1994
Human monocyte infection by Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis. Role of complement receptors and correlation of susceptibility in vitro with clinical phenotype.
Robledo S, Wozencraft A, Valencia A, Saravia N. Human monocyte infection by Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis. Role of complement receptors and correlation of susceptibility in vitro with clinical phenotype. The Journal Of Immunology 1994, 152: 1265-76. PMID: 8301130, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.152.3.1265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood monocytesClinical phenotypeHuman monocytesDistinctive clinical outcomesDifferent clinical groupsComplement receptors CR1Human monocyte cell line UPercentage of cellsPatterns of susceptibilityMonocyte infectionPanamensis infectionClinical outcomesDisease 5Number of parasitesStationary phase promastigotesBlood monocytesComplement receptorsCell line UHealthy individualsReceptors CR1Leishmania panamensisExperimental infectionInfectionUnexposed controlsAntireceptor antibodies
1991
Metastatic capability of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in golden hamsters.
Martinez J, Travi B, Valencia A, Saravia N. Metastatic capability of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in golden hamsters. Journal Of Parasitology 1991, 77: 762-8. PMID: 1919926, DOI: 10.2307/3282713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous metastatic lesionsMetastatic lesionsFrequency of isolationLymph nodesL. panamensisL. guyanensisLeishmania panamensisLeishmania guyanensisGolden hamstersDistant lymph nodesCutaneous metastasesPrimary lesionLymphatic disseminationExperimental infectionLesionsMetastatic capabilityHuman casesTissue samplesHamstersParasite culturesSandfly vectorNineteen strainsInoculation siteGuyanensisInoculum dose