Leishmania braziliensis: partial control of experimental infection by interleukin-12 p40 deficient mice
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 99(3): 289-294, May 2004. graf
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RESUMO
Resistance to infection by Leishmania major has been associated with the development of a Th1 type response that is dependent on the presence of interleukin 12 (IL-12). In this work the involvement of this cytokine in the response to infection by L. braziliensis, a less virulent species in the mouse model, was evaluated. Our results show that while interferon (IFN-gamma) deficient (-/-) mice inoculated L. braziliensis develop severe uncontrolled lesions, chronic lesions that remained under control up to 12 weeks of infection were observed in IL-12p40 -/- mice. IL 12p40 -/- mice had fewer parasites in their lesions than IFN-gamma-/- mice. Lymph node cells from IL-12p40 -/- were capable of producing low but consistent levels of IFN-gamma suggestive of its involvement in parasite control. Furthermore, as opposed to previous reports on L. major-infected animals, no switch to a Th2 response was observed in IL-12p40 -/- infected with L. braziliensis.
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Asunto principal:
Leishmania braziliensis
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Interferón gamma
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Leishmaniasis Cutánea
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Interleucina-12
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2004
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Article