Exposure to Leishmania braziliensis triggers neutrophil activation and apoptosis.

• Main Authors: Sarah A C Falcão (Author), Tiffany Weinkopff (Author), Benjamin P Hurrell (Author), Fabiana S Celes (Author), Rebecca P Curvelo (Author), Deboraci B Prates (Author), Aldina Barral (Author), Valeria M Borges (Author), Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier (Author), Camila I de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Neutrophils are the first line of defense against invading pathogens and are rapidly recruited to the sites of Leishmania inoculation. During Leishmania braziliensis infection, depletion of inflammatory cells significantly increases the parasite load whereas co-inoculation of neutrophils...