Unveiling the Interplay Between Dendritic Cells and Natural Killer Cells as Key Players in Leishmania Infection

Funding Information: This research was funded by FCT\u2010Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., through research grant PTDC/CVT\u2010CVT/0228/2020 ( https://doi.org/10.54499/PTDC/CVT-CVT/0228/2020 ) and by national funds within the scope of Centro de Investiga\u00E7\u00E3o Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (CIISA) (UIDB/00276/2020), AL4AnimalS\u2014LA/P/0059/2020, Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM) (UID/04413/2020), and LA\u2010REAL\u2014LA/P/0117/2020. Armanda Rodrigues is supported by CEECIND/CP1725/CT0023 (DOI 10.54499/2022.00499), and Marta Monteiro (UI/BD/152819/2022), Joana Palma\u2010Marques (2021.05579BD), and Ana Val\u00E9rio\u2010Bolas (SFRH/BD/118067/2016 and COVID\u201019/BD/151671/2021) are beneficiaries of PhD studentships. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2025 Ana Valério-Bolas et al. Journal of Immunology Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.