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iNOS-producing inflammatory dendritic cells constitute the major infected cell type during the chronic Leishmania major infection phase of C57BL/6 resistant mice.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jun 2009
De Trez Carl, Magez Stefan, Akira Shizuo, Ryffel Bernhard, Carlier Yves, Muraille Eric
Abstract excerpt
Leishmania major parasites reside and multiply in late endosomal compartments of host phagocytic cells. Immune control of Leishmania growth absolutely requires expression of inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS/NOS2) and subsequent production of NO. Here, we show that CD11b+ CD11c+ Ly-6C+ MHC-II...
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