Malnutrition Aggravates Alterations Observed in the Gut Structure and Immune Response of Mice Infected with <i>Leishmania infantum</i>

Malnutrition Aggravates Alterations Observed in the Gut Structure and Immune Response of Mice Infected with <i>Leishmania infantum</i>

Malnutrition is a risk factor for developing visceral leishmaniasis and its severe forms. Our group demonstrated that malnourished animals infected with <i>Leishmania infantum</i> had severe atrophies in lymphoid organs and T cell subpopulations as well as altered levels of thymic and sp...

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Main Authors: Felipe Gaitán-Albarracín, Monica Losada-Barragán, Nathalia Pinho, Renata Azevedo, Jonathan Durães, Juan Sebastián Arcila-Barrera, Rodrigo C. Menezes, Fernanda N. Morgado, Vinicius de Frias Carvalho, Adriana Umaña-Pérez, Patricia Cuervo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>Leishmania infantum</i>
visceral leishmaniasis
malnutrition
gut
duodenum
inflammation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/6/1270

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