Background Previous results have shown that oral and intranasal administration of
particulate Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis antigens (LaAg) partially protects mice …

American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has different clinical manifestations and these
manifestations are dependent on the immunological status of the host. As CD4+ and CD8+ T …

The effect of certain inoculation conditions on the incubation period and development of
cutaneous Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania mexicana lesions was determined in …

We evaluated the importance of neutrophils in the development of chronic lesions caused by
L. Viannia spp. using the hamster as experimental model of American Cutaneous …

Mucosal leishmaniasis is arguably the most morbid sequelae of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
The importance of early diagnosis for effective therapy, coupled with the difficulty of …

Abstract Objective Leishmania (Viannia) shawi was characterized only recently, and few
studies concerning the immunogenic and protective properties of its antigens have been …

There is no clear understanding of the outcome of reinfection in New World cutaneous
leishmaniasis, and its role in the relationship to the development of protection or secondary …

Our objective was to characterize biologically in an animal model two isolates of Leishmania
parasites unexpectedly encountered in the circulating blood of two patients with chronic …

Seven rhesus macaques were infected intradermally with 10 (7) promastigotes of
Leishmania (Leishmania) major. All monkeys developed a localized, ulcerative, self-healing …

We have recently introduced a macaque (Macaca mulatta) model of Leishmania braziliensis-
induced chronic granulomatous cutaneous lesions affecting the nasal mucosa. Using an L …