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Impact of tumor necrosis factor receptor p55 deficiency in susceptibility of C57BL/6 mice to infection with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Apr 2016
Cargnelutti Diego Esteban, Salomón María Cristina, Celedon Verónica, Cuello-Carrión Fernando Darío, Gea Susana, Di Genaro María Silvia, Scodeller Eduardo Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is involved in host resistance to several intracellular pathogens. Although the critical role of TNF receptor (TNFR)p55 in Leishmania (Leishmania) major infection has been demonstrated, the impact of TNFRp55 deficiency on L. (L.) amazonensis infection has not been explored. L. (L.) amazonensis-infected TNFRp55(-/-) mice failed to resolve lesions, whereas C57BL/6 wild-type mice...
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