Endosymbiotic RNA virus inhibits Leishmania-induced caspase-11 activation

Summary: New World species of the intracellular protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus can cause mucocutaneous leishmaniases. The presence of an endosymbiotic Leishmania RNA virus (LRV) in Leishmania guyanensis (L.g.) promotes disease exacerbation and the development of mucocutaneous disease. I...

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Main Authors: Renan V.H. de Carvalho, Djalma S. Lima-Júnior, Caroline V. de Oliveira, Dario S. Zamboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220312013