Rapid isothermal molecular tests to discriminate between Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania infantum infections in dogs.

Authors: de Luna, Rafaela Lira Nogueira¹ (AUTHOR), Sales, Kamila Gaudêncio da Silva¹ (AUTHOR), Bonifácio, Lucas Lisboa Nunes¹ (AUTHOR), Figueredo, Luciana Aguiar¹ (AUTHOR), Shelite, Thomas R.² (AUTHOR), Nogueira, Fábio dos Santos³ (AUTHOR), Otranto, Domenico^4,5 (AUTHOR), Dantas-Torres, Filipe¹ (AUTHOR) dantastorrespv@gmail.com

Source: Parasites & Vectors. 1/7/2025, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *LEISHMANIA infantum, *POLYMERASE chain reaction, *MOLECULAR diagnosis, *DETECTION limit, *LEISHMANIASIS

Molecular Characterization of Sterol C4-Methyl Oxidase in Leishmania major.

Authors: Ning, Yu¹ (AUTHOR) yuning1208@gmail.com, Basu, Somrita¹ (AUTHOR) sombasu@ucdavis.edu, Hsu, Fong-fu² (AUTHOR) fhsu@wustl.edu, Feng, Mei³ (AUTHOR) m842f342@ku.edu, Wang, Michael Zhuo³ (AUTHOR) michael.wang@ku.edu, Zhang, Kai¹ (AUTHOR) kai.zhang@ttu.edu

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Oct2024, Vol. 25 Issue 20, p10908. 18p.

Subject Terms: *LEISHMANIA donovani, *CUTANEOUS leishmaniasis, *CYTOCHROME P-450, *METHYL groups, *SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae, *LEISHMANIA major

Dogs may carry Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major in their blood circulation: a molecular and hematological study.

Authors: Rezaei, Ali¹ (AUTHOR), Sharifiyazdi, Hassan¹ (AUTHOR) sharifiy@shirazu.ac.ir, Rakhshandehroo, Ehsan² (AUTHOR) Rakhshandehroo@Shirazu.ac.ir, Yaghoobpour, Tina¹ (AUTHOR), Derakhshandeh, Nooshin¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: BMC Veterinary Research. 10/4/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *LEISHMANIA major, *LEISHMANIA infantum, *BLOOD parasites, *BLOOD circulation, *DOG parasites

Geographic Terms: IRAN

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of photo-induced antileishmanial activity of indocyanine green-loaded nanomicelles.

Authors: Jalili, Shirin¹, Mosafer, Jafar^2,3, Mousavi Nezhad, Seyed Amin⁴, Sazgarnia, Ameneh⁵, Mohaghegh, Mohammad Ali^3,6, Hoseini, Mehdi⁷ hoseini.mehdi98@gmail.com

Source: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences. Apr2025, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p498-506. 9p.

Subject Terms: *PHOTODYNAMIC therapy, *LEISHMANIA major, *INDOCYANINE green, *ZETA potential, *POWER density

The repertoire of iron superoxide dismutases from Leishmania infantum as targets in the search for therapeutic agents against leishmaniasis.

Authors: García-Soriano, Juan Carlos¹ (AUTHOR), de Lucio, Héctor¹ (AUTHOR), Elvira-Blázquez, Daniel¹ (AUTHOR), Alcón-Calderón, Mercedes¹ (AUTHOR), Sanz del Olmo, Natalia^2,3 (AUTHOR), Sánchez-Murcia, Pedro A.⁴ (AUTHOR), Ortega, Paula^2,3 (AUTHOR), de la Mata, Francisco Javier^2,3 (AUTHOR), Jiménez-Ruiz, Antonio¹ (AUTHOR) antonio.jimenez@uah.es

Source: Journal of Enzyme Inhibition & Medicinal Chemistry. Dec2024, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *LEISHMANIA infantum, *PARASITIC diseases, *SUPEROXIDE dismutase, *LEISHMANIASIS, *DRUG target

Applying a cytochrome c oxidase I barcode for Leishmania species typing.

Authors: Mata-Somarribas, Carlos¹ (AUTHOR) cmata@inciensa.sa.cr, Cardoso das Graças, Grazielle² (AUTHOR), de Oliveira R. Pereira, Luiza³ (AUTHOR), Côrtes Boité, Mariana³ (AUTHOR), Motta Cantanhêde, Lilian³ (AUTHOR), Braga Filgueira, Camila Patrício³ (AUTHOR), Fallas, Adrián⁴ (AUTHOR), Quirós-Rojas, Leana⁵ (AUTHOR), Morelli, Karina A.⁶ (AUTHOR), Ferreira, Gabriel Eduardo Melim⁷ (AUTHOR), Cupolillo, Elisa³ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 12/2/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p1-19. 19p.

Subject Terms: *LEISHMANIA, *TAXONOMISTS, *SPECIES, *MITOCHONDRIA

Expression of Network Medicine-Predicted Genes in Human Macrophages Infected with Leishmania major.

Authors: Caixeta, Felipe¹ (AUTHOR) caixeta.felipe@gmail.com, Martins, Vinicius Dantas^2,3 (AUTHOR) vdantasmartins@gmail.com, Figueiredo, Amanda Braga^4,5 (AUTHOR) amanda.figueiredo@accamargo.org.br, Afonso, Luis Carlos Crocco⁵ (AUTHOR), Tieri, Paolo⁶ (AUTHOR) paolo.tieri@cnr.it, Castiglione, Filippo⁶ (AUTHOR) filippo.castiglione@gmail.com, de Freitas, Leandro Martins⁷ (AUTHOR) leandromartins@ufba.br, Maioli, Tatiani Uceli^3,8 (AUTHOR) tatianimaioli@ufmg.br

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Nov2024, Vol. 25 Issue 22, p12084. 15p.

Subject Terms: *GENE expression, *LEISHMANIA major, *GENETIC code, *IMMUNE response, *DATA mining

Peptide Dimerization as a Strategy for the Development of Antileishmanial Compounds.

Authors: Coelho, Natália C. S.¹ (AUTHOR) natalia.costa@unesp.br, Portuondo, Deivys L. F.¹ (AUTHOR) deivysleandro@gmail.com, Lima, Jhonatan¹ (AUTHOR) jhonatan.lima@unesp.br, Velásquez, Angela M. A.¹ (AUTHOR) a.velasquez@unesp.br, Valente, Valéria¹ (AUTHOR) valeria.valente@unesp.br, Carlos, Iracilda Z.¹ (AUTHOR) iracilda.zeppone@unesp.br, Cilli, Eduardo M.² (AUTHOR) eduardo.cilli@unesp.br, Graminha, Márcia A. S.¹ (AUTHOR) eduardo.cilli@unesp.br

Source: Molecules. Nov2024, Vol. 29 Issue 21, p5170. 21p.

Subject Terms: *LEISHMANIA mexicana, *DRUG accessibility, *ANTIMICROBIAL peptides, *PEPTIDES, *FLUORESCENCE microscopy

Possibility of re-purposing antifungal drugs posaconazole & isavuconazole against promastigote form of Leishmania major.

Authors: Bhusal, Chandra Kanta¹ (AUTHOR), Beniwal, Pooja² (AUTHOR), Singh, Sarman¹ (AUTHOR), Kaur, Davinder³ (AUTHOR), Kaur, Upninder³ (AUTHOR), Kaur, Sukhbir² (AUTHOR), Sehgal, Rakesh¹ (AUTHOR) sehgalpgi@gmail.com

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Research. Nov2024, Vol. 160 Issue 5, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *VIRTUAL high-throughput screening (Drug development), *LEISHMANIA major, *AMASTIGOTES, *COMPUTER-aided design, *DRUG target, *ERGOSTEROL

Canine leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania Tropica in southeastern Iran: a case series study.

Authors: Akhtardanesh, Baharak¹ (AUTHOR) akhtardanesh@uk.ac.ir, Sadr, Soheil² (AUTHOR), Khedri, Javad² (AUTHOR), Bamorovat, Mehdi³ (AUTHOR), Salarkia, Ehsan³ (AUTHOR), Sharifi, Iraj³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific Reports. 10/27/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *CUTANEOUS leishmaniasis, *LEISHMANIA infantum, *ENDEMIC animals, *LEISHMANIASIS, *CUTANEOUS manifestations of general diseases, *DOGS

Geographic Terms: IRAN

Saurian-associated Leishmania tarentolae in dogs: Infectivity and immunogenicity evaluation in the canine model.

Authors: Mendoza-Roldan, Jairo Alfonso¹ (AUTHOR), Varotto-Boccazzi, Ilaria^2,3 (AUTHOR), Louzada-Flores, Viviane Noll¹ (AUTHOR), Evans, Alec⁴ (AUTHOR), Cheikhi, Imad Bouzaidi⁴ (AUTHOR), Carbonara, Mariaelisa¹ (AUTHOR), Zatelli, Andrea¹ (AUTHOR), Epis, Sara^2,3 (AUTHOR), Bandi, Claudio^2,3 (AUTHOR), Beugnet, Frédéric⁵ (AUTHOR), Otranto, Domenico^1,6 (AUTHOR) domenico.otranto@uniba.it

Source: PLoS Pathogens. 10/9/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 10, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *BEAGLE (Dog breed), *LEISHMANIA infantum, *LEISHMANIASIS, *ANTIBODY formation, *IMMUNE response

Incidence and persistence of asymptomatic Leishmania infection among HIV-infected patients in Trang province, Southern Thailand: A cohort study.

Authors: Bualert, Lertwut¹ (AUTHOR), Ruang-areerate, Toon² (AUTHOR), Mungthin, Mathirut² (AUTHOR), Leelayoova, Saovanee² (AUTHOR), Siripattanapipong, Suradej³ (AUTHOR), Naaglor, Tawee² (AUTHOR), Hongsimakul, Nattapong² (AUTHOR), Sroythong, Supicha² (AUTHOR), Rattanalertpaiboon, Phakhajee² (AUTHOR), Tulpeng, Preeyaporn⁴ (AUTHOR), Piyaraj, Phunlerd² (AUTHOR) ppiyaraj@pcm.ac.th

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10/8/2024, Vol. 18 Issue 10, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *PUBLIC health officers, *LEISHMANIA donovani, *VISCERAL leishmaniasis, *HIV infections, *MEDICAL personnel

Analysis of the Leishmania mexicana promastigote cell cycle using imaging flow cytometry provides new insights into cell cycle flexibility and events of short duration.

Authors: Howell, Jessie¹ (AUTHOR), Omwenga, Sulochana² (AUTHOR), Jimenez, Melanie³ (AUTHOR), Hammarton, Tansy C.² (AUTHOR) Tansy.Hammarton@glasgow.ac.uk

Source: PLoS ONE. 10/3/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 10, p1-32. 32p.

Subject Terms: *CELL cycle, *LEISHMANIA mexicana, *FLUORIMETRY, *CELL analysis, *TRYPANOSOMA brucei, *CELL division

Assessment of synthetic chemicals for the anthropophilic sandfly Lutzomyia cruciata attraction to light-baited traps.

Authors: Mikery, Oscar¹ (AUTHOR) mikeryo@grupomolecular.com, Rojas, Julio C.² (AUTHOR), Rebollar-Téllez, Eduardo A.³ (AUTHOR), Valle-Mora, Javier² (AUTHOR), Castillo, Alfredo² (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Pest Management. Oct-Dec2024, Vol. 70 Issue 4, p1160-1170. 11p.

Subject Terms: *INSECT traps, *LEISHMANIA mexicana, *CHEMICAL ecology, *LUTZOMYIA, *PSYCHODIDAE

Autochthonous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania tropica, Identified by Using Whole- Genome Sequencing, Sri Lanka.

Authors: Silva, Hermali¹, Ferreira, Tiago R.², Muneeswaran, Kajan¹, Samarasinghe, Sumudu R.¹, Alves-Ferreira, Eliza V. C.², Grigg, Michael E.², Chandrasekharan, Naduviladath V.¹, Sacks, David L.², Karunaweera, Nadira D.¹ nadira@parasit.cmb.ac.lk

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Sep2024, Vol. 30 Issue 9, p1872-1883. 12p.

Subject Terms: *LEISHMANIA mexicana, *LEISHMANIASIS, *CUTANEOUS leishmaniasis, *NUCLEOTIDE sequencing, *LEISHMANIA, *LEISHMANIA donovani

Geographic Terms: SRI Lanka

Detection of antibodies against Leishmania species using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in cats from the western border of Brazil.

Alternate Title: Detecção de anticorpos anti Leishmania spp. utilizando ensaio de imunoabsorção enzimática em gatos na fronteira Oeste do Brasil.

Authors: Pradella, Gabriela Döwich¹ gabrieladowich.aluno@unipampa.edu.br, Acunha Escobar, Taiane², dos Santos, Thália Pacheco², Minuzzi, Jennifer Stello², Rosa e Silva, Lívia Kmetzsch³, Roman, Isac Junior⁴, Flôres Vogel, Fernanda Silveira⁴, Acosta Duarte, Claudia², Lübeck, Irina²

Source: Ciência Rural. 2024, Vol. 54 Issue 8, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay, *LEISHMANIA infantum, *LEISHMANIA, *SERODIAGNOSIS, *IMMUNOGLOBULINS, *SEROCONVERSION, *CATS, *LEISHMANIASIS

Geographic Terms: BRAZIL, RIO Grande do Sul (Brazil : State)

Leishmania infantum infection modulates messenger RNA, microRNA and long non-coding RNA expression in human neutrophils in vitro.

Authors: Scaramele, Natália Francisco¹ (AUTHOR), Troiano, Jéssica Antonini¹ (AUTHOR), Felix, Juliana de Souza¹ (AUTHOR), Costa, Sidnei Ferro² (AUTHOR), Almeida, Mariana Cordeiro¹ (AUTHOR), Florencio de Athayde, Flávia Regina¹ (AUTHOR), Soares, Matheus Fujimura² (AUTHOR), Lopes, Maria Fernanda da Silva¹ (AUTHOR), Furlan, Amanda de Oliveira¹ (AUTHOR), Lima, Valéria Marçal Felix de² (AUTHOR), Lopes, Flavia Lombardi¹ (AUTHOR) flavia.lopes@unesp.br

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 7/19/2024, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p1-23. 23p.

Subject Terms: *GENE expression, *LEISHMANIA mexicana, *LINCRNA, *MESSENGER RNA, *LEISHMANIA infantum, *NEUTROPHILS

Leishmania spp. in equids and their potential vectors in endemic areas of canine leishmaniasis.

Authors: Carbonara, Mariaelisa¹ (AUTHOR), Mendoza-Roldan, Jairo Alfonso¹ (AUTHOR), Bezerra-Santos, Marcos Antônio¹ (AUTHOR), de Abreu Teles, Pedro Paulo¹ (AUTHOR), Lia, Riccardo Paolo¹ (AUTHOR), Locantore, Francesco¹ (AUTHOR), Iatta, Roberta² (AUTHOR), Volf, Petr³ (AUTHOR), Otranto, Domenico^1,4 (AUTHOR) domenico.otranto@uniba.it

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 7/18/2024, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *LEISHMANIA mexicana, *DONKEYS, *LEISHMANIASIS, *EQUIDAE, *CERATOPOGONIDAE, *LEISHMANIA, *SAND flies

Geographic Terms: ITALY, EUROPE

Anti-leishmanial effect of the hydroalcoholic extract of the leaves, roots and seeds of Arctium lappa.

Authors: Maleki, Elham¹, Yegdaneh, Afsaneh², Akbari, Sakineh³, Saberi, Sedigheh¹, sedisaberi@yahoo.com

Source: Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine; Mar/Apr2025, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p1-17, 17p

Oxidative stress-driven enhanced iron production and scavenging through Ferroportin reorientation worsens anemia in antimony-resistant Leishmania donovani infection.

Authors: Ghosh, Souradeepa¹, Chigicherla, Krishna Vamshi¹, Dasgupta, Shirin², Goto, Yasuyuki³, Mukherjee, Budhaditya¹, bmukherjee@smst.iitkgp.ac.in

Source: PLoS Pathogens; 1/31/2025, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-36, 36p