The involvement of TLR2 and TLR4 in cytokine and nitric oxide production in visceral leishmaniasis patients before and after treatment with anti-leishmanial drugs.

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have significant involvement in Leishmania infection, although little is known about the relationship between these receptors, cytokines and nitric oxide (NO) in patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) before or after treatment with anti-leishmanial drugs. The goal of th...

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Main Authors: Mariana Gatto, Mariana Miziara de Abreu, Karen Ingrid Tasca, Marjorie de Assis Golim, Laura Denise Mendes da Silva, José Cláudio Simão, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Ângela Maria Victoriano de Campos Soares, Sueli Aparecida Calvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117977