1998
T cell responses to crude and defined leishmanial antigens in patients from the Lower Amazon region of Brazil infected with different species of Leishmania of the subgenera Leishmania and Viannia
Silveira F, Blackwell J, Ishikawa E, Braga R, Shaw J, Quinnell R, Soong L, Kima P, McMahon‐Pratt D, Black G, Shaw M. T cell responses to crude and defined leishmanial antigens in patients from the Lower Amazon region of Brazil infected with different species of Leishmania of the subgenera Leishmania and Viannia. Parasite Immunology 1998, 20: 19-26. PMID: 9491414, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1998.t01-1-00126.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesDiffuse cutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmanial antigensCell responsesLCL patientsMucocutaneous leishmaniasisMCL patientsCutaneous leishmaniasisL. amazonensis antigensSkin test responsesL. braziliensis antigensSuitable vaccine candidateDCL patientsPoor respondersGood respondersPatient groupBraziliensis antigensSubgenus LeishmaniaAntigen A2Vaccine candidatesPatientsPotent stimulatorA2 antigenAntigenSignificant rise
1991
Characterization and classification of leishmanial parasites from humans, wild mammals, and sand flies in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Grimaldi G, Momen H, Naiff R, McMahon-Pratt D, Barrett T. Characterization and classification of leishmanial parasites from humans, wild mammals, and sand flies in the Amazon region of Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1991, 44: 645-61. PMID: 1858968, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.44.645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeishmaniasis in Bahia, Brazil: evidence that Leishmania amazonensis produces a wide spectrum of clinical disease.
Barral A, Badaro R, Carvalho E, Barral-Netto M, de Jesus A, Johnson W, Momen H, Almeida R, McMahon-Pratt D, Pedral-Sampaio D, Grimaldi G. Leishmaniasis in Bahia, Brazil: evidence that Leishmania amazonensis produces a wide spectrum of clinical disease. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1991, 44: 536-46. PMID: 2063957, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.44.536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucocutaneous leishmaniasisCutaneous leishmaniasisClinical presentationVisceral leishmaniasisCases of CLMonoclonal antibodiesLeishmania amazonensisCases of DCLL. amazonensis infectionDifferent clinical presentationsDifferent clinical formsDifferent Leishmania speciesAmazonensis infectionClinical groundsIndistinguishable clinical presentationDermal leishmaniasisSpecific monoclonal antibodiesClinical formsClinical diseaseLeishmanial diseaseL. chagasiWide spectrumLeishmania referenceLeishmaniasisL. amazonensis
1987
Identification and distribution of New World Leishmania species characterized by serodeme analysis using monoclonal antibodies.
Grimaldi G, David J, McMahon-Pratt D. Identification and distribution of New World Leishmania species characterized by serodeme analysis using monoclonal antibodies. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1987, 36: 270-87. PMID: 3826486, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1987.36.270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWide geographic distributionWide geographical distributionWild reservoir hostsSubspecies levelNew World LeishmaniaMolecular markersGeographic distributionL. mexicana complexL. braziliensis complexSpecific monoclonal antibodiesGeographical distributionL. donovani chagasiL. mexicanaMexicana complexReservoir hostsMonoclonal antibodiesParasite identificationBraziliensis complexL. donovani complexMexicanaStocks of LeishmaniaL. braziliensisIsolatesComplexesLeishmaniaLeishmaniasis in Brazil: XXIII. The identification of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis in wild-caught neotropical sandflies using monoclonal antibodies
Shaw J, Lainson R, Ryan L, Braga R, McMahon-Pratt D, David J. Leishmaniasis in Brazil: XXIII. The identification of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis in wild-caught neotropical sandflies using monoclonal antibodies. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1987, 81: 69-72. PMID: 3445325, DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(87)90287-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Brazilian Leishmania stocks phenotypically similar to Leishmania major.
Pacheco R, Jaffe C, Grimaldi G, Marzochi M, McMahon-Pratt D, Momen H. Brazilian Leishmania stocks phenotypically similar to Leishmania major. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1985, 34: 1076-84. PMID: 3834794, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1985.34.1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme profilesEnzyme electrophoresisL. mexicanaRestriction enzyme profilesL. donovani speciesIndirect radioimmuneNew World LeishmaniaL. braziliensisSchizodeme analysisL. majorMonoclonal antibodiesCutaneous speciesReference strainsSpeciesDifferent geographic areasMexicanaL. donovaniElectrophoresisLeishmaniaLarge panelSubspeciesBspRIMspIBraziliensisGeographic areas