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SOME inducers of interferon, as well as interferon itself, have been shown to afford some protection against trophozoite1 and sporozoite induced malaria2 and Toxoplasma gondii in L cells3. The effect is similar to the way bacterial endotoxin stimulates host resistance to bacterial infection4,5 and enhances protection against rodent malaria6,7 and trypanosomes8,9.
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HERMAN, R., BARON, S. Effects of Interferon Inducers on the Intracellular Growth of the Protozoan Parasite, Leishmania donovani. Nature 226, 168–170 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226168a0
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