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Requirements for Th1-dependent immunity against infection with Leishmania major

Mark C. UdeyEsther Von Stebut

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Cellular immunityImmunologyLeishmaniasis CutaneousBiologyMicrobiologyMiceImmune systemCutaneous leishmaniasisImmunitymedicineAnimalsHumansLeishmania majorLeishmania majorAntigen PresentationMice Inbred BALB CDendritic CellsDendritic cellTh1 Cellsbiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseLeishmaniaMice Inbred C57BLInfectious DiseasesImmunologyInterleukin 12

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Protective immunity against cutaneous leishmaniasis is dependent on the induction of Th1/Tc1 immune responses resulting in efficient parasite elimination. In this review, the mechanisms leading to protection are discussed with special focus on the role of Leishmania major-infected dendritic cells (DC) in induction of Th1-dependent immunity. Murine strain-dependent differences between DC derived from Leishmania-susceptible as compared to resistant mice are highlighted.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2004.05.024