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
Detection 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