Eosinophils of patients with localized and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis: Differential response to Leishmania mexicana, with insights into mechanisms of damage inflicted upon the parasites by eosinophils

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 2; p. e0296887
• Main Authors: Norma Salaiza-Suazo, Roxana Porcel-Aranibar, Isabel Cristina Cañeda-Guzmán, Adriana Ruiz-Remigio, Jaime Zamora-Chimal, José Delgado-Domínguez, Rocely Cervantes-Sarabia, Georgina Carrada-Figueroa, Baldomero Sánchez-Barragán, Victor Javier Leal-Ascencio, Armando Pérez-Torres, Héctor A Rodríguez-Martínez, Ingeborg Becker
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 01.01.2024

Eosinophils are mainly associated with parasitic infections and allergic manifestations. They produce many biologically active substances that contribute to the destruction of pathogens through the degranulation of microbicidal components and inflammatory tissue effects. In leishmaniasis, eosinophil...