Cargando…

Increased levels of cortisol are associated with the severity of experimental visceral leishmaniasis in a Leishmania (L.) infantum-hamster model

BACKGROUND: Several infectious diseases are associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis disorders by elevating circulating glucocorticoids (GCs), which are known to have an immunosuppressive potential. We conducted this study in golden hamsters, a suitable model for human visceral leis...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Barros-Gonçalves, Tayany de D., Saavedra, Andrea F., da Silva-Couto, Luzinei, Ribeiro-Romão, Raquel P., Bezerra-Paiva, Milla, Gomes-Silva, Adriano, Carvalho, Vinicius F., Da-Cruz, Alda Maria, Pinto, Eduardo F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8651114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34813597
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009987