis].
abstract: Toxoplasma gondii infection is an important cause of ocular disease in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent subjects. The pathogenesis of retinochoroidal lesion associated with this infection is not fully understood. In this review, the role of the immune system in the control of Toxoplasma infection, especially in the eye, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. cordeiro.cy@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cynthia Azeredo
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: Paula Rocha
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Walderez Ornelas
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Wesley Ribeiro
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oréfice
authors.forename: Antônio Lúcio
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Teixeira Júnior
mesh_terms: D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000276:immunology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000276:immunology; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines