Study of glucocorticoid activity on chronic granulomatous inflammatory response in Nile tilapia vaccinated and challenged with Flavobacterium spp

• Grant number: 11/08864-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2011
• End date: August 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Pathology
• Principal Investigator: Marco Antonio de Andrade Belo
• Grantee: Victor Luis Marques Sobreira Borges Canhe
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação. Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco (UNICASTELO). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the effect of glucocorticoid dexamethasone on the inflammatory response of Nile tilapia vaccinated and challenged with Flavobacterium columnare.