Immune and inflammatory responses to Leishmania amazonensis isolated from different clinical forms of human leishmaniasis in CBA mice

Immune and inflammatory responses to Leishmania amazonensis isolated from different clinical forms of human leishmaniasis in CBA mice

Leishmania amazonensis causes different diseases depending on the host and parasitic virulence factors. In this study, CBA mice were infected with L. amazonensis isolates from patients with localized (Ba125), diffuse cutaneous (Ba276) or visceral leishmaniasis (Ba109). Mice infected with Ba125 and B...

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Main Authors: Valderes L de Souza, Patrícia ST Veras, Marcus Welby-Borges, Tânia MC Silva, Bruna R Leite, Rodrigo B Ferraro, José R Meyer-Fernandes, Aldina Barral, Jackson Mauricio Lopes Costa, Luiz AR de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Leishmania amazonensis
inflammatory responses
enzymatic activity
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