Macrophage metallothioneins participate in the antileishmanial activity of antimonials
Deninson Alejandro Vargas, David J. Gregory, Roni Nitzan Koren, Dan Zilberstein, Ashton T. Belew, Najib M. El-Sayed, María Adelaida Gómez
This study shows that macrophage metallothioneins (MTs) are involved in antileishmanial activity of antimonials by detoxifying xenobiotics and enhancing parasite killing.
Frontiers in Parasitology · Oct 4, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology