Immunotherapy with live BCG plus heat killed Leishmania induces a T helper 1-like response in American cutaneous leishmaniasis patients.

Cabrera, M; Blackwell, J M; Castes, M; Trujillo, D; Convit, J; Shaw, M A

Cabrera, M; Blackwell, J M; Castes, M; Trujillo, D; Convit, J; Shaw, M A.

Affiliation

Cabrera M; Instituto de Biomedicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apdo 4043 (Carmelitas), Caracas 1010-A Venezuela.

Parasite Immunol ; 22(2): 73-9, 2000 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10652119

Subject(s)

BCG Vaccine/therapeutic use; Leishmania/immunology; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/immunology; Protozoan Vaccines/therapeutic use; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology; Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use; Cell Division; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Immunity, Cellular; Interferon-gamma/blood; Interleukin-5/blood; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/blood; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/therapy; Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous/blood; Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous/immunology; Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous/therapy; Lymphocyte Activation; Male; Meglumine/therapeutic use; Meglumine Antimoniate; Middle Aged; Mycobacterium bovis/immunology; Organometallic Compounds/therapeutic use; Protozoan Vaccines/pharmacology; Th1 Cells/immunology; Tuberculin/pharmacology; Tuberculin/therapeutic use

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: BCG Vaccine / Protozoan Vaccines / Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Leishmania Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Animals / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Parasite Immunol Year: 2000 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom

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