Opinion Article: NK Cells in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Protection or Damage?

Front Immunol. 2022 Jul 1:13:933490. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.933490. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Marton Kaique de Andrade Cavalcante^{1

2}, Rafael de Freitas E Silva^{1

3}, Valéria Rêgo Alves Pereira¹, Maria Carolina Accioly Brelaz-de-Castro^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil.
² Parasitology Laboratory, Federal University of Pernambuco, Vitoria de Santo Antão, Brazil.
³ Department of Natural Sciences, University of Pernambuco, Garanhuns, Brazil.

No abstract available

Keywords: cutaneous leishmaniasis; immune response; leishmania; natural killer; tegumentary leishmaniasis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Killer Cells, Natural
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous*