Interleukin-12 regulates the response to chemotherapy in experimental visceral Leishmaniasis
Murray HW;Montelibano C;Peterson R;Sypek JP;;
The Journal of infectious diseases2000Vol. 182pp. -
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Abstract
In experimental visceral leishmaniasis, interleukin (IL)-12 initiates control over Leishmania donovani via Th1 cell activation, interferon (IFN)-gamma secretion, and granuloma formation. Because the leishmanicidal effect of conventional therapy, pentavalent antimony (Sb), also requires T cells and e …