Chemokines in host-parasite interactions in leishmaniasis.
Crucial to the defense against leishmaniasis is the ability of the host to mount a cell-mediated immune response capable of controlling and/or eliminating the parasite. Cell recruitment to the site of infection is essential to the development of the host cellular immune response. The process is controlled by chemokines, which are chemotactic cytokines produced by leukocytes and tissue cells.
Teixeira
Maria Jania
MJ
Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Rua Waldemar Falcão 121, 40295-001 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Teixeira
Clarissa Romero
CR
Andrade
Bruno Bezerril
BB
Barral-Netto
Manoel
M
Barral
Aldina
A
D000818:Animals; D018925:Chemokines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology; D007891:Leishmania / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000145:classification; D014774:Virulence / Q000276:immunology
D018925:Chemokines; D016207:Cytokines; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine