Obesity impairs resistance to Leishmania major infection in C57BL/6 mice.

Obesity impairs resistance to Leishmania major infection in C57BL/6 mice.

An association between increased susceptibility to infectious diseases and obesity has been described as a result of impaired immunity in obese individuals. It is not clear whether a similar linkage can be drawn between obesity and parasitic diseases. To evaluate the effect of obesity in the immune...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Dantas Martins, Franciele Carolina Silva, Felipe Caixeta, Matheus Batista Carneiro, Graziele Ribeiro Goes, Lícia Torres, Sara Cândida Barbosa, Leonardo Vaz, Nivea Carolina Paiva, Cláudia Martins Carneiro, Leda Quercia Vieira, Ana Maria Caetano Faria, Tatiani Uceli Maioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006596&type=printable

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