Thymic Microenvironment Is Modified by Malnutrition and Leishmania infantum Infection

Thymic Microenvironment Is Modified by Malnutrition and Leishmania infantum Infection

Detrimental effects of malnutrition on immune responses to pathogens have long been recognized and it is considered a main risk factor for various infectious diseases, including visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Thymus is a target of both malnutrition and infection, but its role in the immune response to...

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Main Authors: Monica Losada-Barragán, Adriana Umaña-Pérez, Jonathan Durães, Sergio Cuervo-Escobar, Andrés Rodríguez-Vega, Flávia L. Ribeiro-Gomes, Luiz R. Berbert, Fernanda Morgado, Renato Porrozzi, Daniella Arêas Mendes-da-Cruz, Priscila Aquino, Paulo C. Carvalho, Wilson Savino, Myriam Sánchez-Gómez, Gabriel Padrón, Patricia Cuervo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
thymus
thymic microenvironment
protein malnutrition
Leishmania infantum
visceral leishmaniasis
interstitial fluid
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00252/full

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