Rahimi, Sara
Rafinejad, Javad
Akhavan, Amir Ahmad
Ahmadkhaniha, Reza
Bakhtiyari, Mahmood
Khamesipour, Ali
Akbarzadeh, Kamran
Article History
Received: 1 January 2023
Accepted: 10 January 2023
First Online: 16 February 2023
Declarations
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: The Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences approved all protocols described in the current study (IR.TUMS. 1396.4207). BALB/c mice were purchased from Pasteur Institute and maintained in the Center for Research and Training in Skin Disease and Leprosy (CRTSDL), TUMS. The mice were housed at a maximum of five per cage and maintained in a conventional room (23 ± 2 °C, relative humidity: 65%, with 12 h light-dark cycles). The mice were provided tap water and laboratory pellet chow and were fed ad libitum. Studies in <i>L. major</i>-infected BALB/c mice were performed following the guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals in Iran [CitationRef removed].
: All authors have given full consent to publish the article.
: The authors have stated explicitly that there are no conflicts of interest in connection with this article.