Effects of Meglumine Antimoniate Treatment on Cytokine Production in a Patient with Mucosal Leishmaniasis and Chagas Diseases Co-Infection

Effects of Meglumine Antimoniate Treatment on Cytokine Production in a Patient with Mucosal Leishmaniasis and Chagas Diseases Co-Infection

The influence of antimoniate treatment on specific anti-protozoan T-cell responses was evaluated in a 48-year-old male patient diagnosed with mucosal leishmaniasis and Chagas disease infection. Before and after treatment, PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) were cultured in the absence or pres...

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Main Authors: Karine Rezende-Oliveira, Cesar Gómez-Hernández, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Rafael Faria de Oliveira, Juliana Reis Machado, Luciana de Almeida Silva Teixeira, Lúcio Roberto Cançado Castellano, Dalmo Correia, Virmondes Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
mucosal leishmaniasis
Chagas disease
co-infection
antimoniate therapy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/2/69

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