[HTML][HTML] Cutaneous manifestations of human and murine leishmaniasis

BM Scorza, EM Carvalho, ME Wilson - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The leishmaniases are diseases caused by pathogenic protozoan parasites of the genus
Leishmania. Infections are initiated when a sand fly vector inoculates Leishmania parasites …

Tissue damage and immunity in cutaneous leishmaniasis

S Nylén, L Eidsmo - Parasite immunology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by parasitic infection of dermal macrophages
resulting in intense immune‐mediated tissue inflammation and skin ulceration. The severity …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Distinct functions of dendritic cells and macrophages in the interaction of the host immune system with Leishmania major

E von Stebut, S Tenzer - International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is transmitted by sand flies leading to parasite inoculation into skin. In the
mammalian host, the parasite primarily resides in skin macrophages (MΦ) and dendritic …

[HTML][HTML] The Impact of Neutrophil Recruitment to the Skin on the Pathology Induced by Leishmania Infection

K Passelli, O Billion, F Tacchini-Cottier - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania (L.) are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites that cause the leishmaniases,
a spectrum of neglected infectious vector-borne diseases with a broad range of clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Immune responses in leishmaniasis: an overview

AC Costa-da-Silva, DO Nascimento… - Tropical medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic, widespread, and neglected disease that affects more than 90
countries in the world. More than 20 Leishmania species cause different forms of …

Immunopathogenesis of infection with the visceralizing Leishmania species

ME Wilson, SMB Jeronimo, RD Pearson - Microbial pathogenesis, 2005 - Elsevier
Human leishmaniasis is a spectral disease that includes asymptomatic self-resolving
infection, localized skin lesions, and progressive visceral leishmaniasis. With some overlap …

Cytokines, Signaling Pathways, and Effector Molecules Required for the Control of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in Mice

FJS Rocha, U Schleicher, J Mattner, G Alber… - Infection and …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. The
mechanisms of pathogen control have been established primarily in the mouse model of …

[HTML][HTML] Immunological perspectives of leishmaniasis

S Nylén, S Gautam - Journal of global infectious diseases, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Leishmania parasites have been widely used in experimental models to understand
generation, maintenance and failure of immune responses underlying resistance and …

Pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines in cutaneous leishmaniasis: a review

N Maspi, A Abdoli, F Ghaffarifar - Pathogens and global health, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by different species of the genus Leishmania. Pro-
and anti-inflammatory cytokines play different roles in resistance/susceptibility and the …

Immunobiology of leishmaniasis

U Sharma, S Singh - 2009 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by various species of Leishmania, a unicellular
kinetoplastid protozoan flagellate. It manifests mainly in 3 clinical forms; visceral …