Results 51 to 60 of about 11,235 (212)
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011 The in vitro leishmanicidal activity of miltefosine® (Zentaris GmbH) was assessed against four medically relevant Leishmania species of Brazil: Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis and ...
Eliane de Morais-Teixeira +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Reproduction of Leishmania (Leishmania ) infantum chagasi in conditioned cell culture growth medium [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2006 Leishmanias can be produced by inoculation in conditioned McCoy cell culture growth medium (CGM). Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi (100 parasites) grown in NNN medium was inoculated in 2.5 mL CGM, kept in plates (24 wells) and its multiplication was observed for five days (120 hours).
Nogueira, Yeda L., Galati, Eunice A.B.
openaire +4 more sources
Brazilian flora extracts as source of novel antileishmanial and antifungal compounds [PDF]
, 2008 Natural products have long been providing important drug leads for infectious diseases. Leishmaniasis is a protozoan parasitic disease found mainly in developing countries, and it has toxic therapies with few alternatives. Fungal infections have been the
Calixto, Ivete Arl +6 more
core +4 more sources
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2011 Indirect immunofluorescence is the method recommended for the diagnosis of visceral leishmanisis in dogs, however, the accuracy of this technique is low and its use on a large scale is limited.
Flávia Coelho Ribeiro +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Cross-protective immunity to Leishmania amazonensis is mediated by CD4+and CD8+epitopes of Leishmania donovani nucleoside hydrolase terminal domains [PDF]
, 2014 The nucleoside hydrolase (NH) of Leishmania donovani (NH36) is a phylogenetic marker of high homology among Leishmania parasites. in mice and dog vaccination, NH36 induces a CD4+ T cell-driven protective response against Leishmania chagasi infection ...
Alexandre eMorrot +9 more
core +4 more sources
Outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Barra Mansa, State of Rio de Janeiro
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014 Introduction In Brazil, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has spread to various regions. This study reports canine cases of VL in Barra Mansa, where human VL cases were recently reported.
Cintia Xavier de Mello +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Iron metabolism in trypanosomatids, and its crucial role in infection. [PDF]
, 2010 Iron is almost ubiquitous in living organisms due to the utility of its redox chemistry. It is also dangerous as it can catalyse the formation of reactive free radicals - a classical double-edged sword.
Kelly, JM, Taylor, MC
core +1 more source
Diagnostic antigens for visceral leishmaniasis: clarification of nomenclatures. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Stimulated by the increasing recent use of 'K' or 'rK' nomenclature for antigens reported for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) diagnostic serology, we wished to give a chronological synopsis of their reporting and the potentially confusing ...
Bhattacharyya, Tapan +2 more
core +1 more source
Ocorrência de anticorpos anti-Neospora caninum e anti-Toxoplasma gondii em cães com leishmaniose visceral [PDF]
, 2011 Uninfected dogs and those naturally infected with Leishmania chagasi exhibiting different clinical forms of disease were evaluated for the presence of anti-Neospora caninum and anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies.
Frézard, Frédéric +7 more
core +2 more sources
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2015 SUMMARY American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, and transmitted by sandflies. In the state of Rio de Janeiro, almost all of the cases of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) are ...
Marcelo Rosandiski LYRA +6 more
doaj +1 more source