[HTML][HTML] Immune responses in leishmaniasis: an overview

AC Costa-da-Silva, DO Nascimento… - Tropical medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic, widespread, and neglected disease that affects more than 90
countries in the world. More than 20 Leishmania species cause different forms of …

[HTML][HTML] Host immune response against leishmaniasis and parasite persistence strategies: A review and assessment of recent research

EK Elmahallawy, AAM Alkhaldi, AA Saleh - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis, a neglected parasitic disease caused by a unicellular protozoan of the
genus Leishmania, is transmitted through the bite of a female sandfly. The disease remains …

Rapid Sequestration of Leishmania mexicana by Neutrophils Contributes to the Development of Chronic Lesion

BP Hurrell, S Schuster, E Grün, M Coutaz… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The protozoan Leishmania mexicana parasite causes chronic non-healing cutaneous
lesions in humans and mice with poor parasite control. The mechanisms preventing the …

Deception and Manipulation: The Arms of Leishmania, a Successful Parasite

P Cecílio, B Pérez-Cabezas, N Santarém… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania spp. are intracellular parasitic protozoa responsible for a group of neglected
tropical diseases, endemic in 98 countries around the world, called leishmaniasis. These …

Disseminated leishmaniasis: clinical, pathogenic, and therapeutic aspects

GU Machado, FV Prates, PRL Machado - Anais brasileiros de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Disseminated leishmaniasis is a severe and emerging form of American tegumentary
leishmaniasis. Disseminated leishmaniasis is defined by the presence of more than 10 …

Host Cell Signalling and Leishmania Mechanisms of Evasion

MT Shio, K Hassani, A Isnard, B Ralph… - Journal of tropical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmania parasites are able to secure their survival and propagation within their host by
altering signalling pathways involved in the ability of macrophages to kill pathogens or to …

MicroRNA Expression Profile in Human Macrophages in Response to Leishmania major Infection

J Lemaire, G Mkannez, FZ Guerfali… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Leishmania (L.) are intracellular protozoan parasites able to survive and
replicate in the hostile phagolysosomal environment of infected macrophages. They cause …

A novel form of NF‐κB is induced by Leishmania infection: Involvement in macrophage gene expression

DJ Gregory, M Godbout, I Contreras… - European journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmania spp. are obligate intracellular parasites that inhabit the phagolysosomes of
macrophages. Manipulation of host cell signaling pathways and gene expression by …

[HTML][HTML] Vesicles as carriers of virulence factors in parasitic protozoan diseases

AC Torrecilhas, RI Schumacher, MJM Alves… - Microbes and Infection, 2012 - Elsevier
Different types of shed vesicles as, for example, exosomes, plasma-membrane-derived
vesicles or microparticles, are the focus of intense research in view of their potential role in …

Post‐kala‐azar dermal leishmaniasis–an overview

S Ganguly, NK Das, JN Barbhuiya… - International journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐kala‐azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a dermal sequela of visceral leishmaniasis
(VL), reported mainly from two regions–Sudan in eastern Africa and the Indian subcontinent …