The global impact of childhood malnutrition is staggering. The synergism between
malnutrition and infection contributes substantially to childhood morbidity and mortality …

Leptin, a pleiotropic protein has long been recognized to play an important role in the
regulation of energy homeostasis, metabolism, neuroendocrine function, and other …

Acute malnutrition, or wasting, is implicated in over half of all deaths in children under five
and increases risk of infectious disease. Studies in humans and preclinical models have …

Immunosuppression contributes significantly to the caseload of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
HIV coinfection, solid organ transplantation, malnutrition, and helminth infections are the …

Introduction The leishmaniases represent a group of parasitic diseases caused by infection
with one of several species of Leishmania parasites. Disease presentation varies because …

Undernutrition remains a major issue in global health. Low protein-energy consumption,
results in stunting, wasting and/or underweight, three deleterious forms of malnutrition that …

Inflammation has a role in the pathogenesis of childhood malnutrition. We investigated the
effect of malnutrition and inflammatory challenge on bone marrow composition and bone …

Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a risk factor for developing visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
While nutrient deficiency can impair immunity, its mechanistic impact on protective adaptive …

People are infected with Leishmania donovani when the parasite is deposited in the dermis
during the blood meal of the sand fly vector. Most infected people develop a subclinical …

The genus Leishmania comprises a wide range of species, some of which are pathogenic to
humans and each of which has a different tissue preference, resulting in one of the three …