Author | Oliveira, Camila Indiani de | |
Author | Brodskyn, Claudia Ida | |
Access date | 2013-11-25T16:10:18Z | |
Available date | 2013-11-25T16:10:18Z | |
Document date | 2012 | |
Citation | OLIVEIRA, C. I.; BRODSKYN, C. I. The immunobiology of Leishmania braziliensis infection. Frontiers Immunology, v. 3, p.145-153, 2012. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1664-3224 | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/7258 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,USA | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | The immunobiology of Leishmania braziliensis infection | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00145 | |
Abstract | LeishmaniasesareagroupofdiseasescausedbyprotozoaofthegenusLeishmaniathataffectmillionsofpeopleworldwide.ThesediseasesarecausedbydistinctLeishmaniaspecies,ofwhichL.braziliensis,aNewWorldrepresentativeoftheLeishmaniagenus,hasbeentheleaststudied.AlthoughleishmaniasiscausedbyL.braziliensisinducesarangeofclinicalmanifestationsrangingfrommildlocalizedlesionstoseveremucosalinvolvement,fewstudieshavefocusedonelucidatingtheimmunemechanismsbehindthispathology.Inthisreview,wefocusontheimmunobiologyofL.braziliensisinfection,emphasizingtheinnateandadaptiveimmuneresponsesandtakingintoconsiderationbothstudiesperformedinendemicareasandexperimentalmodelsofinfection.Additionally,weaddressrecentfindingsregardingtheroleofsandflysalivaindiseaseimmunopathogenesisandvaccinedevelopment. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Instituto de Investigação em Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Instituto de Investigação em Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | |
Subject | Leishmania braziliensis | pt_BR |
Subject | Innate immunity | pt_BR |
Subject | Human adaptive immunology | pt_BR |
Subject | Animal models | pt_BR |