Evaluation of amastigote reactive cells in human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania aethiopica
MAASHO K, MCMAHON-PRATT D, RAITA J, RAUD M, BRITTON S, SOONG L, AKUFFO H. Evaluation of amastigote reactive cells in human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania aethiopica. Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2003, 132: 316-322. PMID: 12699423, PMCID: PMC1808716, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02165.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCutaneous leishmaniasisNK cellsOld World cutaneous leishmaniasisEthiopian cutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania parasite infectionIL-10 responsesPercentage of CD4IL-10 productionBlood mononuclear cellsHuman cutaneous leishmaniasisAmastigote antigensLymphoproliferative responsesLeishmaniasis patientsMain cell typesMononuclear cellsAntigen stimulationHuman leishmaniasisGamma interferonLeishmania aethiopicaReactive cellsProtective phenotypePatientsL. aethiopicaLeishmaniasis