Comparing acute and chronic human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by <i>Leishmania major</i> and <i>Leishmania tropica</i> focusing on arginase activity

Abstract

The level of arginase activity in lesions of patients with acute and chronic CL was higher than the skin of healthy controls. The highest level of arginase activity was observed in PMNs from patients with chronic CL. This suggests that the high level of arginase activity in PMNs of patients with chronic CL may contribute to the chronicity.