Obesity impairs resistance to Leishmania major infection in C57BL/6 mice.

An association between increased susceptibility to infectious diseases and obesity has been described as a result of impaired immunity in obese individuals. It is not clear whether a similar linkage can be drawn between obesity and parasitic diseases. To evaluate the effect of obesity in the immune...

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Main Author: Martins, Vinicius Dantas (author)
Other Authors: Campos, Franciele Carolina Silva (author), Moreira, Felipe Caixeta (author), Carneiro, Matheus Batista Heitor (author), Goes, Grazielle Ribeiro (author), Torres, Lícia (author), Barbosa, Sara Cândida (author), Vaz, Leonardo Gomes (author), Paiva, Nívia Carolina Nogueira de (author), Carneiro, Cláudia Martins (author), Vieira, Leda Quercia (author), Faria, Ana Maria Caetano de (author), Maioli, Tatiani Uceli (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006596
Country:Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006596

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