immune system
• upon stimulation with L. mexicana antigen for 4 days, inguinal lymph node cells show a decrease in CD4+ Il-4 producing cells compared to wild-type
• qIfng/Il-4 ratio is significantly increased compared to wild-type
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• by 9 weeks, mice develop markedly smaller lesions (5 mm) compared to wild-type (9 mm) upon subcutaneous inoculation with L. mexicana
• parasitic burden is reduced 100-fold compared to wild-type
• inflammation is substantially reduced with fewer parasitized macrophages and absence of tissue damage compared to wild-type
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