"Leishmania" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of flagellate protozoa comprising several species that are pathogenic for humans. Organisms of this genus have an amastigote and a promastigote stage in their life cycles. As a result of enzymatic studies this single genus has been divided into two subgenera: Leishmania leishmania and Leishmania viannia. Species within the Leishmania leishmania subgenus include: L. aethiopica, L. arabica, L. donovani, L. enrietti, L. gerbilli, L. hertigi, L. infantum, L. major, L. mexicana, and L. tropica. The following species are those that compose the Leishmania viannia subgenus: L. braziliensis, L. guyanensis, L. lainsoni, L. naiffi, and L. shawi.
| Descriptor ID |
D007891
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.268.475.868.488
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| Concept/Terms |
Leishmania viannia- Leishmania viannia
- Leishmania viannias
- viannias, Leishmania
- Leishmania (Viannia)
- Leishmanias (Viannia)
Leishmania (Leishmania)- Leishmania (Leishmania)
- Leishmanias (Leishmania)
- Leishmania leishmania
- Leishmania leishmanias
- leishmanias, Leishmania
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leishmania" by people in Profiles.
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Toll-like receptor-7/8 agonist kill Leishmania amazonensis by acting as pro-oxidant and pro-inflammatory agent. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2021 Aug 12; 73(9):1180-1190.
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Pathophysiology of Leishmania Infection during Pregnancy. Trends Parasitol. 2017 12; 33(12):935-946.
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Cost-effectiveness of meglumine antimoniate versus miltefosine caregiver DOT for the treatment of pediatric cutaneous leishmaniasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 04; 11(4):e0005459.
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Leishmania-released nucleoside diphosphate kinase prevents ATP-mediated cytolysis of macrophages. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Apr; 158(2):163-75.
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Sources and sinks: revisiting the criteria for identifying reservoirs for American cutaneous leishmaniasis. Trends Parasitol. 2007 Jul; 23(7):311-6.
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Uridine insertion/deletion RNA editing in Leishmania tarentolae mitochondria shows cell cycle dependence. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2001 Mar; 113(1):175-81.