Ex vivo host and parasite response to antileishmanial drugs and immunomodulators.

BACKGROUND:Therapeutic response in infectious disease involves host as well as microbial determinants. Because the immune and inflammatory response to Leishmania (Viannia) species defines the outcome of infection and efficacy of treatment, immunomodulation is considered a promising therapeutic strat...

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Main Authors: Laura Gonzalez-Fajardo, Olga Lucía Fernández, Diane McMahon-Pratt, Nancy Gore Saravia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4449175?pdf=render