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New Findings in Leishmaniasis Described from Pasteur Institute

Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 14th, 2012

2012 MAR 14 -- Fresh data on Leishmaniasis are presented in the report "Contribution of human neutrophils in the development of protective immune response during in vitro Leishmania major infection. 'Stimulation of neutrophils may potentiate immunity to Leishmania major. CpG-containing oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) has immune stimulatory effects and has been suggested as adjuvants and therapeutics to potentiate efficacy of vaccines and treatments against leishmaniasis," scientists writing in the journal Parasite Immunology report.

"Here, we examined the stimulatory effect of synthetic ODN containing CpG motifs class A and B on cytokine production...

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