2018
Interventions to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in children: A systematic review
Uribe-Restrepo A, Cossio A, Desai MM, Dávalos D, del Mar Castro M. Interventions to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in children: A systematic review. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006986. PMID: 30550538, PMCID: PMC6310290, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Clinical Trials Registry PlatformAdverse eventsMeglumine antimoniateCutaneous leishmaniasisSystematic reviewClinical trialsManagement of CLClinical Trials Registry PlatformOld World cutaneous leishmaniasisTreatment of CLIntralesional meglumine antimoniateOld World CLEfficacy of cryotherapySerious adverse eventsTrials Registry PlatformHarms of interventionsRisk of biasEfficacy of treatmentFull-text reviewAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisPROSPERO International registerRegistry PlatformCohort studySystemic therapyPediatric population
2011
Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia
Santaella J, Ocampo CB, Saravia NG, Méndez F, Góngora R, Gomez MA, Munstermann LE, Quinnell RJ. Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 674-680. PMID: 21540374, PMCID: PMC3083732, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisSkin biopsy specimensHuman cutaneous leishmaniasisReservoirs of LeishmaniaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisPrevalence of infectionBiopsy specimensLeishmania infectionRisk factorsCanine infectionLeishmania guyanensisBuffy coatL. braziliensisDogsInfectionLeishmaniasisPeridomestic transmissionL. guyanensisPositive resultsBlottingMore testsDomestic dogsGuyanensisBiopsy
2009
Role of Toll-like receptors in the response of human macrophages to Leishmania panamensis infection (133.17)
Gallego C, Saravia N, Valderrama L, Golenbock D. Role of Toll-like receptors in the response of human macrophages to Leishmania panamensis infection (133.17). The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 182: 133.17-133.17. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.supp.133.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToll-like receptorsOutcome of infectionPanamensis infectionHuman macrophagesTLR ligandsL. panamensisExpression of TLR1L. panamensis infectionsLeishmania panamensis infectionActivation of TLR2Production of TNFαAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisHuman primary macrophagesL. panamensis promastigotesPossible roleHealthy donorsCutaneous leishmaniasisTNFα productionInnate recognitionWild-type (WT) mouse macrophagesInfectionPrimary macrophagesTLR2MacrophagesPhagocytic cells
2008
Etiologic agent of an epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tolima, Colombia.
Rodríguez-Barraquer I, Góngora R, Prager M, Pacheco R, Montero LM, Navas A, Ferro C, Miranda MC, Saravia NG. Etiologic agent of an epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tolima, Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2008, 78: 276-82. PMID: 18256429, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisCutaneous leishmaniasisEtiologic agentLeishmania guyanensisProbable etiologic agentLeishmaniasis control programLarge epidemicsMonoclonal antibodiesLeishmania isolatesLeishmaniasisPeridomestic settingsZoonotic diseaseL. panamensisEpidemicDomestic transmissionControl programsPresent studyIsoenzyme electrophoresisIsolatesAgentsGuyanensisPatientsDiseaseDiagnosisAntibodies
2006
Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites in the Skin and Blood of Patients Before and After Treatment
Vergel C, Palacios R, Cadena H, Posso CJ, Valderrama L, Perez M, Walker J, Travi BL, Saravia NG. Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites in the Skin and Blood of Patients Before and After Treatment. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 503-511. PMID: 16845635, DOI: 10.1086/505583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood monocytesAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisCutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania parasitesUnaffected skinAnthroponotic transmissionAcquisition of infectionBlood of patientsSource of infectionSand fliesAdult patientsLesion scarTreatment failureAntimonial drugsPatientsNormal skinLeishmaniasisMonocytesZoonotic diseaseLesion bordersSkinTreatmentMolecular detection methodsPositive resultsInfectionResistance to Antimony and Treatment Failure in Human Leishmania (Viannia) Infection
Rojas R, Valderrama L, Valderrama M, Varona MX, Ouellette M, Saravia NG. Resistance to Antimony and Treatment Failure in Human Leishmania (Viannia) Infection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 193: 1375-1383. PMID: 16619185, DOI: 10.1086/503371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment failureMeglumine antimoniatePrimary resistanceAntimonial drugsSecondary resistanceDrug resistanceHuman Leishmania infectionsEffective immune responseAnthroponotic visceral leishmaniasisAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisAntimonial therapyStandard treatmentCutaneous diseaseLeishmania infectionTherapeutic responseImmune responseCutaneous leishmaniasisVisceral leishmaniasisAnthroponotic transmissionResistant organismsEffective doseIntracellular amastigotesSusceptible strainsAntimoniatePatients
2000
The Immunologically Protective P-4 Antigen ofLeishmania Amastigotes A DEVELOPMENTALLY REGULATED SINGLE STRAND-SPECIFIC NUCLEASE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM*
Kar S, Soong L, Colmenares M, Goldsmith-Pestana K, McMahon-Pratt D. The Immunologically Protective P-4 Antigen ofLeishmania Amastigotes A DEVELOPMENTALLY REGULATED SINGLE STRAND-SPECIFIC NUCLEASE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 37789-37797. PMID: 10969068, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002149200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoplasmic reticulumSpecific nuclease activityBlot analysisImmunofluorescence microscopic analysisIntracellular amastigote stageProtein sequence dataSingle-strand nucleasePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsSouthern blot analysisNorthern blot analysisBlood mononuclear cellsMembrane proteinsRNA stabilitySubcellular localizationFuture vaccine studiesDNA repairSequence dataTerminal domainAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisSequence analysisNuclease activityAmastigote stagePromastigote stageSpecific nucleasesT helper
1996
T-Cell Responsiveness of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients to PurifiedLeishmania pifanoiAmastigote Antigens andLeishmania braziliensisPromastigote Antigens: Immunologic Patterns Associated with Cure
Coutinho S, Oliveira M, Da-Cruz A, De Luca P, Mendonça S, Bertho A, Soong L, McMahon-Pratt D. T-Cell Responsiveness of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients to PurifiedLeishmania pifanoiAmastigote Antigens andLeishmania braziliensisPromastigote Antigens: Immunologic Patterns Associated with Cure. Experimental Parasitology 1996, 84: 144-155. PMID: 8932764, DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, ProtozoanAntimonyAntiprotozoal AgentsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedCytokinesFemaleHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Interleukin-4LeishmaniaLeishmania braziliensisLeishmaniasis, CutaneousLymphocyte ActivationMaleMeglumineMeglumine AntimoniateOrganometallic CompoundsT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell responsesEnd of therapyBeneficial T cell responsesCell responsesCytokine productionProliferative responseAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasis patientsType 1 cytokine productionType 2 cytokine productionPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCutaneous leishmaniasis patientsType 1 cytokinesLymphocyte proliferative responsesBlood mononuclear cellsLow proliferative responseT cell responsivenessMixed type 1T cell stimulationAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisImmunologic patternActive diseaseReactive CD4Amastigote antigensLeishmaniasis patientsMononuclear cells
1987
Epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis
Jones T, Johnson W, Barretto A, Lago E, Badaro R, Cerf B, Reed S, Netto E, Tada M, Franca F, Wiese K, Golightly L, Fikrig E, Costa J, Cuba C, Marsden P. Epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1987, 156: 73-83. PMID: 3598227, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/156.1.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lesionMucosal diseaseCutaneous leishmaniasisFive-year prospective studyLeishmania braziliensis braziliensisYears of ageAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisAntimony therapyAnnual incidenceSkin testingProspective studyRecent lesionsSkin testSkin lesionsEndemic areasPatientsLesionsDiseaseMost diseasesLeishmaniasisYearsTherapyEpidemiologyPrevalenceIncidence
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