Immune Response Regulation by Leishmania Secreted and Nonsecreted Antigens

Leishmania infection consists in two sequential events, the host cell colonization followed by the proliferation/dissemination of the parasite. In this review, we discuss the importance of two distinct sets of molecules, the secreted and/or surface and the nonsecreted antigens. The i...

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Main Authors: Nuno Santarém, Ricardo Silvestre, Joana Tavares, Marta Silva, Sofia Cabral, Joana Maciel, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/85154