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Parasite excretory-secretory products and their effects on metabolic syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Obesity, one of the main causes of metabolic syndrome (MetS), is an increasingly common health and economic problem worldwide, and one of the major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Chronic, low-grade inflammation is
Crowe, J.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Complete Resolution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis With a Novel Topical Combination Therapy: A Case Series

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains a therapeutic challenge in endemic regions, with 600,000–1 million new cases annually facing limited treatment options. We present a case series evaluating an innovative topical combination therapy for acute‐phase CL in Shiraz, Iran.
Hoda Haghshenas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The susceptibility of wild caught sand flies to infection by a subspecies of Leishmania mexicana isolated from proechimys iheringi denigratus (Rodentia, echimyidae)

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1986
Several species of wild caught sand flies were collected in the same site where a subspecies of leishmania mexicana was isolated from the rodent Proechimys iheringi denigratus.
Air C. Barretto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Production of the Antimicrobial Roseoflavin With Genetically Engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum

open access: yesMicrobial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2025.
Corynebacterium glutamicum was genetically engineered for the production of the riboflavin analog roseoflavin, while minimising its antimicrobial effects. To this end, the genetic machinery from the natural roseoflavin producer Streptomyces davaonensis was evaluated in a riboflavin‐producing C. glutamicum strain.
Luciana Fernandes Brito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary study towards a novel experimental model to study localized cutaneous leishmaniasis caused bY Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2012
There is not an experimental model of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana. The aim of the present study was to characterize the clinical and histological features of Peromyscus yucatanicus experimentally ...
Erika Ivett Sosa-Bibiano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Características epidemiológicas da leishmaniose tegumentar americana em uma região endêmica do Estado da Bahia : II leishmaniose canina [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
Um inquérito em cães realizado na região de Três Braços, Bahia, mostrou que 3,0% de 98 animais tinham amastigotas em lesões de pele. Parasitos não foram encontrados em pele normal da orelha.
Barretto, Air C.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

In Situ Evaluation of Macrophage Populations and Inflammasome Components in Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

open access: yesParasite Immunology, Volume 47, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) affects the skin and mucous membranes, with a spectrum shaped by Th1/Th2 responses. This study investigated inflammasome activation in correlation with macrophage subpopulations, tissue parasitism, and histological changes in cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. We assessed inflammasome activation,
Caroline de Heleno Chagas de Carvalho   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A canine model of experimental infection with Leishmania (L.) mexicana

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a tropical disease affecting over one million patients annually and Leishmania (L.) mexicana is one of the major etiological agents in the Americas. Here we established the first experimental infection of L.
Julio Vladimir Cruz-Chan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mating disruption of citrus leafminer mediated by a noncompetitive mechanism at a remarkably low pheromone release rate.

open access: yes, 2008
The citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), is a worldwide pest of citrus. A season-long investigation was conducted that evaluated mating disruption for this pest. Effective disruption of the male P.
Miller, JR, Rogers, ME, Stelinski, LL
core   +1 more source

Different Derivatives of Plumbagin Analogue: Bioavailability and Their Toxicity Studies

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
Plumbagin, discovered in Plumbago zeylanica, has potential therapeutic effects such as anticancer, antimicrobial, and anti‐inflammatory characteristics. It has traditionally been used to treat anemia and rheumatic pain, but its therapeutic application is limited because of low bioavailability and toxicity risk factors.
Souparnika Thekkumkara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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