Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva drives apoptosis and enhances parasite burden in neutrophils

Salivary proteins from Lutzomyia longipalpis induce host neutrophil caspase‐dependent apoptosis and infection by Leishmania chagasi. Neutrophils are considered the hostˈs first line of defense against infections and have been implicated in the immunopathogenesis of Leishmaniasis. Leishmania parasite...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of leukocyte biology 2011-09, Vol.90 (3), p.575-582
Hauptverfasser: Prates, Deboraci Brito, Araújo‐Santos, Théo, Luz, Nívea Farias, Andrade, Bruno B., França‐Costa, Jaqueline, Afonso, Lilian, Clarêncio, Jorge, Miranda, José Carlos, Bozza, Patrícia T., DosReis, George A., Brodskyn, Cláudia, Barral‐Netto, Manoel, Borges, Valéria Matos, Barral, Aldina
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