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Requirements for Th1-dependent immunity against infection with Leishmania major
Mark C. UdeyEsther Von Stebutsubject
Cellular immunityImmunologyLeishmaniasis CutaneousBiologyMicrobiologyMiceImmune systemCutaneous leishmaniasisImmunitymedicineAnimalsHumansLeishmania majorLeishmania majorAntigen PresentationMice Inbred BALB CDendritic CellsDendritic cellTh1 Cellsbiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseLeishmaniaMice Inbred C57BLInfectious DiseasesImmunologyInterleukin 12description
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.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2004-10-01 | Microbes and Infection |