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l-Arginine Uptake by Cationic Amino Acid Transporter Promotes Intra-Macrophage Survival of Leishmania donovani by Enhancing Arginase-Mediated Polyamine Synthesis

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2017
The survival of intracellular protozoan parasite, Leishmania donovani, the causative agent of Indian visceral leishmaniasis (VL), depends on the activation status of macrophages. l-Arginine, a semi-essential amino acid plays a crucial regulatory role for
Abhishek Mandal   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

A target repurposing approach identifies N-myristoyltransferase as a new candidate drug target in filarial nematodes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Myristoylation is a lipid modification involving the addition of a 14-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, myristic acid, to the N-terminal glycine of a subset of proteins, a modification that promotes their binding to cell membranes for varied biological ...
Carlow, Clotilde K. S.   +7 more
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Evaluation of a New Recombinant K39 Rapid Diagnostic Test for Sudanese Visceral Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
A new rK39 rapid diagnostic dipstick test (DiaMed-IT-Leish) was compared with aspiration and a direct agglutination test (DAT) for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in 201 parasitologically confirmed cases, 133 endemic controls, and in 356 ...
Davidson, R N   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Neutrophil responses to CRP are not dependent on polymorphism of human FcgammaRIIA (R131H).

open access: yes, 2004
IgG2a mediated in vitro phagocytosis is less effective for individuals homozygous for Fcgamma RIIaR131 allele and such individuals are also more susceptible to certain infections.
Bodman-Smith, KB   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Physiological Age Structure and Leishmania spp. Detection in Phlebotomus (Larroussius) orientalis (Parrot, 1936) (Diptera: Psychodidae) at an Endemic Focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northern Ethiopia

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, 2015
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani is endemic in northern Ethiopia, where P. orientalis is the most important presumed vector. This study was designed to determine the physiological age structure and the occurrence of Leishmania ...
Araya Gebresilassie   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Induction of apoptosis by zerumbone isolated from Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith in protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani due to oxidative stress

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
In the present context of emergence of resistance aligned with the conventional anti-leishmanial drugs and occasional treatment failure compelled us to continue the search for replaceable therapeutic leads against Leishmania infection.
Debarati Mukherjee   +9 more
doaj  

A Systematic Assessment of Leishmania donovani Infection in Domestic and Wild Animal Reservoir Hosts of Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis in India

open access: yesMicrobiology Research
Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease with a global spread that affects both domestic and wild animals in addition to people. Leishmania donovani is the suspected anthroponotic cause of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India, where it is an endemic disease.
Gajala Deethamvali Ghouse Peer   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural hybrid of Leishmania infantum/L. donovani: development in Phlebotomus tobbi, P. perniciosus and Lutzomyia longipalpis and comparison with non-hybrid strains differing in tissue tropism

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Infection caused by parasites from L. donovani complex can manifest as a serious visceral disease or a self-healing milder cutaneous form. The different tropism and pathology in humans is caused by the interaction between parasites, host and ...
Veronika Seblova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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