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Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Leishmania spp. serology and Leishmania spp. PCR in dogs from Pirassununga, SP

Abstract We examined the presence of antibodies against the parasites Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Leishmania spp., as well the presence of DNA from Leishmania spp., in dogs from Pirassununga - SP. The seropositivity rate was compared with the animals’ originating location. Three hundre...

Persistence of Leishmania antigen in C57B1/6j inbred mice infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis

Purpose. To develop an animal model for studying mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Methods. The hind footpad of C57B1/6j inbred mice was experimentally infected with 10(7) Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis promastigote and the skin was studied through ligh and electron transmission microscopy and immunohist...

Caracterizaçäo biológica de cepas de Leishmania amazonensis isoladas de pacientes com diferentes formas clínicas de Leishmaniose

No presente estudo, foi avaliado o comportamento biológico de 5 cepas de L. amazonensis isoladas de pacientes com leishmaniose tegumentar (3 cepas) e leishmaniose visceral (2 cepas). Foram utilizados camundongos isogênicos BALB/c, os quais säo susceptíveis à infecçäo por L. amazonensis, e desta ma...

B cell dependent T lymphocyte responses in leishmaniasis

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 83 (supl.1), 1988
The activation of B cell dependent T cells during Leishmania infection cannot be considered a trivial event, because their removal profoundly alters the course and outcome of infection within genetically susceptible and resistant mouse strains. The demonstration that idiotype recognizing T cells also app...