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Arsenal used by parasite to affect cellular defense and enhance leishmaniasis is revealed
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Arsenal used by parasite to affect cellular defense and enhance leishmaniasis is revealed

by Luciana Constantino,  FAPESP Group affiliated with a FAPESP-supported research center showed that the parasite blocks the action of an enzyme using autophagy. Credit: Leishmania (orange) infecting macrophage / Renan V. H. de Carvalho & Dario Zamboni Researchers have succeeded in revealing the arsenal used by protozoans of the genus Leishmania in human cells to make leishmaniasis more severe,...

Scientists discover a new mechanism for cellular defense against viral and bacterial infections
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Scientists discover a new mechanism for cellular defense against viral and bacterial infections

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)  A study published in the journal Science and coordinated by researchers of IDIBAPS, the UB and the Spanish National Center of Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) describes a new immune defense mechanism unknown until now. It is a mechanism orchestrated by lipid droplets (LDs), the cellular organelles capable of...