Leishmania pifanoi amastigote antigens protect mice against cutaneous leishmaniasis
Soong L, Duboise S, Kima P, McMahon-Pratt D. Leishmania pifanoi amastigote antigens protect mice against cutaneous leishmaniasis. Infection And Immunity 1995, 63: 3559-3566. PMID: 7642292, PMCID: PMC173494, DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.9.3559-3566.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBALB/c miceAmastigote antigensC miceImmune responseTh1 cell-mediated immune responseCell-mediated immune responsesCBA/J miceCross-species protectionGamma interferon productionWeeks of infectionAmastigotes of LeishmaniaHost immune responseStage-specific antigensAmazonensis infectionImmunized miceIntraperitoneal injectionJ miceCorynebacterium parvumLeishmaniasis vaccineProliferative responseVaccine potentialCutaneous leishmaniasisParasite burdenInterferon productionAntigen