Genetic and functional evaluation of the role of CXCR1 and CXCR2 in susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in north-east India

• Autori principali: Mehrotra Sanjana (Autore), Fakiola Michaela (Autore), Oommen Joyce (Autore), Jamieson Sarra E (Autore), Mishra Anshuman (Autore), Sudarshan Medhavi (Autore), Tiwary Puja (Autore), Rani Deepa (Autore), Thangaraj Kumarasamy (Autore), Rai Madhukar (Autore), Sundar Shyam (Autore), Blackwell Jenefer M (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
• Accesso online: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>IL8RA and IL8RB, encoded by <it>CXCR1 </it>and <it>CXCR2</it>, are receptors for interleukin (IL)-8 and other CXC chemokines involved in chemotaxis and activation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). Varian...