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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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