Topical Simvastatin as Host-Directed Therapy against Severity of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Mice

Topical Simvastatin as Host-Directed Therapy against Severity of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Mice

We recently demonstrated that statins mediate protection against intracellular pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Listeria monocytogenes in mice. Here, we investigated the immunomodulatory potential of simvastatin as a topical or systemic host-directed drug therapy in controlling inflammatory...

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Main Authors:	Parihar, Suraj P., Hartley, Mary-Anne, Hurdayal, Ramona, Guler, Reto, Brombacher, Frank
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5025842/

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