Leishmania mexicana Infection Induces IgG to Parasite Surface Glycoinositol Phospholipids that Can Induce IL-10 in Mice and Humans

Laurence U. Buxbaum

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002224

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Leishmania mexicana Infection Induces IgG to Parasite Surface Glycoinositol Phospholipids that Can Induce IL-10 in Mice and Humans

Laurence U. Buxbaum

* E-mail: buxbaum17@hotmail.com

Affiliations Philadelphia Research and Education Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Leishmania mexicana Infection Induces IgG to Parasite Surface Glycoinositol Phospholipids that Can Induce IL-10 in Mice and Humans

Laurence U. Buxbaum

Published: May 9, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002224

About the Authors

Laurence U. Buxbaum

* E-mail: buxbaum17@hotmail.com

Affiliations Philadelphia Research and Education Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LUB. Performed the experiments: LUB. Analyzed the data: LUB. Wrote the paper: LUB.

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