Lipophosphoglycans from Leishmania amazonensis Strains Display Immunomodulatory Properties via TLR4 and Do Not Affect Sand Fly Infection.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Paula M Nogueira (लेखक), Rafael R Assis (लेखक), Ana C Torrecilhas (लेखक), Elvira M Saraiva (लेखक), Natália L Pessoa (लेखक), Marco A Campos (लेखक), Eric F Marialva (लेखक), Cláudia M Ríos-Velasquez (लेखक), Felipe A Pessoa (लेखक), Nágila F Secundino (लेखक), Jerônimo N Rugani (लेखक), Elsa Nieves (लेखक), Salvatore J Turco (लेखक), Maria N Melo (लेखक), Rodrigo P Soares (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The immunomodulatory properties of lipophosphoglycans (LPG) from New World species of Leishmania have been assessed in Leishmania infantum and Leishmania braziliensis, the causative agents of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis, respectively. This glycoconjugate is highly polymorphic among species...