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[Jose Lima]

On Tue, 8 Aug 1995, Dr. Jorge Ramon Arias wrote:

>      Does anybody know what Leishmania chagasi or L. infantum does in 
>      BALB-c mice?
> 
> 
Dear Dr. Jorge Arias,

I think these references may be useful to answer your question:

1.	Kaye, P.M., et al., Altered course of visceral leishmaniasis in 
mice expressing transgenic I-E molecules. European Journal of Immunology, 
1992. 22(2): p. 357-64.
2.	Kaye, P.M., A.J. Curry, and J.M. Blackwell, Differential 
production of Th1- and Th2-derived cytokines does not determine the 
genetically controlled or vaccine-induced rate of cure in murine visceral 
leishmaniasis. Journal of Immunology, 1991. 146(8): p. 2763-70.
3.	Miralles, G.D., et al., Th1 and Th2 cell-associated cytokines in 
experimental visceral leishmaniasis. Infection & Immunity, 1994. 62(3): 
p. 1058-63.
5.	Blackwell, J., J. Freeman, and D. Bradley, Influence of H-2 
complex on acquired resistance to Leishmania donovani infection in mice. 
Nature, 1980. 283(5742): p. 72-4.
6.	Blackwell, J.M., Genetic control of recovery from visceral 
leishmaniasis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & 
Hygiene, 1982. 76(2): p. 147-51.
7.	Blackwell, J.M., Leishmania donovani infection in heterozygous 
and recombinant H-2 haplotype mice. Immunogenetics, 1983. 18(2): p. 101-9.
8.	Blackwell, J.M., B. Roberts, and J. Alexander, Response of BALB/c 
mice to leishmanial infection. Current Topics in Microbiology & 
Immunology, 1985. 122: p. 97-106.
9.	Blackwell, J.M. and J.E. Plant, Expression of the natural 
resistance gene (Lsh) in wild mice infected experimentally with 
Leishmania donovani or Salmonella typhimurium. Current Topics in 
Microbiology & Immunology, 1986. 127: p. 323-30.


Good Luck,

Hermenio Lima