Purinergic signaling and infection by Leishmania: A new approach to evasion of the immune response

Infection by protozoan parasites is part of the most common Tropical Neglected Diseases. In the case of leishmaniasis, several millions of people are at risk of contracting the disease. In spite of innumerous studies that elucidated the immune response capable of killing the parasite, the understand...

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Main Authors: Amanda Braga de Figueiredo, Miriam Conceicao Souza-Testasicca, Luis Carlos Crocco Afonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417016300385