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Experimental transmission of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis to immunosuppressed mice through the bite of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) results in cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2021
Lutzomyia longipalpis is the natural vector of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum, but it is also permissive for several Leishmania species that are related to cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Maranhao State (Northeast of Brazil) is endemic for CL and has the
Rosa Cristina Ribeiro da Silva, Léo Nava Piorsky Dominici Cruz, João Manoel da Silva Coutinho, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca-Alves, José Manuel Macário Rebêlo, Silma Regina Ferreira Pereira   +5 more
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Amazonian Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae) potentiates the infection of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis: Role of the PKR/IFN1/IL-10 axis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
BackgroundLeishmania parasites are transmitted to vertebrate hosts by phlebotomine sandflies and, in humans, may cause tegumentary or visceral leishmaniasis.
Carolina Torturella Rath, Laila Castro Schnellrath, Clarissa R Damaso, Luciana Barros de Arruda, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Claudia Gomes, Marcia Dalastra Laurenti, Teresa Cristina Calegari Silva, Áislan de Carvalho Vivarini, Nicolas Fasel, Renata Meirelles Santos Pereira, Ulisses Gazos Lopes   +11 more
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Peptides as a Therapeutic Alternative Against Leishmaniasis: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Chem Biol Drug Des
This scoping review of 79 studies identified 231 antimicrobial peptides with anti‐Leishmania activity, including natural‐derived and synthetic peptides (inspired by natural sources or developed through rational design). Most were evaluated in vitro against promastigote and/or amastigote forms, with synthetic peptides showing a more promising effect ...
da Veiga Oliveira ME, Dyminski Parente Ribeiro E, Guenther OHP, Tomiotto-Pellissier F.   +3 more
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CD100/Sema4D Increases Macrophage Infection by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in a CD72 Dependent Manner [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Leishmaniasis is caused by trypanosomatid protozoa of the genus Leishmania, which infect preferentially macrophages. The disease affects 12 million people worldwide, who may present cutaneous, mucocutaneous or visceral forms.
Mariana K. Galuppo, Eloiza de Rezende, Fabio L. Forti, Mauro Cortez, Mario C. Cruz, Andre A. Teixeira, Ricardo J. Giordano, Beatriz S. Stolf   +7 more
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Brain Involvement in Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

Cell Biochem Funct
ABSTRACT Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Leishmania and it is a significant global health problem. The disease has a wide clinical spectrum, from tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) that encompasses cutaneous (CL), mucosal (ML) and cutaneous‐diffuse (CDL) forms, to the potentially fatal systemic ...
Freitas CS, Coelho EAF, Christodoulides M.   +2 more
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Surface enolase is a virulence factor of Leishmania amazonensis metacyclic promastigotes involved in adhesion to macrophages [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
We find that enolase, an evolutionarily conserved and multifunctional protein, is displayed on the cell surface of Leishmania amazonensis parasites in a developmentally regulated manner, associated with infectivity.
Franciane dos Santos Alves, Lisvane Paes, Marta Teixeira Gomes, Suzana Passos Chaves, Marcello André Barcinski, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes, David S. Ucker, João Luiz Mendes Wanderley   +7 more
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Imidazolium salts as an alternative for anti-Leishmania drugs: Oxidative and immunomodulatory activities

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
In this study we explored the previously established leishmanicidal activity of a complementary set of 24 imidazolium salts (IS), 1-hexadecylimidazole (C16Im) and 1-hexadecylpyridinium chloride (C16PyrCl) against Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis and ...
Fernanda Giesel Baldissera, Fernanda Giesel Baldissera, Tiago Fazolo, Tiago Fazolo, Matheus Brasil da Silva, Paulo Cesar de Santana Filho, Vinícius Demétrio da Silva, David Max Rivillo Perez, Joice Sandra Klitzke, Eduardo Giovanni de Oliveira Soares, Luiz Carlos Rodrigues Júnior, Luiz Carlos Rodrigues Júnior, Alessandra Peres, Alessandra Peres, Eliane Dallegrave, Kely Campos Navegantes-Lima, Marta Chagas Monteiro, Henri Stephan Schrekker, Pedro Roosevelt Torres Romão, Pedro Roosevelt Torres Romão, Pedro Roosevelt Torres Romão   +20 more
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A Betulinic Acid Derivative, BA5, Induces G0/G1 Cell Arrest, Apoptosis Like-Death, and Morphological Alterations in Leishmania sp

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Leishmaniasis are endemic diseases caused by different species of intracellular parasites of the genus Leishmania. Due to the high toxicity and drug resistance of current antileishmanial drugs, it is necessary to identify new and more effective drugs ...
Tatiana Barbosa dos Santos Magalhães, Tatiana Barbosa dos Santos Magalhães, Dahara Keyse Carvalho Silva, Dahara Keyse Carvalho Silva, Jessica da Silva Teixeira, Jessica da Silva Teixeira, Juliana Dizaira Teles De Lima, Juliana Dizaira Teles De Lima, José Maria Barbosa-Filho, Diogo Rodrigo Magalhães Moreira, Elisalva Teixeira Guimarães, Elisalva Teixeira Guimarães, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares   +13 more
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Innate Resistance to Leishmania amazonensis Infection in Rat Is Dependent on NOS2

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Leishmania infection causes diverse clinical manifestations in humans. The disease outcome is complicated by the combination of many host and parasite factors.
Yun-Fu Chen, Si-Fei Yu, Chang-You Wu, Na Wu, Jia Shen, Juan Shen, Jiang-Mei Gao, Yan-Zi Wen, Geoff Hide, De-Hua Lai, Zhao-Rong Lun, Zhao-Rong Lun   +11 more
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Ethanolic extract of Croton blanchetianus Ball induces mitochondrial defects in Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020
Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease caused by Leishmania. Chemotherapy remains the mainstay for leishmaniasis control; however, available drugs fail to provide a parasitological cure, and are associated with high toxicity. Natural products are promising
KATILY L.G. PEREIRA, NANCY B.R. VASCONCELOS, JULIANA V.C. BRAZ, JOB D.F. INÁCIO, CHARLES S. ESTEVAM, CRISTIANE B. CORREA, ROBERTA P.M. FERNANDES, ELMO E. ALMEIDA-AMARAL, RICARDO SCHER   +8 more
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