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CD40 signaling induces reciprocal outcomes in Leishmania-infected macrophages; roles of host genotype and cytokine milieu.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jan 2005
Nunes Marise P, Cysne-Finkelstein Lea, Monteiro Bruna C, de Souza Daniel M, Gomes Nitza A, DosReis George A
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the influence of CD40-CD40 ligand-mediated signaling on induction of microbicidal activity against Leishmania major in macrophages from resistant (B6) and susceptible (BALB) mouse strains. CD40 engagement induced leishmanicidal activity in resistant macrophages, but increased para...
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