Identification of differentially expressed proteins from Leishmania amazonensis associated with the loss of virulence of the parasites.

Identification of differentially expressed proteins from Leishmania amazonensis associated with the loss of virulence of the parasites.

BACKGROUND: The present study analyzed whether or not the in vitro cultivation for long periods of time of pre-isolated Leishmania amazonensis from lesions of chronically infected BALB/c mice was able to interfere in the parasites' infectivity using in vivo and in vitro experiments. In addition...

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Main Authors: Rubens D M Magalhães, Mariana C Duarte, Eliciane C Mattos, Vivian T Martins, Paula S Lage, Miguel A Chávez-Fumagalli, Daniela P Lage, Daniel Menezes-Souza, Wiliam C B Régis, Maria J Manso Alves, Manuel Soto, Carlos A P Tavares, Ronaldo A P Nagen, Eduardo A F Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3974679?pdf=render

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