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Albert Descoteaux

Researcher at Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Publications -  109
Citations -  9343

Albert Descoteaux is an academic researcher from Institut national de la recherche scientifique. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lipophosphoglycan & Phagosome. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 101 publications receiving 7409 citations. Previous affiliations of Albert Descoteaux include McGill University & Harvard University.

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Macrophage cytokines: involvement in immunity and infectious diseases.

TL;DR: The functions of cytokines secreted by macrophages are discussed, and what is known about their release mechanisms are summarized to delve into how selected pathogens subvert cytokine release for their own survival.
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Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky, +2983 more
- 08 Feb 2021 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a set of guidelines for investigators to select and interpret methods to examine autophagy and related processes, and for reviewers to provide realistic and reasonable critiques of reports that are focused on these processes.
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The lipophosphoglycan of Leishmania parasites

TL;DR: The structural aspects of lipophosphoglycan and its possible functions and biosynthesis are emphasized and implicated in a surprisingly large number of functions that may contribute the the parasite's pathogenesis.
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Inhibition of Phagolysosomal Biogenesis by the Leishmania Lipophosphoglycan

TL;DR: Results suggest that inhibition of phagolysosomal biogenesis by LPG repeating units represents an intramacrophage survival strategy used by promastigotes to establish infection.