Fatal Leishmaniasis in the Absence of TNF Despite a Strong Th1 Response
Induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in mononuclear phagocytes by IFN-γ and innate tumor necrosis factor (TNF) provide the basis for an effective immune response to the intracellular parasite Leishmania (L.) major. We previously observed a fatal visceral form of leishmaniasis in L. ma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01520/full |