CK2 Secreted by Leishmania braziliensis Mediates Macrophage Association Invasion: A Comparative Study between Virulent and Avirulent Promastigotes

Figure 4

Effect of CK2 inhibitors on virulent L. braziliensis sample and macrophages. The assay was performed as described in Section 2. (a) Inhibitors added during the interaction experiment. (b) Promastigotes pretreated with inhibitors. (c) Macrophages pretreated with inhibitors. The values represent the mean of 3 independent experiments conducted in duplicate ( indicates and indicates ; one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test).

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