2010
T-bet, GATA-3, and Foxp3 Expression and Th1/Th2 Cytokine Production in the Clinical Outcome of Human Infection with Leishmania (Viannia) Species
Díaz YR, Rojas R, Valderrama L, Saravia NG. T-bet, GATA-3, and Foxp3 Expression and Th1/Th2 Cytokine Production in the Clinical Outcome of Human Infection with Leishmania (Viannia) Species. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2010, 202: 406-415. PMID: 20583921, PMCID: PMC4850829, DOI: 10.1086/653829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsCoculture TechniquesCytokinesFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsGATA3 Transcription FactorGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansLeishmaniaLeishmaniasisLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMiddle AgedT-Box Domain ProteinsTh1 CellsTh2 CellsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsGATA-3 expressionT cell differentiationTumor necrosis factor alphaT-bet expressionNecrosis factor alphaT-betHuman infectionsGATA-3Th2 responsesAsymptomatic infectionFactor alphaInterleukin-4Cutaneous leishmaniasisInterferon gammaTh1/Th2 cytokine productionTh1/Th2 cytokine responseHigher T-bet expressionTh1/Th2 responseActive recurrent diseaseRecurrent cutaneous leishmaniasisTh2 cytokine responsesExperimental cutaneous leishmaniasisProinflammatory cytokine interferon-gammaInterleukin-10 secretionTh2 cytokine production
1997
Carbohydrate and LPG expression in Leishmania viannia subgenus.
Muskus C, Segura I, Oddone R, Turco S, Leiby D, Toro L, Robledo S, Saravia N. Carbohydrate and LPG expression in Leishmania viannia subgenus. Journal Of Parasitology 1997, 83: 671-8. PMID: 9267410, DOI: 10.2307/3284245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth phaseLogarithmic phase promastigotesRepeat unitsViannia subgenusLPG repeat unitsSpecies referenceL. donovani lipophosphoglycanLPG expressionMolecular determinantsSubgeneraCell surfaceGlycosylated moleculesStationary phase promastigotesL. donovaniDistinct populationsBiochemical analysisExpression of carbohydratesSpeciesExpressionL. panamensisL. guyanensisSuch moleculesL. braziliensisLeishmania promastigotesFlow cytometry