Immune Checkpoint Targets for Host-Directed Therapy to Prevent and Treat Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis encompasses a group of diseases caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Leishmania. These diseases range from life threatening visceral forms to self-healing cutaneous lesions, and each disease manifestations can progress to complications involving dissemination of parasit...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Kumar, Shashi Bhushan Chauhan, Susanna S. Ng, Shyam Sundar, Christian R. Engwerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01492/full