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Tissue Resident Memory Cells: Friend or Foe?

Immunology, EarlyView.
Tissue‐resident memory T cells (TRM cells) are specialised immune cells in barrier tissues like the lungs, skin and gut, providing rapid host defence and tumour surveillance. Their retention and differentiation are regulated by molecules such as CD69, CD103 and TGF‐β. Dysregulation of TRM cells can lead to chronic activation, driving conditions such as
Chidimma F. Chude, Jude E. Uzonna, Janilyn Arsenio   +2 more
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Risk factors for in-hospital mortality of visceral leishmaniasis patients in eastern Uganda. [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients treated for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Uganda. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of VL patients' clinical data collected for project monitoring by Médecins Sans Frontières in ...
Bern, Bryceson, Chappuis, Collin, Croft, Delgado, Desjeux, Guerin, Jamjoom, Lyons, Moore, Mueller, Mueller, Olliaro, Ritmeijer, Ritmeijer, Seaman, Sundar, Thakur, Veeken, WHO   +20 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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Pregnancy‐triggered pemphigus vulgaris with favorable fetal outcomes: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune bullous dermatosis which if occurred during pregnancy may result in neonatal complications. In this study we report a 41 years old woman with pemphigus vulgaris that triggered by pregnancy in first trimester of ...
Fatemeh Mohaghegh, Zabihollah Shahmoradi, ‬Maryam Alizadeh   +2 more
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Potential vectors of Leishmaniases in the Environmental Protection Area and Tinguá Federal Biological Reserve, Municipality of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
This study was to describe the composition of sand fly fauna, detect potential vectors of Leishmania spp. in the Tinguá district, an ATL endemic, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seven species of vectorial importance in the epidemiological cycle of leishmaniasis was observed: Nyssomyia intermedia, Migonemyia migonei, Pintomyia fischeri, Psychodopygus hirsutus ...
Antônio L. F. Santana, Alfredo C. R. Azevedo, Margarete M. S. Afonso, Bruno M. Carvalho, Vanessa R. Vieira, Simone M. Costa, Júlia S. Silva, Thais A. Pereira, Daniela P. Pereira, Maurício L. Vilela   +9 more
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Promising Option for Treatment of Striae Alba: Fractionated Microneedle Radiofrequency in Combination with Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser

Dermatology Research and Practice, 2016
Background. A consistent treatment has not been proposed for treatment of Striae Alba (SA). The present study was designed to compare the fractionated microneedle radiofrequency (FMR) alone and in combination with fractional carbon dioxide laser (FMR ...
Farahnaz Fatemi Naeini, Shadi Behfar, Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini, Shima Keyvan, Mohsen Pourazizi   +4 more
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Field evaluation of rK39 test and direct agglutination test for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in a population with high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus in Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2009
Accuracy of an rK39 rapid diagnostic test (DiaMed-IT-Leish ) for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was compared with splenic aspiration and the direct agglutination test (DAT) in a population with a high prevalence of infection with human immunodeficiency ...
Assefa, Gessesse, Davidson, Robert N, Ebrahim, Abdurazik Z, Ritmeijer, Koert, Tefera, Tewodros, ter Horst, Rachel   +5 more
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Phlebotominae Sand Flies in Paraguay. Abundance Distribution in the Southeastern Region [PDF]

, 2003
From September 1993 to August 2001, 7,190 phlebotomine were collected with CDC light trap in an endemic area for human leishmaniasis, in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa, Paraguay.
Cousiño, Blanca, López de Puerto, Delfin G., Ortiz, Arnaldo J., Rojas de Arias, Antonieta, Rossi, Gustavo Carlos, Salomón, Oscar Daniel, Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo   +6 more
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Unravelling the biochemical aspects of the interaction between ticks and Leishmania using a tick cell line

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Leishmania infantum propagated in IDE8 tick cell line in vitro. L. infantum reduces tick cell viability and induces reactive oxygen species production. Lipidic profile of IDE8 tick cell line is altered during Leishmania infection. Abstract Leishmaniasis comprises a group of vector‐borne neglected tropical diseases caused by species of the obligatory ...
Beatriz Filgueiras Silvestre, Karoline dos Anjos Lima, Fernanda de Paula Pepino, Daniela Cosentino‐Gomes, Adivaldo Fonseca, Lesley Bell‐Sakyi, Georgia Correa Atella, Lucia H. Pinto‐da‐Silva   +7 more
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Clinical Features of Anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Major Focus, Southeastern Iran, 1994-2014

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2017
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is associated with a broad and complex clinical spectrum of diseases. The objectives of this study were to assess the clinical features and identification of the causative agents of CL in a well-known focus of ...
Ahmad KHOSRAVI, Iraj SHARIFI, Alireza FEKRI, Alireza KERMANIZADEH, Mehdi BAMOROVAT, Mahshid MOSTAFAVI, Mohammad Reza AFLATOONIAN, Alireza KEYHANI   +7 more
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