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A comparison of the cellular immune response and some aspects of its regulation in patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis and American trypanosomiasis by Castés, M

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The clinical and immunological spectrum of American cutaneous leishmaniasis by Convit, J, Ulrich, M, Fernández, C T, Tapia, F J, Cáceres-Dittmar, G, Castés, M, Rondón, A J

“…American cutaneous leishmaniasis is characterized by a spectrum of clinical manifestations. These include localized, often self-healing single lesions,…”
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Immunological Changes Associated with Clinical Improvement of Asthmatic Children Subjected to Psychosocial Intervention by Castés, Marianella, Hagel, Isabel, Palenque, Miguel, Canelones, Pablo, Corao, Alejandra, Lynch, Neil R.

“…In the present study we evaluated the impact of a program of psychosocial intervention (PSI) on the immunological status and the clinical management of a group…”
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Possible role of macrophage-like suppressor cells in the anti-tumour activity of BCG by Castés, M, Lynch, N R, Lespinats, G, Orbach-Arbouys, S

“…The i.v. injection of high doses (3 mg) of BCG into C3H mice bearing a transplantable 3-methylcholanthrene-induced fibrosarcoma caused the regression of a…”
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Vaccination of mice with a combination of BCG and killed Leishmania promastigotes reduces acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection by promoting an IFN- γ response by Araujo, Zaı̈da, Bouhdidi, Ayachi El, Heremans, Hubertine, Van Marck, Eric, Castés, Marianella, Carlier, Yves

“…The combination of BCG with killed Leishmania promastigotes, demonstrated to be efficient in the cure of patients suffering American cutaneous leishmaniasis…”
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Immunotherapy of Localized, Intermediate, and Diffuse Forms of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Convit, Jacinto, Castellanos, Pedro L., Ulrich, Marian, Castés, Marianella, Rondón, Antonio, Pinardi, María E., Rodríquez, Noris, Bloom, Barry R., Formica, Santina, Valecillos, Lourdes, Bretaña, Antonio

“…The clinical efficacy of immunotherapy for localized American cutaneous leishmaniasis with a combination of heat-killed Leishmania mexicana amazonensis…”
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Immune response in healthy volunteers vaccinated with killed leishmanial promastigotes plus BCG. I: Skin-test reactivity, T-cell proliferation and interferon-gamma production by Castés, M, Blackwell, J, Trujillo, D, Formica, S, Cabrera, M, Zorrilla, G, Rodas, A, Castellanos, P L, Convit, J

“…This study reports the results of a vaccine trial established to study the cellular immune responses in vivo (skin-test reactivity) and in vitro (T-cell…”
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T-cell subpopulations, expression of interleukin-2 receptor, and production of interleukin-2 and gamma interferon in human American cutaneous leishmaniasis by CASTES, M, CABRERA, M, TRUJILLO, D, CONVIT, J

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Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor in patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis by Castes, M, Trujillo, D, Rojas, M E, Fernandez, C T, Araya, L, Cabrera, M, Blackwell, J, Convit, J

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate serum levels of TNF-alpha in patients with either of the three clinical forms of American cutaneous leishmaniasis…”
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Leishmania colombiensis in Venezuela by Delgado, O, Castes, M, White, Jr, A C, Kreutzer, R D

“…Flagellate parasites isolated in Venezuela from bone marrow aspirates of a human (MHOM/VE/70/Chuao) and a dog (MCAN/VE/72/Talisman2) were subsequently…”
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Mechanisms associated with immunoregulation in human American cutaneous leishmaniasis by Castes, M, Agnelli, A, Rondon, A.J

“…Mechanisms possibly involved in the regulation of the immune response were evaluated in 49 patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL). The patients…”
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Leishmania chagasi antigens recognized in cured visceral leishmaniasis and asymptomatic infection by White, Jr, A C, Castes, M, Garcia, L, Trujillo, D, Zambrano, L

“…Active visceral leishmaniasis is associated with antigen-specific immuno-suppression. However, cured patients develop a cellular immune response associated…”
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Mechanism of inhibition of tumour growth by aspirin and indomethacin by Lynch, N R, Castes, M, Astoin, M, Salomon, J C

“…The growth of a 3-methylcholanthrene-induced fibrosarcoma of C3H mice was inhibited by aspirin and indomethacin. While the tumour contained relatively high…”
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Bronchial challenge of tropical asthmatics with Ascaris lumbricoides by Lynch, N R, Istúriz, G, Sánchez, Y, Pérez, M, Martínez, A, Castés, M

“…Despite the fact that helminthic parasites can stimulate strong immediate hypersensitivity reactions, it is uncertain whether these are relevant to the…”
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Evaluation of serum levels of tumour necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐α) and soluble IL‐2 receptor (sIL‐2R) and CD4, CD8 and natural killer (NK) populations during infrared pulsed laser device (IPLD) treatment by SANTANA‐BLANK, L. A., CASTES, M., ROJAS, M. E., VARGAS, F., SCOTT‐ALGARA, D.

“…SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to evaluate serum levels of TNF‐α, sIL‐2R and distribution of peripheral leucocyte subsets in patients with advanced…”
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Immunopathology of American tegumentary leishmaniasis by Castés, M, Tapia, F J

“…The complex cell mediated immune response in parasitic diseases can be evaluated in different body compartments. In the present work we describe the results of…”
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Evaluation of the interaction of leucocytes from Chagas disease patients with trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi by Mosca, W, Castés, M, Ojeda, A, Homsi, A E

“…We developed a method to asses the infectivity of Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes for cultured Vero cells, after incubation under different conditions with…”
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Polymorphism in tumor necrosis factor genes associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis by Cabrera, M, Shaw, M A, Sharples, C, Williams, H, Castes, M, Convit, J, Blackwell, J M

“…Recent studies have shown that mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), a severe and debilitating form of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) caused by Leishmania…”
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In situ characterization of the cellular immune response in American cutaneous leishmaniasis by MODLIN, R. L, TAPIA, F. J, BLOOM, B. R, GALLINOTO, M. E, CASTES, M, RONDON, A. J, REA, T. H, CONVIT, J

“…American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a spectrum of granulomatous disease caused by related species of an intracellular parasite. The host response in localized…”
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Demonstration of an indomethacin-sensitive mechanism regulating immune reactivity in American cutaneous leishmaniasis patients by CASTES, M, TRUJILLO, D, SCOTT, D, RONDON, A. J

“…We investigated some aspects of the regulation of the immune response that were sensitive to the effect of indomethacin (INDO), an inhibitor of prostaglandin…”
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