CD8A and leishmaniasis: In cutaneous forms of leishmaniasis CD8 cells have been associated with both tissue damage, as seen in muco-cutaneous lesions (Brodskyn et al., 1997; Tuon et al., 2008) and by cure, seen as an increase in the ability of CD8 cell from cutaneous L. braziliensis patientstorespond to Leishmaniain vitro (Da-Cruz et al., 1994; Coutinho et al., 1998).