Leishmania major degrades murine CXCL1 - An immune evasion strategy.

• Main Authors: Matthew S Yorek (Author), Barun Poudel (Author), Lalita Mazgaeen (Author), R Marshall Pope (Author), Mary E Wilson (Author), Prajwal Gurung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leishmaniasis is a global health problem with an estimated report of 2 million new cases every year and more than 1 billion people at risk of contracting this disease in endemic areas. The innate immune system plays a central role in controlling L. major infection by initiating a signaling cascade t...