Natural and acquired resistance to Leishmania: cellular activation by Leishmania aethiopica of mononuclear cells from unexposed individuals is through the stimulation of natural killer (NK) cells.

Cells from normal non-Leishmania-exposed individuals could respond in vitro by proliferation and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production to Leishmania aethiopica stimulation. The main cell type that appeared to be activated following such stimulation was CD3-, CD16+/56+, i.e. NK cells. Of the few CD...

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Main Authors: Akuffo, H, Maasho, K, Howe, R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1993
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1534439/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7902789
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