Therapeutic effect of curdlan in experimental visceral leishmaniasis is mediated by activation of NLRP3 inflammasome.
Curdlan, a naturally occurring immunomodulator, significantly reduced the parasite load in experimental visceral through nitric oxide (NO) generation and interleukin 1β (IL-1β) production. Splenocyte supernatant from curdlan-treated mice infected with Leishmania donovani, when treated with anti-IL-1β antibody, showed a...