Table 6 Influence of the inoculation site on cutaneous lesion size and immune response
From: Study of Leishmania pathogenesis in mice: experimental considerations
Inoculation site | Mouse strain | Lesion size | Th1 response | Th2 response | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hind footpad | BALB/c | +++ | + | +++ | [73] |
SWR | + | +++ | + | ||
C57BL/6J | +/- | ND | ND | ||
Ear pinna | BALB/c | +++ | - | ++ | [74] |
C57BL/6J | + | ++ | - | ||
DBA/2 | +/- | - | +/- | ||
C3H/HeN | - | +/- | + | ||
CBA/H | - | - | +/- | ||
Tail base | BALB/c | ++ | - | ++ | [74] |
C57BL/6J | +/- | + | + | ||
DBA/2 | ++ | - | - | ||
C3H/HeN | + | ++ | - | ||
CBA/H | +/- | - | - | ||
BALB/c | ++ | + | +++ | [73] | |
C57BL/6J | - | ND | ND | ||
SWR | ++ | + | +/- |