Role of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis amastigote glycosphingolipids in macrophage infectivity

The role of glycosphingolipids (GSLs) present in amastigote forms of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis during infection of macrophages was analyzed, with particular emphasis on GSLs presenting the terminal Galpß1-3Galpa disaccharide. Macrophage invasion by L. (L.) amazonensis amastigotes was reduc...

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Main Authors: A.K. Tanaka, P.A.J. Gorin, H.K. Takahashi, A.H. Straus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000600008