New Insights on the Inflammatory Role of Lutzomyia longipalpis Saliva in Leishmaniasis

When an haematophagous sand fly vector insect bites a vertebrate host, it introduces its mouthparts into the skin and lacerates blood vessels, forming a hemorrhagic pool which constitutes an intricate environment of cell interactions. In this scenario, the initial performance of host, parasite, and...

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Main Authors: Deboraci Brito Prates, Théo Araújo-Santos, Cláudia Brodskyn, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral, Valéria Matos Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/643029