Leishmania infantum Exoproducts Inhibit Human Invariant NKT Cell Expansion and Activation

Leishmania infantum Exoproducts Inhibit Human Invariant NKT Cell Expansion and Activation

Leishmania infantum is one of the major parasite species associated with visceral leishmaniasis, a severe form of the disease that can become lethal if untreated. This obligate intracellular parasite has developed diverse strategies to escape the host immune response, such as exoproducts (Exo) carry...

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Main Authors: Renata Belo, Nuno Santarém, Cátia Pereira, Begoña Pérez-Cabezas, Fátima Macedo, Maria Leite-de-Moraes, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Leishmania
NKT cells
exoproducts
peripheral blood mononuclear cell
parasite escape
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00710/full

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