| Literature DB >> 15271961 |
Helton da Costa Santiago1, Carolina Ferreira Oliveira, Luciana Santiago, Fernanda Oliveira Ferraz, Daniele da Glória de Souza, Luiz Antônio Rodrigues de-Freitas, Luís Carlos Crocco Afonso, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli, Leda Quercia Vieira.
Abstract
The expression and putative role of chemokines during infection with Leishmania major in mice were investigated. CCL5 expression correlates with resistance, and blockade of CCL5 rendered mice more susceptible to infection. CCL5 is part of the cascade of events leading to efficient parasite control in L. major infection.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15271961 PMCID: PMC470676 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.8.4918-4923.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441