Detection of amastigotes and histopathological alterations in the thymus of Leishmania infantum ‐infected dogs

ConclusionsThese results demonstrate that the thymus of dogs can be parasitized byL. infantum, which may generate inflammatory reactions leading to alterations in thymic microarchitecture.

Source: Immunity, Inflammation and Disease - March 25, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Aurea V. A. Silva, Tain ã L. Souza, Fabiano B. Figueiredo, Artur A. V. Mendes, Luiz C. Ferreira, Camila P. B. Filgueira, Patricia Cuervo, Renato Porrozzi, Rodrigo C. Menezes, Fernanda N. Morgado Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research