Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Induces Arginase Activity in Leishmania amazonensis Amastigote-Infected Macrophages through a Cytokine-Independent Mechanism

• Main Authors: Celia Maria Vieira Vendrame (Author), Marcia Dias Teixeira Carvalho (Author), Andre Gustavo Tempone (Author), Hiro Goto (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis exhibits peculiarities in its interactions with hosts. Because amastigotes are the primary form associated with the progression of infection, we studied the effect of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I on interactions between L. (L.) amazonensis amastigotes and ma...