EXPLOITATION OF THE COMPLEMENT-SYSTEM BY LEISHMANIA PROMASTIGOTES

Authors
BRITTINGHAM A MOSSER DM
Citation
A. Brittingham et Dm. Mosser, EXPLOITATION OF THE COMPLEMENT-SYSTEM BY LEISHMANIA PROMASTIGOTES, Parasitology today, 12(11), 1996, pp. 444-447
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Parasitology today → ACNP
ISSN journal
01694758
Volume
12
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
444 - 447
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-4758(1996)12:11<444:EOTCBL>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Complement has long been acknowledged as an important component of hos t defense to extracellular pathogens. David Mosser and Andrew Britting ham here describe how Leishmania spp, intracellular pathogens of monon uclear phagocytes, exploit the opsonic and chemotactic effects of comp lement to initiate infection in the mammalian host.