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| Title |
The hamster cheek pouch: an immunologically privileged site suitable to the study of granulomatous infections
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| Published in |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, September 2006
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0036-46651995000400004 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
M. S. P. de Arruda, M. R. Montenegro |
| Abstract |
The hamster cheek pouch is an invagination of oral mucosa, characterized histologically as skin-like. In this paper we describe anatomical, histological and embriological features of the pouch and comment on the pouch as an immunologically privileged site since it lacks lymphatic drainage and has few Langerhans cells. We present the review from literature and our observations after inoculation in the pouch of mycobacteriae (BCG, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae) and a fungus (Paracoccidioides brasiliensis). Lesions in the pouch were granulomatous but smaller and long lasting; even granulomatous, the reaction was inefficient to control the proliferation of agents compared with inoculation in other sites, except for BCG. Appearance of immunity was also delayed or absent and, when it was detected, a sharp decrease in number of agents in pouch lesions was observed. These observations make the pouch an interesting site for the study of the role of immune system in infectious diseases and in granuloma formation. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 15 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 20% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Professor | 2 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 13% |
| Researcher | 2 | 13% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 August 2019.
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#8,535,472
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#133
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#30,318
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