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Polymorphisms in the TOLLIP Gene Influence Susceptibility to Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania guyanensis in the Amazonas State of Brazil.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2015
de Araujo Felipe Jules, da Silva Luan Diego Oliveira, Mesquita Tirza Gabrielle, Pinheiro Suzana Kanawati, Vital Wonei de Seixas, Chrusciak-Talhari Anette, Guerra Jorge Augusto de Oliveira, Talhari Sinésio, Ramasawmy Rajendranath
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INTRODUCTION: The clinical outcome to Leishmania-infection is determined by the individual adaptive immune T helper cell responses and their interactions with parasitized host cells. An early development of a proinflammatory immune response (Th1 response) is necessary for Leishmania-infection resolution. The Toll-interacting protein (TOLLIP) regulates human Toll-like receptors signaling pathways by down...
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