Efficient capture of infected neutrophils by dendritic cells in the skin inhibits the early anti-leishmania response.

Neutrophils and dendritic cells (DCs) converge at localized sites of acute inflammation in the skin following pathogen deposition by the bites of arthropod vectors or by needle injection. Prior studies in mice have shown that neutrophils are the predominant recruited and infected cells during the ea...

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Main Authors: Flavia L Ribeiro-Gomes, Nathan C Peters, Alain Debrabant, David L Sacks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3280984?pdf=render