Analysis of the Immune Responses of Mice to Infection with Leishmania braziliensis

AUTOR(ES)

DeKrey, Gregory K.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Leishmania major and Leishmania braziliensis both cause cutaneous leishmaniasis, but the former kills BALB/c mice while the latter is killed by the mice. This killing of L. braziliensis occurred by a gamma interferon-dependent mechanism, potentially made possible by the observed lack of high interleukin-4 production.

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