Neutrophils reduce the parasite burden in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis-infected macrophages.

<h4>Background</h4>Studies on the role of neutrophils in Leishmania infection were mainly performed with L. (L) major, whereas less information is available for L. (L) amazonensis. Previous results from our laboratory showed a large infiltrate of neutrophils in the site of infection in a...

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Main Authors: Erico Vinícius de Souza Carmo, Simone Katz, Clara Lúcia Barbiéri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21082032/?tool=EBI