2006
Resistance to Oxidative Stress Is Associated with Metastasis in Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
Acestor N, Masina S, Ives A, Walker J, Saravia NG, Fasel N. Resistance to Oxidative Stress Is Associated with Metastasis in Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 1160-1167. PMID: 16991092, DOI: 10.1086/507646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucocutaneous leishmaniasisMetastatic phenotypeMetastatic diseaseCutaneous lesionsMicrobicidal responsesMetastatic disseminationGolden hamstersNasopharyngeal tissuesCytoplasmic peroxiredoxinOxidative stressLeishmania promastigotesNonmetastatic clonesL. panamensisLeishmaniasisHost cellsParasitesPhenotypePatientsMetastasisHeat shockPathogenesisLesionsPeroxidase activityDiseaseDissemination
1996
The inflammatory response promotes cutaneous metastasis in hamsters infected with Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis.
Travi B, Osorio Y, Saravia N. The inflammatory response promotes cutaneous metastasis in hamsters infected with Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis. Journal Of Parasitology 1996, 82: 454-7. PMID: 8636852, DOI: 10.2307/3284085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory responseMetastatic lesionsControl animalsL. panamensisLeishmania panamensis infectionType hypersensitivity responseFrequency of metastasisNonspecific inflammatory responseDevelopment of lesionsExperimental groupElicitation of inflammationPanamensis infectionSkin metastasesCutaneous metastasesHind pawsSurgical excisionHypersensitivity responseSite of inductionIntradermal applicationSecondary diseaseHamster modelInflammatory stimuliLeishmania panamensisMetastasisLesions
1988
Behavior of Leishmania braziliensis s.l. in golden hamsters: evolution of the infection under different experimental conditions.
Travi B, Rey-Ladino J, Saravia N. Behavior of Leishmania braziliensis s.l. in golden hamsters: evolution of the infection under different experimental conditions. Journal Of Parasitology 1988, 74: 1059-62. PMID: 3193329, DOI: 10.2307/3282237.Peer-Reviewed Original Research