Innate Immunity to Leishmania Infection: Within Phagocytes

Infection by Leishmania takes place in the context of inflammation and tissue repair. Besides tissue resident macrophages, inflammatory macrophages and neutrophils are recruited to the infection site and serve both as host cells and as effectors against infection. Recent studies suggest additional i...

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Main Authors: Marcela Freitas Lopes, Ana Caroline Costa-da-Silva, George Alexandre DosReis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/754965
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description Infection by Leishmania takes place in the context of inflammation and tissue repair. Besides tissue resident macrophages, inflammatory macrophages and neutrophils are recruited to the infection site and serve both as host cells and as effectors against infection. Recent studies suggest additional important roles for monocytes and dendritic cells. This paper addresses recent experimental findings regarding the regulation of Leishmania major infection by these major phagocyte populations. In addition, the role of IL-4 on dendritic cells and monocytes is discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-01d585c335ce451d989bcdcaf1750c9a2025-08-20T03:22:30ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612014-01-01201410.1155/2014/754965754965Innate Immunity to Leishmania Infection: Within PhagocytesMarcela Freitas Lopes0Ana Caroline Costa-da-Silva1George Alexandre DosReis2Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilCarlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilCarlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilInfection by Leishmania takes place in the context of inflammation and tissue repair. Besides tissue resident macrophages, inflammatory macrophages and neutrophils are recruited to the infection site and serve both as host cells and as effectors against infection. Recent studies suggest additional important roles for monocytes and dendritic cells. This paper addresses recent experimental findings regarding the regulation of Leishmania major infection by these major phagocyte populations. In addition, the role of IL-4 on dendritic cells and monocytes is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/754965
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