Gene expression in Leishmania is regulated predominantly by gene dosage [PDF]
Leishmania tropica, a unicellular eukaryotic parasite present in North and East Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, has been linked to large outbreaks of cutaneous leishmaniasis in displaced populations in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria. Here,
Berriman, Matthew +12 more
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Structure ofLeishmania majorcysteine synthase [PDF]
Cysteine biosynthesis is a potential target for drug development against parasiticLeishmaniaspecies; these protozoa are responsible for a range of serious diseases. To improve understanding of this aspect ofLeishmaniabiology, a crystallographic and biochemical study ofL.
Fyfe, Paul K +5 more
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Overview of the organization of protease genes in the genome of Leishmania spp
Background The genus Leishmania includes protozoan parasites that are able to infect an array of phlebotomine and vertebrate species. Proteases are related to the capacity of these parasites to infect and survive in their hosts and are therefore ...
Mariana Silva-Almeida +4 more
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Changes in the Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Iran
The province of Khorasan-Razavi in the North East of Iran is an endemic area for anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL caused mainly by Leishmania tropica) and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL caused mainly by Leishmania major).
Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash +10 more
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The nanoemulsion-based nanogel of Artemisia dracunculus essential oil with proper activity against Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major [PDF]
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form of leishmaniasis that is distributed in around 100 countries. Preparing essential oil-based nanoformulations with the leishmanicidal effect is a promising strategy for the development of new drugs.
Ali Ghanbariasad +3 more
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Changes to cholesterol trafficking in macrophages by Leishmania parasites infection [PDF]
Leishmania spp. are protozoan parasites that are transmitted by sandfly vectors during blood sucking to vertebrate hosts and cause a spectrum of diseases called leishmaniases.
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Leishmania vaccines entered in clinical trials: A review of literature
Leishmaniasis is considered as a zoonotic infection and neglected tropical disease. Leishmania treatment is not totally successful and imposes high expenditures, especially in developing countries. Since the natural infection leads to the robust immunity
Mohammad Moafi +3 more
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The TLR2/6 ligand PAM2CSK4 is a Th2 polarizing adjuvant in Leishmania major and Brugia malayi murine vaccine models. [PDF]
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in the innate and adaptive immune responses to pathogens, and are the target of new vaccine adjuvants.
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Cyclic nucleotide specific phosphodiesterases of Leishmania major [PDF]
Abstract Background Leishmania represent a complex of important human pathogens that belong to the systematic order of the kinetoplastida. They are transmitted between their human and mammalian hosts by different bloodsucking sandfly vectors.
Johner, Andrea +4 more
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Distinct roles in autophagy and importance in infectivity of the two ATG4 cysteine peptidases of leishmania major [PDF]
Macroautophagy in Leishmania, which is important for the cellular remodeling required during differentiation, relies upon the hydrolytic activity of two ATG4 cysteine peptidases (ATG4.1 and ATG4.2).
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