Immunodominant antigens of Leishmania chagasi associated with protection against human visceral leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Daniel R Abánades (Author), Leonardo V Arruda (Author), Elaine S Arruda (Author), José Roberto A S Pinto (Author), Mario S Palma (Author), Dorlene Aquino (Author), Arlene J Caldas (Author), Manuel Soto (Author), Aldina Barral (Author), Manoel Barral-Netto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Protection and recovery from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have been associated with cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses, whereas no protective role has been attributed to humoral responses against specific parasitic antigens. In this report, we compared carefully selected groups of indiv...