"Leishmaniasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A disease caused by any of a number of species of protozoa in the genus LEISHMANIA. There are four major clinical types of this infection: cutaneous (Old and New World) (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), mucocutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS), and visceral (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D007896
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.300.500 C03.858.560 C17.800.838.775.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Leishmaniasis- Leishmaniasis
- Leishmaniases
- Leishmania Infection
- Infection, Leishmania
- Infections, Leishmania
- Leishmania Infections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leishmaniasis" 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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A superantigen interacts with leishmanial infection in antigen-presenting cells to regulate cytokine commitment of responding CD4 T cells. J Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 15; 202(8):1234-45.
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Comparing models for early warning systems of neglected tropical diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2007 Oct 22; 1(1):e33.
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The CD40-CD154 system in anti-infective host defense. Curr Opin Immunol. 1997 Aug; 9(4):491-7.