[Leish-l] spleen

Satoskar, Abhay Abhay.Satoskar at osumc.edu
Mon Aug 26 18:45:46 BRT 2013


I think you getting rid of a major reservoir of macrophages which harbor the parasites

Abhay R Satoskar MBBS, MD, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair for Research
Departments of Pathology and Microbiology
Wexner Medical Center
The Ohio State University
129 Hamilton Hall
1645 Neil Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Tel:614-366-3417

From: leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br [mailto:leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br] On Behalf Of Carlos Costa
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:53 AM
To: Leish-L
Subject: [Leish-l] spleen

Dear leishimmunologists,

Do you have any guess on why splenectomy cures kala-azar? Would it be the absence of spleen-derived IL-10?

All my best,

Carlos.

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Coordenador
Laboratório de Leishmanioses - LabLeish
Universidade Federal do Piauí
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Brazil
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