Description of Leishmania (Leishmania) forattinii sp. n., a new parasite infecting opossums and rodents in Brazil

joint large but slightly smaller than that of the tllird peraeopod; its anterior margin ellipsoid, bearing at intervals paired spines increasing in size distally

The analysis of parasite burden in the spleen showed that animals infected with the PP75 strain at 9 months after infection presented a higher parasite load if infected by the IC

To further characterize and upgrade the background on this issue, herein, we have evaluated, in Leishmania ( Leishmania ) chagasi naturally infected dogs, the relationship

Methodology/Principal Findings: The aim of the present study was to evaluate changes in erythropoiesis and leucopoiesis in bone marrow aspirates from dogs naturally infected

Surprisingly, the restrained pathogenic response was not related to IL-10 production, as evidenced by lower levels of both mRNA, protein expression in lesions from co-infected mice

A detailed analysis of the profiles of cytokines (IFN- ␥ , IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, TGF- ␤ 1 and TNF- ␣ ) and transcription factors (T-bet, GATA-3 and FOXP3) in the skin of

Several pairs seemed composed of fused cells, as suggested either by indirect immunofluo- rescence of ß-tubulin (Figs 12A, 13A, arrows) or by scanning electron microscopy, which

Monthly distribution of Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana (LLm) in cultures of tail aspirate of 29 naturally infected rodents from La Libertad, Campeche, Mexico.. Genus