Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cellular Activation May Participate in the Immunopathogenesis of Visceral Leishmaniasis Alone or in HIV Coinfection

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease which constitutes a serious public health problem, integrating the list of neglected tropical diseases. The disease is characterized by a Leishmania-specific immune suppression T-cell depletion and a decrease of other hematopoietic cells. In paral...

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Main Authors: Joanna Reis Santos-Oliveira, Alda Maria Da-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/364534
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