2021
Neutrophil Activation: Influence of Antimony Tolerant and Susceptible Clinical Strains of L. (V.) panamensis and Meglumine Antimoniate
Fernández OL, Ramírez G, Díaz-Varela M, Tacchini-Cottier F, Saravia NG. Neutrophil Activation: Influence of Antimony Tolerant and Susceptible Clinical Strains of L. (V.) panamensis and Meglumine Antimoniate. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2021, 11: 710006. PMID: 34631596, PMCID: PMC8493214, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.710006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeglumine antimoniateActivation of neutrophilsClinical strainsActivation markersNET formationExpression of CD62LReactive oxygen speciesMaximal plasma concentrationInnate host responseSusceptible clinical strainsROS productionDrug-sensitive strainsCD66b expressionNeutrophil activationHealthy donorsInflammatory responsePlasma concentrationsTherapeutic effectAntimonial drugsAntimicrobial medicationsDsDNA releaseHost responseNeutrophilsAntileishmanial drugsCD62L
2018
Resistance of Leishmania (Viannia) Panamensis to Meglumine Antimoniate or Miltefosine Modulates Neutrophil Effector Functions
Regli IB, Fernández OL, Martínez-Salazar B, Gómez MA, Saravia NG, Tacchini-Cottier F. Resistance of Leishmania (Viannia) Panamensis to Meglumine Antimoniate or Miltefosine Modulates Neutrophil Effector Functions. Frontiers In Immunology 2018, 9: 3040. PMID: 30622537, PMCID: PMC6308327, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.03040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil effector functionsMeglumine antimoniateNeutrophil extracellular trapsEffector functionsLeishmania panamensisCell surface activation markersHuman neutrophilsExpression of CD66bReactive oxygen speciesSurface activation markersDrug-susceptible strainsOutcome of infectionMain causative agentChronic lesionsActivation markersDrug-resistant linesNeutrophil activationExtracellular trapsCutaneous leishmaniasisDrug susceptibilityNeutrophilsMurine neutrophilsDecreased expressionMiltefosineNET formation