2024
The different impact of drug-resistant Leishmania on the transcription programs activated in neutrophils
Díaz-Varela M, Sanchez-Hidalgo A, Calderon-Copete S, Tacchini V, Shipley T, Ramírez G, Marquis J, Fernández O, Saravia N, Tacchini-Cottier F. The different impact of drug-resistant Leishmania on the transcription programs activated in neutrophils. IScience 2024, 27: 109773. PMID: 38711445, PMCID: PMC11070714, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug-resistant parasitesDrug resistanceEffective control of infectionProduction of cytokinesDrug-resistant infectionsControl of infectionMyeloid recruitmentImmune microenvironmentChemokines CCL3Drug susceptibilityMyeloid cellsCCL3 levelsMouse modelNeutrophil subsetsDrug-resistant LeishmaniaNeutrophilsAntimicrobial controlImpaired abilityInfectionCCL3Neutrophil genesTranscriptional programsParasite strainsDrugParasitic diseases
2013
Inhibitory Humoral Responses to the Plasmodium falciparum Vaccine Candidate EBA-175 Are Independent of the Erythrocyte Invasion Pathway
Badiane AS, Bei AK, Ahouidi AD, Patel SD, Salinas N, Ndiaye D, Sarr O, Ndir O, Tolia NH, Mboup S, Duraisingh MT. Inhibitory Humoral Responses to the Plasmodium falciparum Vaccine Candidate EBA-175 Are Independent of the Erythrocyte Invasion Pathway. MSphere 2013, 20: 1238-1245. PMID: 23761656, PMCID: PMC3754519, DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00135-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEBA-175Human antibodiesAffinity-purified human antibodiesBlood-stage vaccine candidateParasite strainsSialic acid-dependent mannerParasite invasionPresence of antibodiesErythrocyte-binding domainMultiple ligand-receptor interactionsEx vivo assaysPooled patient plasmaSenegalese parasitesAlternative invasion pathwaysHumoral responseVaccine candidatesPatient plasmaSenegalese patientsLigand-receptor interactionsClinical isolatesInvasion inhibitionVaccine designEx vivoFunctional inhibitionDetection of Leishmania RNA Virus in Leishmania Parasites
Zangger H, Ronet C, Desponds C, Kuhlmann FM, Robinson J, Hartley MA, Prevel F, Castiglioni P, Pratlong F, Bastien P, Müller N, Parmentier L, Saravia NG, Beverley SM, Fasel N. Detection of Leishmania RNA Virus in Leishmania Parasites. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2013, 7: e2006. PMID: 23326619, PMCID: PMC3542153, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeishmania RNA virusCutaneous leishmaniasisSkin lesionsPresence of LRVHyper-inflammatory immune responsePrimary skin lesionsUlcerated skin lesionsOverall exacerbationsSignificant morbidityInfected miceLesion biopsyRNA virusesSecondary lesionsImmune responseHigh riskNew World Leishmania speciesAggressive phenotypeLeishmania strainsLeishmania parasitesPatient samplesViral detectionMonoclonal antibodiesNasopharyngeal tissuesParasite strainsMetastatic phenotype
2008
Genetic evidence for the essential role of PfNT1 in the transport and utilization of xanthine, guanine, guanosine and adenine by Plasmodium falciparum
Bissati K, Downie MJ, Kim SK, Horowitz M, Carter N, Ullman B, Mamoun C. Genetic evidence for the essential role of PfNT1 in the transport and utilization of xanthine, guanine, guanosine and adenine by Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2008, 161: 130-139. PMID: 18639591, PMCID: PMC2612043, DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium falciparumPurine sourcePurine ring de novoP. falciparum parasitesP. falciparum strainsNon-physiological concentrationsFalciparum parasitesFalciparum strainsMalaria parasitesEpisomal complementationKnockout parasitesParasite strainsGenetic evidencePhysiological concentrationsPurine salvagePfNT1Functional rolePurine uptakeFalciparumAdenosineEssential roleParasitesDe novoGuanineXanthine
1988
Biology of Leishmania and Leishmaniasis
Furtado T, Goihman-Yahr M, Marghescu S, Grimaldi G, David J, McMahon-Pratt D, Rothenberg A, Rosquete R, Avila-Millán E, Istúriz G, Viloria N, de Borges N, Carrasquero M, de Fernández B, Tapia F, de Albornoz M, Bretaña A, de Brito I, Urquiola G, Pereira J, Martín B, de Gómez M, de Román A, Lugo A, Convit J, Padilha-Gonçalves A, Vale E, Araújo M. Biology of Leishmania and Leishmaniasis. 1988, 782-800. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-83360-1_87.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersDifferent clinical manifestationsImmunological characterizationCulture of parasitesBiology of LeishmaniaClinical manifestationsReference centerInternational Reference CentreL. tropicaMonoclonal antibodiesParasite strainsElectron microscopic morphologyNew World LeishmaniaLeishmaniaIsoenzyme patternsBraziliensisDonovaniBiochemical methodsParasitesLeishmaniasisDisease
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