| Literature DB >> 14688141 |
Joseph L Amprey1, Gerald F Späth, Steven A Porcelli.
Abstract
Dendritic cells can initiate antimicrobial responses by CD1-mediated presentation of pathogen-derived glycolipids. We show that the protozoan Leishmania donovani inhibits CD1 expression and prevents activation of CD1-restricted T cells by dendritic cells. Evasion of presentation by CD1 may represent a Leishmania survival strategy to avoid recognition of abundant parasite glycolipids.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14688141 PMCID: PMC343976 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.1.589-592.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441