National Institute of Science and Technology of Tropical Diseases 1 article published in JoVE Immunology and Infection Investigating the Phagocytosis of Leishmania using Confocal Microscopy Amanda R. Paixão*1, Beatriz R. S. Dias*1, Luana C. Palma1, Natália M. Tavares1, Cláudia I. Brodskyn1, Juliana P. B de Menezes1, Patricia S. T. Veras1,2 1Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction and Epidemiology, Gonçalo Moniz Institute, 2National Institute of Science and Technology of Tropical Diseases - National Council for Scientific Research and Development (CNPq) The mechanism associated with phagocytosis in Leishmania infection remains poorly understood. Here, we describe methods to evaluate the early events occurring during Leishmania interaction with the host cells.
