Increased levels of cortisol are associated with the severity of experimental visceral leishmaniasis in a Leishmania (L.) infantum-hamster model.
Tayany de D Barros-GonçalvesAndrea F SaavedraLuzinei da Silva-CoutoRaquel P Ribeiro-RomãoMilla Bezerra-PaivaAdriano Gomes-SilvaVinicius de Frias CarvalhoAlda Maria Da-CruzEduardo F PintoPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
These results suggest that L. infantum increases the systemic levels of cortisol, which showed to be associated with hematological, biochemical, and immunological parameters associated to VL severity.
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