Characterization of the early inflammatory infiltrate at the feeding site of infected sand flies in mice protected from vector-transmitted Leishmania major by exposure to uninfected bites.

• Autori principali: Clarissa Teixeira (Autore), Regis Gomes (Autore), Fabiano Oliveira (Autore), Claudio Meneses (Autore), Dana C Gilmore (Autore), Dia-Eldin A Elnaiem (Autore), Jesus G Valenzuela (Autore), Shaden Kamhawi (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Mice exposed to sand fly saliva are protected against vector-transmitted Leishmania major. Although protection has been related to IFN-γ producing T cells, the early inflammatory response orchestrating this outcome has not been defined.Mice exposed to uninfected P. duboscqi bites and naïve mice wer...