Vaccination with a Leishmania infantum HSP70-II null mutant confers long-term protective immunity against Leishmania major infection in two mice models.
José Carlos SolanaLaura RamírezLaura CorvoCamila Indiani de OliveiraManoel Barral-NettoJosé María RequenaSalvador IborraManuel SotoPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Inoculation of the LiΔHSP70-II attenuated line activates mammalian immune system for inducing moderate pro-inflammatory responses. These responses are able to confer long-term protection in mice against the infection of L. major virulent parasites.