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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Leishmania (V.) braziliensis and L. (L.) amazonensis promote differential expression of dendritic cells and cellular immune response in murine model

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Author(s):
Carvalho, A. K. ; Silveira, F. T. [1, 2] ; Passero, L. F. D. ; Gomes, C. M. C. ; Corbett, C. E. P. ; Laurenti, M. D. [3]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Evandro Chagas Inst, Lab Leishmaniasis, Belem, Para - Brazil
[2] Fed Univ Para, Inst Trop Med, BR-66059 Belem, Para - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Patol, Lab Pathol Infect Dis LIM 50, Med Sch, BR-01246903 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY; v. 34, n. 8-9, p. 395-403, AUG-SEP 2012.
Web of Science Citations: 16
Abstract

The expression of Langerhans cell (LC) and dermal dendritic cell (dDC) as well as T CD4+ and CD8+ immune responses was evaluated in the skin of BALB/c mice experimentally infected by L. (L.) amazonensis (La) and L. (V.) braziliensis (Lb). At 4th and 8th weeks post infection (PI), skin biopsies were collected to determine the parasite load and CD207+, CD11c+, CD4+, CD8+, iNOS+ cellular densities. Cytokine (IFN-?, IL-4 and IL-10) profiles were also analysed in draining lymph node. At 4th week, the densities of CD207+ and CD11c+ were higher in the La infection, while in the Lb infection, these markers revealed a significant increase at 8th week. At 4th week, CD4+ and CD8+ were higher in the La infection, but at 8th week, there was a substantial increase in both markers in the Lb infection. iNOS+ was higher in the Lb infection at 4th and 8th weeks. In contrast, the parasite load was higher in the La infection at 4th and 8th weeks. The concentration of IFN-? was higher in the Lb infection, but IL-4 and IL-10 were higher in the La infection at 4th and 8th weeks. These results confirm the role of the Leishmania species in the BALB/c mice disease characterized by differences in the expression of dendritic cells and cellular immune response. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 06/56319-1 - Leishmaniasis in Brazil: clinical and immunopathogenetic aspects of the human and experimental disease
Grantee:Carlos Eduardo Pereira Corbett
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants