Analysis of the immune responses of mice to infection with Leishmania braziliensis.
Infect Immun
; 66(2): 827-9, 1998 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9453649
Leishmania major and Leishmania braziliensis both cause cutaneous leishmaniasis, but the former kills BALB/c mice while the latter is killed by the mice. This killing of L. braziliensis occurred by a gamma interferon-dependent mechanism, potentially made possible by the observed lack of high interleukin-4 production.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Leishmania braziliensis
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Infect Immun
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
United States