Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013 Leishmania parasites expose phosphatidylserine (PS) on their surface, a process that has been associated with regulation of host's immune responses.
Natalia Cadaxo Rochael +6 more
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Leishmania in synanthropic rodents (Rattus rattus): new evidence for the urbanization of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis [PDF]
, 2017 This study aimed to detect parasites from Leishmania genus, to determine the prevalence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies, to identify circulating species of the parasite, and to determine epidemiological variables associated with infection in rats ...
Mônica Raquel Sbeghen +8 more
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Arginase expression modulates nitric oxide production in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis.
, 2017 Arginase is an enzyme that converts L-arginine to urea and L-ornithine, an essential substrate for the polyamine pathway supporting Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis replication and its survival in the mammalian host.
Juliana Ide Aoki +6 more
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Padronização do cultivo de amastigotas axênicos e intracelulares de Leishmania spp. e análise da atividade leishmanicida de chalconas [PDF]
, 2008 Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas.
Silva, Daniela Gaspar da
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Investigating the role of the Leishmania (Leishmania) major HASP and SHERP genes during metacyclogenesis in the sand fly vectors, Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi and Ph. (Ph.) duboscqi [PDF]
, 2013 Leishmania parasites are the causative agents of a diverse spectrum of infectious diseases termed the leishmaniases. These digenetic parasites exist as intracellular, aflagellate amastigotes in a mammalian host and as extracellular flagellated ...
Doehl, Johannes
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Genetic diversity in the Leishmania donovani complex. [PDF]
The Leishmania donovani complex comprises four described species: L. donovani, L. archibaldi, L. infantum and L. chagasi. L. chagasi is the only New World species and has been considered similar to L.
Mauricio, Isabel Larguinho
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Anti-leishmanial Activity of Justicidone and its Synthetic Precursors
Natural Product Communications, 2007 Justicidone, a C-5, C-8 dioxo-lignan of the arylnaphthalene type isolated from Justicia hyssopifolia, and its synthetic precursors were tested for the activity against Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes in vitro. Justicidone
Carlos José Boluda +8 more
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Drosophila Model of Leishmania amazonensis Infection
, 2018 This protocol describes how to generate and harvest antibody-free L. amazonensis amastigotes, and how to infect adult Drosophila melanogaster with these parasites.
Silverman, Neal, Okuda, Kendi
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Studies on the Effectiveness of Diarylheptanoids Derivatives against Leishmania amazonensis
, 1999 Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 94(6): 971-974, Nov./Dec. 1999 Studies on the Effectiveness of Diarylheptanoids Derivatives against Leishmania amazonensis Catarina AC Araujo, Leila V Alegrio, Denise CF Gomes, Marco Edilson F Lima, Leonardo ...
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Chronic infection by Leishmania amazonensis mediated through MAPK ERK mechanisms
, 2014 Leishmania amazonensis is an intracellular protozoan parasite responsible for chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). CL is a neglected tropical disease responsible for infecting millions of people worldwide. L.
Martinez, Pedro
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