| Literature DB >> 16552085 |
Henry W Murray1, Christine W Tsai, Jianguo Liu, Xiaojing Ma.
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Leishmania donovani-infected interleukin-13-/- BALB/c mice showed impaired initial gamma interferon secretion and incomplete granuloma assembly at parasitized liver foci. Nonetheless, control of early parasite replication, resolution of liver infection, and responsiveness to antileishmanial chemotherapy were intact. By itself, interleukin-13 does not appear to materially influence acquired resistance in this intracellular infection.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16552085 PMCID: PMC1418934 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.74.4.2487-2490.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441