Leishmania amazonensis infection induces IL1β-dependent hyperalgesia, while dampening mechanical allodynia in C57BL/6 mice
G. Pérez, Emanuelle Vasconcellos de Lima, Leticia S. Antonio…·Herbert Leonel de Matos Guedes
This study investigates nociceptive changes in cutaneous leishmaniasis using C57BL/6 mice, finding IL-1β contributes to thermal hypersensitivity while structural changes cause mechanical desensitization.