Increased levels of cortisol are associated with the severity of experimental visceral leishmaniasis in a Leishmania (L.) infantum-hamster model.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Tayany de D Barros-Gonçalves (लेखक), Andrea F Saavedra (लेखक), Luzinei da Silva-Couto (लेखक), Raquel P Ribeiro-Romão (लेखक), Milla Bezerra-Paiva (लेखक), Adriano Gomes-Silva (लेखक), Vinicius F Carvalho (लेखक), Alda Maria Da-Cruz (लेखक), Eduardo F Pinto (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Several infectious diseases are associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis disorders by elevating circulating glucocorticoids (GCs), which are known to have an immunosuppressive potential. We conducted this study in golden hamsters, a suitable model for...