Non-human primates and Leishmania immunity
Sónia André, Vasco Rodrigues, Morgane Picard, Ricardo Silvestre, Jérôme Estaquier
Abstract
In the context of infectious diseases, non-human primates (NHP) provide the best animal models of human diseases due to the close phylogenetic relationship and the similar physiology and anatomical systems. Herein, we summarized the contribution of NHP models for understanding the immunity to leishmaniases, which are a group of diseases caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and classified as one of the neglected tropical diseases.
Topics & Concepts
ImmunityLeishmaniaBiologyVirologyImmunologyImmune systemComputer scienceParasite hostingWorld Wide WebResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesTrypanosoma species research and implications