Trypanosoma Infection Favors Brucella Elimination via IL-12/IFNγ-Dependent Pathways

This study develops an original co-infection model in mice using Brucella melitensis, the most frequent cause of human brucellosis, and Trypanosoma brucei, the agent of African trypanosomiasis. Although the immunosuppressive effects of T. brucei in natural hosts and mice models are well established,...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Immunology
Main Authors:	Arnaud Machelart, Margaux Van Vyve, Georges Potemberg, Aurore Demars, Carl De Trez, Hermann Giresse Tima, Gilles Vanwalleghem, Marta Romano, Carine Truyens, Jean-Jacques Letesson, Eric Muraille
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Subjects:	infection control Trypanosoma cruzi Trypanosoma brucei brucei Brucella melitensis Brucella abortus brucellosis
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00903/full