Leishmaniasis and various immunotherapeutic approaches

Y Taslimi, F Zahedifard, S Rafati - Parasitology, 2018 - cambridge.org
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by multiple Leishmania (L.)
species with diverse clinical manifestations. There is currently no vaccine against any form …

Immunotherapy in treatment of leishmaniasis

M Akbari, A Oryan, G Hatam - Immunology Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis caused by various species of protozoan transmitted by sand fly vectors
occurs as a spectrum of clinical features including cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral …

Immunotherapy as a strategy for treatment of leishmaniasis: a review of the literature

I Okwor, JE Uzonna - Immunotherapy, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Leishmaniasis occurs as a spectrum of clinical syndromes divided into cutaneous,
mucocutaneous and visceral forms. The epidemiology and clinical features are highly …

Leishmania Immunity: Advancing Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development

NM Ikeogu, GN Akaluka, CA Edechi, ES Salako… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Parasitic diseases still constitute a major global health problem affecting billions of people
around the world. These diseases are capable of becoming chronic and result in high …

Treatment options for leishmaniasis

S Pradhan, RA Schwartz, A Patil… - Clinical and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Leishmaniasis is broadly classified into three types: cutaneous, mucocutaneous and
visceral. The visceral form is most dangerous and can result in death. Although …

Alternative to chemotherapy—The unmet demand against leishmaniasis

N Didwania, M Shadab, A Sabur, N Ali - Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniasis is a neglected protozoan disease that mainly affects the tropical as well as
subtropical countries of the world. The primary option to control the disease still relies on …

Vaccine candidates for leishmaniasis: a review

R Nagill, S Kaur - International immunopharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a diverse group of clinical syndromes caused by protozoan parasites of the
genus Leishmania. The clinical manifestation of the disease varies from self-limiting …

Recent developments in leishmaniasis

PC Melby - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Significant advances have been made in the areas of pathogenesis, host defence, and
treatment of leishmaniasis. A number of new vaccine candidates and potential targets of …

Immunotherapy and immunochemotherapy in visceral leishmaniasis: promising treatments for this neglected disease

BM Roatt, RDO Aguiar-Soares, W Coura-Vital… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniasis has several clinical forms: self-healing or chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis or
post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis; mucosal leishmaniasis; visceral leishmaniasis (VL) …

Immunity to visceral leishmaniasis: implications for immunotherapy

F Khadem, JE Uzonna - Future microbiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania donovani, L. infantum (syn. Leishmania
chagasi), is a globally widespread disease with a burden of about 400,000 new infections …