Human Macrophage Response to L. (Viannia) panamensis: Microarray Evidence for an Early Inflammatory Response
Ramírez C, Díaz-Toro Y, Tellez J, Castilho TM, Rojas R, Ettinger NA, Tikhonova I, Alexander ND, Valderrama L, Hager J, Wilson ME, Lin A, Zhao H, Saravia NG, McMahon-Pratt D. Human Macrophage Response to L. (Viannia) panamensis: Microarray Evidence for an Early Inflammatory Response. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2012, 6: e1866. PMID: 23145196, PMCID: PMC3493378, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA abundance profilesMonocyte-derived macrophagesRegulation of genesDistinct biologic responsesAbundance profilesL. panamensisDifferential gene expressionEarly time pointsMacrophage responseEarly macrophage responseImmune responseLeishmania speciesHuman monocyte-derived macrophagesMicroarray evidenceOutset of infectionGene regulationActivation of PKCHuman macrophage responseGene expressionLeishmania panamensis infectionTime pointsCellular responsesAdaptive immune responsesG proteinsEarly inflammatory response