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Loss of TNF signaling facilitates the development of a novel Ly-6C(low) macrophage population permissive for Leishmania major infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2012
Fromm Phillip D, Kling Jessica, Mack Matthias, Sedgwick Jonathon D, Körner Heinrich
Abstract excerpt
In the absence of TNF, the normally resistant C57BL/6 (B6.WT) strain develops a fatal, progressive form of leishmaniasis after infection with Leishmania major. It is not yet understood which TNF activity or the lack thereof is responsible for the dramatic progression of leishmaniasis in TNF-negative (B6.TNF(-/-)) mice. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms resulting in the fatal outcome of L. major infection in...
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