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Promastigotes

Lethal effect of heterologous Haemonchus contortus α- and β-tubulin expression in Leishmania tarentolae

Marc Borchert, Jürgen Krücken, Marion Müller, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

published 15 Jan 2026

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From pre-oral secretions to gut digestion: How do Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae handle Leishmania major?

Azam Malekian, Naseh Maleki-Ravasan, Somayeh Mohammadi, Ali Khamesipour, Parviz Parvizi

published 22 Oct 2025

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A novel Leishmania infantum reference strain for gene editing and the study of visceral leishmaniasis

Rokhaya Thiam, Maria Santana Ceballos, Tom Beneke, Nada Kuk, Grégoire Pasquier, Lucien Crobu, Daniel C. Jeffares, Baptiste Vergnes, Bridlin Barckmann, Yvon Sterkers

published 03 Sep 2025

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Direct agglutination test: Evolution and significance as a simple and safe alternative to tissue aspiration procedures in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Abdallah el Harith, Hussam Ali Osman, Durria Mansour, Saul J. Semiao-Santos, Elfadil Abass

published 24 Jun 2025

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Zinc selenide (ZnSe) nanoparticle coated with green seaweed (Ulva fasciata) hydroalcoholic extract as an anti-leishmanial compound on Leishmania major

Zahra Atef, Fatemeh Livani, Faramarz Koohsar, Roghiyeh Faridnia, Ganesh Yadagiri, Hamed Kalani

published 29 Apr 2025

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Evidence for gene essentiality in Leishmania using CRISPR

Wen-Wei Zhang, Greg Matlashewski

published 30 Dec 2024

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

Jessie Howell, Sulochana Omwenga, Melanie Jimenez, Tansy C. Hammarton

published 03 Oct 2024

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Assessment of the antileishmanial activity of diallyl sulfide combined with meglumine antimoniate on Leishmania major: Molecular docking, in vitro, and animal model

Farzaneh Zarrinkar, Iraj Sharifi, Ehsan Salarkia, Alireza Keyhani, Zahra Babaei, Ali Khamesipour, Maryam Hakimi Parizi, Elaheh Molaakbari, Fatemeh Sharifi, Shahriar Dabiri, Mehdi Bamorovat

published 30 Aug 2024

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Exploring hydrophilic 2,2-di(indol-3-yl)ethanamine derivatives against Leishmania infantum

Alessia Centanni, Aurora Diotallevi, Gloria Buffi, Diego Olivieri, Nuno Santarém, Antti Lehtinen, Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva, Paula Kiuru, Simone Lucarini, Luca Galluzzi

published 13 Jun 2024

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Leishmania Ribosomal Protein (RP) paralogous genes compensate each other’s expression maintaining protein native levels

Francisca S. Borges, José C. Quilles Jr, Lucas B. Lorenzon, Caroline R. Espada, Felipe Freitas-Castro, Tânia P. A. Defina, Fabíola B. Holetz, Angela K. Cruz

published 16 May 2024

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Eosinophils of patients with localized and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis: Differential response to Leishmania mexicana, with insights into mechanisms of damage inflicted upon the parasites by eosinophils

Norma Salaiza-Suazo, Roxana Porcel-Aranibar, Isabel Cristina Cañeda-Guzmán, Adriana Ruiz-Remigio, Jaime Zamora-Chimal, José Delgado-Domínguez, Rocely Cervantes-Sarabia, Georgina Carrada-Figueroa, Baldomero Sánchez-Barragán, Victor Javier Leal-Ascencio, Armando Pérez-Torres, Héctor A. Rodríguez-Martínez, Ingeborg Becker

published 15 Feb 2024

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Leishmanicidal and healing effects of 3β,6β,16β-trihydroxy lup-20 (29)-ene isolated from Combretum leprosum on Leishmania braziliensis infection in vitro and in vivo

Aline Sombra Santos, Naya Lúcia de Castro Rodrigues, Francisco Rafael Marciano Fonseca, Nathalia Braga Fayão Oliveira, Bianca Oliveira Loucard, Fabíola Fernandes Heredia, Teresa Neuma Albuquerque Gomes Nogueira, Ticiana Monteiro Abreu, Hélcio Silva dos Santos, Edson Holanda Teixeira, Luzia Kalyne Almeida Moreira Leal, Regis Bernardo Brandim Gomes, Clarissa Romero Teixeira, Maria Jania Teixeira

published 27 Nov 2023

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Antiparasitic effect of Farnesol against Leishmania major: A rationale from in vitro and in silico investigations

Harshita Sharma, Rakesh Sehgal, Nishant Shekhar, Gaurav Shoeran, Upninder Kaur, Bikash Medhi

published 06 Nov 2023

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