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| Laurenti,M.D.; Gidlund,M.; Ura,D.M.; Sinhorini,I.L.; Corbett,C.E.P.; Goto,H.. |
| In order to study the role of natural killer (NK) cells during the early period of Leishmania infection, BALB/c mice were selectively and permanently depleted of NK cells by injection with 90Sr and subsequently infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis (HSJD-1 strain). 90Sr is known to selectively deplete NK cells, leaving an intact T- and B-cell compartment and preserving the ability to produce both interferon alpha and IL-2. This method of depletion has advantages when compared with depletion using anti-NK cell monoclonal antibodies because the effect is permanent and neither activates complement nor provokes massive cell death. In the present study, after one month of treatment with 90Sr, the depletion of NK cells was shown by a more than... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Cutaneous leishmaniasis; NK cells; Strontium 90; Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000300012 |
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| Laurenti,M.D.; Örn,A.; Sinhorini,I.L.; Corbett,C.E.P.. |
| Complement-depleted and -non-depleted BALB/c mice were inoculated with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis promastigotes into the hind footpad to study the role of the complement system in cutaneous leishmaniasis. Total serum complement activity was measured by hemolytic assay and C3 fragment deposit at the inoculation site was determined by direct immunofluorescence in the early period of infection, i.e., at 3, 24, 48 h and 7 days post-infection. The inflammatory reaction and the parasite burden were evaluated in the skin lesion at 7 and 30 days post-infection. Total serum complement activity decreased in the early phase of infection, from 3 to 24 h, in non-depleted mice compared to non-infected and non-depleted mice. C3 fragment deposit at the site of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis; Complement; Pathology. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000300021 |
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| Gama,M.E.A.; Costa,J.M.L.; Pereira,J.C.R.; Gomes,C.M.C.; Corbett,C.E.P.. |
| The factors determining the development or not of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have not been completely identified, but a Leishmania-specific cellular immune response seems to play a fundamental role in the final control of infection. Few studies are available regarding the production of cytokines in the subclinical form of VL, with only the production of IFN-g and TNF-a known. The aim of the present study was to identify immunological markers for the oligosymptomatic or subclinical form of VL. A prospective cohort study was conducted on 784 children aged 0 to 5 years from an endemic area in the State of Maranhão, Brazil, between January 1998 and December 2001. During 30 consecutive months of follow-up, 33 children developed the oligosymptomatic form of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Visceral leishmaniasis; Cytokine levels; Immunological aspects; Subclinical form; Oligosymptomatic form. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000100018 |
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