Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Insights on Innate Immune Response by Blood Macrophages and Liver Kupffer Cells to <i>Leishmania infantum</i> Parasites

Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Insights on Innate Immune Response by Blood Macrophages and Liver Kupffer Cells to <i>Leishmania infantum</i> Parasites

<i>L. infantum</i> is the aetiological agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL), a disease that affects humans and dogs. <i>Leishmania</i> parasites are well adapted to aggressive conditions inside the phagolysosome and can control the immune activation of macrophages (...

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Main Authors: Armanda Viana Rodrigues, Ana Valério-Bolas, Graça Alexandre-Pires, Maria Aires Pereira, Telmo Nunes, Dário Ligeiro, Isabel Pereira da Fonseca, Gabriela Santos-Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
blood macrophages
Kupffer cells
innate immunity
<i>Leishmania infantum</i>
zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/1/100

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