Article
Matrix remodelling and fibroblast phenotype in early lesions of human cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Pathology, research and practice - 1 Dec 1991
Esterre P, Dedet J P, Guerret S, Chevallier M, Frenay C, Grimaud J A
Abstract excerpt
The connective matrix participates directly in early pathological events observed in the cutaneous lesion of leishmaniasis, due to Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis. A sample of 19 skin biopsies was examined by light and electron microscopy, in order to identify the matrix components (collagen i...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Biopsy
- Collagen
- Connective Tissue
- Elastin
- Extracellular Matrix
- Fibroblasts
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Granuloma
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Humans
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Microscopy, Electron
- Phenotype