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. 1992 Jan;36(1):220–222. doi: 10.1128/aac.36.1.220

Effectiveness of dehydroepiandrosterone in reduction of cryptosporidial activity in immunosuppressed rats.

K R Rasmussen 1, M J Arrowood 1, M C Healey 1
PMCID: PMC189268  PMID: 1534212

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the immunomodulator dehydroepiandrosterone in the treatment of cryptosporidiosis in glucocorticoid-induced immunosuppressed rats. A significant reduction in cryptosporidial activity occurred in treated versus untreated rats as assessed by oocyst shedding intensities and examination of parasite colonization in the small intestine.

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