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The immunobiology of Leishmania braziliensis infection [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2012
Leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania that affect millions of people worldwide. These diseases are caused by distinct Leishmania species, of which L.
Camila I De Oliveira, Claudia Brodskyn, Brodskyn Claudia Ida   +2 more
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Exposure to Leishmania braziliensis triggers neutrophil activation and apoptosis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND: Neutrophils are the first line of defense against invading pathogens and are rapidly recruited to the sites of Leishmania inoculation. During Leishmania braziliensis infection, depletion of inflammatory cells significantly increases the ...
Sarah A C Falcão, Tiffany Weinkopff, Benjamin P Hurrell, Fabiana S Celes, Rebecca P Curvelo, Deboraci B Prates, Aldina Barral, Valeria M Borges, Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier, Camila I de Oliveira   +9 more
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Canine Leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2000-2015): Taxonomic Characterisation of Etiological Agents and Geospatial Case Analysis. [PDF]

Zoonoses Public Health
ABSTRACT Introduction Canine Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne zoonotic disease caused by several species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania. In the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Leishmania braziliensis is the most prevalent species causing tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) and Leishmania infantum is the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Miranda LFC, Coelho LFDR, Xavier SCDC, Junior AAVM, Albuquerque RN, da Silva AF, Marcelino AP, Santos FN, Pereira SA, Menezes RC, Schubach AO.   +10 more
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Relapsing Nasal Septal Leishmaniasis: Lessons in Long-Term Multidisciplinary Management Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis
Introduction Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is a rare, destructive, and recurrent protozoal infection caused by Leishmania species, most commonly Leishmania braziliensis. ML can develop months to years after initial cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and may lead to severe mucosal destruction if untreated.
Ehsan E, Staab E, Geelan-Hansen K, Hankins R.   +3 more
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Genomic Diversification, Structural Plasticity, and Hybridization in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is an important Leishmania species circulating in several Central and South American countries. Among Leishmania species circulating in Brazil, Argentina and Colombia, L. braziliensis has the highest genomic variability.
Luz H Patino, Marina Munoz, Lissa Cruz-Saavedra   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Unveiling the Leishmanicidal Mechanism of 4-Nerolidylcatechol Isolated From Piper peltatum Against Leishmania infantum. [PDF]

Chem Biodivers
ABSTRACT The present study assessed the leishmanicidal activity of 4‐nerolidylcatechol (4‐NC) (1) isolated from Piper peltatum leaves against promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis, L. braziliensis, and L. infantum. The plant was fractionated, leading to the isolation and chemical identification of 4‐NC (1). Biochemical techniques were
Lorenzetti FB, Balbinot RB, Lazarin-Bidóia D, Faiões VDS, Torres-Santos EC, Nakamura CV, Ueda-Nakamura T, Garcia Cortez DA, Dias Filho BP.   +8 more
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Potential vectors of Leishmaniases in the Environmental Protection Area and Tinguá Federal Biological Reserve, Municipality of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
This study was to describe the composition of sand fly fauna, detect potential vectors of Leishmania spp. in the Tinguá district, an ATL endemic, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seven species of vectorial importance in the epidemiological cycle of leishmaniasis was observed: Nyssomyia intermedia, Migonemyia migonei, Pintomyia fischeri, Psychodopygus hirsutus ...
Santana ALF, Azevedo ACR, Afonso MMS, Carvalho BM, Vieira VR, Costa SM, Silva JS, Pereira TA, Pereira DP, Vilela ML.   +9 more
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Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Associated With Immune Reconstitution in an HIV Patient-A Case Report. [PDF]

Parasite Immunol
ABSTRACT HIV‐associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) may significantly alter the immunopathological presentation of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL), occasionally causing paradoxical clinical exacerbations. We report the long‐term follow‐up of a 39‐year‐old female coinfected with HIV and disseminated mucocutaneous ...
Xavier MB, Gomes CMC, Sousa RCM, Ishikawa EAY, Brito EB, Müller SFR, Fontes LDS, Brito JAGSM, Alcantara LDS, Corbett CEP.   +9 more
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Modulation of fibroblast behavior by Leishmania: a pathway to understanding disease progression in cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

BMC Microbiology
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection caused by obligatory intracellular protozoa of the Leishmania genus. Macrophages are the main cell for Leishmania parasites that play a key role in immune response against it.
Tarcisio Navegante de Queiroz Filho, Brenda Furtado Costa, Ana Paula Drummond Rodrigues   +2 more
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The Role of Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species in the Killing of Leishmania braziliensis by Monocytes from Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania braziliensis, presents an exaggerated Th1 response that is associated with ulcer development. Macrophages are the primary cells infected by Leishmania parasites and both reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Pedro Paulo Carneiro, Jacilara Conceição, Michael Macedo, Viviane Magalhães, Edgar M Carvalho, Olivia Bacellar   +5 more
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