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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major or L. tropica and visceral leishmaniasis caused by L. infantum have been reported in Israel. We collected Phlebotomus spp.
Liora Studentsky +10 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Leishmaniasis is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in the world and remains endemic in some underdeveloped regions, including western China.
Dongmei Yuan +3 more
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Multifaceted population structure and reproductive strategy in Leishmania donovani complex in one Sudanese village. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 Leishmania species of the subgenus Leishmania and especially L. donovani are responsible for a large proportion of visceral leishmaniasis cases. The debate on the mode of reproduction and population structure of Leishmania parasites remains opened.
Virginie Rougeron +8 more
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HAT2 mediates histone H4K4 acetylation and affects micrococcal nuclease sensitivity of chromatin in Leishmania donovani. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) such as acetylation and methylation are known to affect chromatin higher order structures. Primary targets of these modifications include basic residues present at N-terminus tail region of core histones ...
Pravin K Jha +4 more
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Comprehensive proteomic analysis of autophagosomes derived from Leishmania-infected macrophages.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Recently, autophagy has been implicated as a host defense mechanism against intracellular pathogens. On the other hand, certain intracellular pathogens such as Leishmania can manipulate the host's autophagy to promote their survival.
Devki Nandan +5 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Infection with Leishmania donovani reduces cellular cholesterol and thus deprives the host cells by inhibiting its synthesis and uptake. Changes in cholesterol levels increase the chance of attachment and internalization of L. donovani in macrophages (Mϕ)
Satya Prakash, Ambak Kumar Rai
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Postoperative Late-Onset Endophthalmitis Caused by Leishmania donovani: A Case Report
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2018 Leishmania donovani is a human blood parasite that belongs to the genus Leishmania. We would like to present a case of late Leishmania donovani endophthalmitis in one eye of a patient that underwent simultaneous bilateral grade 3 cataract surgery.
Bojan Kozomara +4 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Polyclonal B cell activation and the resulting hypergammaglobulinemia are a detrimental consequence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL); however, the mechanisms underlying this excessive production of nonprotective antibodies are still poorly understood. Here,
Tanja Stögerer +8 more
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Exposure to Leishmania spp. and sand flies in domestic animals in northwestern Ethiopia
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Human visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani is considered an anthroponosis; however, Leishmania-infected animals have been increasingly reported in L.
Iva Rohousova +14 more
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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
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