Additional file 8: of Osteopontin in the host response to Leishmania amazonensis

Figure S6. Evolution of representative ear phenotypic lesions at Day 48 and 104. A. C57BL/6 wild type phenotypic scores at Day 48 p. i.: 8/10 (80%) mild inflammation. At Day 104: 4/10 (40%) moderate to severe inflammation and 6/10 (60%) tissue disrupted at the level of infection. B. C57BL/6−/− mice phenotypic scores at D48: 11/11 (100%) severe inflammatory lesions. At Day104: 7/11 (64%) destructive inflammatory lesions and 4/11 (36%) damaged tissue. (PDF 611 kb)