Infection of Human Neutrophils With Leishmania infantum or Leishmania major Strains Triggers Activation and Differential Cytokines Release

Infection of Human Neutrophils With Leishmania infantum or Leishmania major Strains Triggers Activation and Differential Cytokines Release

Leishmaniases are neglected diseases, caused by intracellular protozoan parasites of the Leishmania (L.) genus. Although the principal host cells of the parasites are macrophages, neutrophils are the first cells rapidly recruited to the site of parasites inoculation, where they play an important rol...

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Main Authors: Rafeh Oualha, Mourad Barhoumi, Soumaya Marzouki, Emna Harigua-Souiai, Melika Ben Ahmed, Ikram Guizani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Leishmania spp.
neutrophils
oxidative burst
degranulation
DNA release
apoptosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00153/full

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