Resistance of <it>Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis </it>and <it>Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis </it>to nitric oxide correlates with disease severity in Tegumentary Leishmaniasis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nitric oxide (NO<sup>•</sup>) plays a pivotal role as a leishmanicidal agent in mouse macrophages. NO<sup>• </sup>resistant <it>Escherichia coli </it>and <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </i...

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Main Authors: Carvalho Edgar M, de Jesus Amelia, Ho John L, Wilson Mary E, Riley Lee W, Leopoldo Paulo TG, Pereira Júlia MB, Camada Ilza, Giudice Angela, Almeida Roque P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/7