Membrane glycoprotein M-2 protects against Leishmania amazonensis infection
Champsi J, McMahon-Pratt D. Membrane glycoprotein M-2 protects against Leishmania amazonensis infection. Infection And Immunity 1988, 56: 3272-3279. PMID: 3182080, PMCID: PMC259734, DOI: 10.1128/iai.56.12.3272-3279.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse strainsComplete protectionBALB/c strainLeishmania amazonensis infectionT cell immunityProtective immune responseOnset of infectionC. parvumAmazonensis infectionInfecting doseProtective immunityChallenge infectionC57BL/6 miceAntibody responseCBA miceComplete adjuvantEffective adjuvantImmune responseImmunized animalsLog phase promastigotesLevel of protectionL. amazonensisInfectionC strainLeishmania amazonensis