T Cells That React to the Immunodominant Leishmania major LACK Antigen Prevent Early Dissemination of the Parasite in Susceptible BALB/c Mice

AUTOR(ES)

Schilling, Sabrina

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Susceptibility of BALB/c mice to Leishmania major depends on the early production of IL-4 by CD4+ T cells which react to the parasite LACK antigen. Here, we show that LACK-specific cells are rapidly recruited to the site of infection and favor the early dissemination of L. major to the internal organs.

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