The role of interleukin (IL)-10 in the persistence of Leishmania major in the skin after healing and the therapeutic potential of anti-IL-10 receptor antibody for sterile cure.

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Published in J Exp Med on November 19, 2001

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Y Belkaid1, K F Hoffmann, S Mendez, S Kamhawi, M C Udey, T A Wynn, D L Sacks

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1: Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 4 Rm. 126, Center Dr. MSC 0425, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

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