Immunity against Leishmaniasis: host resistance, immunotherapy and vaccines

In this topical collection (19 articles)

1. Research

   Efficacy of intranasal LaAg vaccine against Leishmania amazonensis infection in partially resistant C57Bl/6 mice

   Juliana Elena Silveira Pratti, Tadeu Diniz Ramos… Article:534

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2. Review

   Differences in immune responses against Leishmania induced by infection and by immunization with killed parasite antigen: implications for vaccine discovery

   Sergio C. F. Mendonça Article:492

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3. Review

   Crosstalk between purinergic receptors and lipid mediators in leishmaniasis

   Mariana M. Chaves, Cláudio Canetti, Robson Coutinho-Silva Article:489

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4. Research

   Multicomponent LBSap vaccine displays immunological and parasitological profiles similar to those of Leish-Tec® and Leishmune® vaccines against visceral leishmaniasis

   Ludmila Zanandreis de Mendonça, Lucilene Aparecida Resende… Article:472

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5. Review

   The immunology of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL)

   Eduard E. Zijlstra Article:464

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6. Research

   The leishmanicidal activity of oleuropein is selectively regulated through inflammation- and oxidative stress-related genes

   Ioannis D. Kyriazis, Olga S. Koutsoni, Nektarios Aligiannis… Article:441

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7. Letter to the Editor

   Comment on “Regulation of immunity during visceral Leishmania infection” and further discussions about the role of antibodies in infections with Leishmania

   Luiz Gustavo Gardinassi, Isabel Kinney Ferreira de Miranda Santos Article:386

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8. Research

   Development of real-time PCR assays for evaluation of immune response and parasite load in golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) infected by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

   Raquel Peralva Ribeiro-Romão, Andrea Franco Saavedra… Article:361

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9. Research

   Insulin-like growth factor-I serum levels and their biological effects on Leishmania isolates from different clinical forms of American tegumentary leishmaniasis

   Luana Dias de Souza, Célia Maria Vieira Vendrame… Article:335

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10. Short report

    Molecular signatures of neutrophil extracellular traps in human visceral leishmaniasis

    Luiz Gustavo Gardinassi, Thiago S. DeSouza-Vieira, Naila O. da Silva… Article:285

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11. Review

    Possibilities and challenges for developing a successful vaccine for leishmaniasis

    Saumya Srivastava, Prem Shankar, Jyotsna Mishra, Sarman Singh Article:277

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12. Review

    The site of the bite: Leishmania interaction with macrophages, neutrophils and the extracellular matrix in the dermis

    Juliana Perrone de Menezes, Elvira M. Saraiva… Article:264

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13. Research

    Application of rapid in vitro co-culture system of macrophages and T-cell subsets to assess the immunogenicity of dogs vaccinated with live attenuated Leishmania donovani centrin deleted parasites (LdCen^−/−)

    Kelvinson Fernandes Viana, Jacqueline Araújo Fiuza… Article:250

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14. Research

    The sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis LL5 embryonic cell line has active Toll and Imd pathways and shows immune responses to bacteria, yeast and Leishmania

    Bruno Tinoco-Nunes, Erich Loza Telleria, Monique da Silva-Neves… Article:222

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15. Research

    Impact of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on the control of parasite loads and inflammation in Leishmania amazonensis infection

    Eric Henrique Roma, Juan Pereira Macedo, Grazielle Ribeiro Goes… Article:193

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16. Short report

    Imipramine alters the sterol profile in Leishmania amazonensis and increases its sensitivity to miconazole

    Valter Viana Andrade-Neto, Thaís Martins Pereira… Article:183

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17. Research

    Clinical, hematological and biochemical alterations in hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) experimentally infected with Leishmania infantum through different routes of inoculation

    Nádia das Dores Moreira, Juliana Vitoriano-Souza, Bruno Mendes Roatt… Article:181

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18. Review

    Study of Leishmania pathogenesis in mice: experimental considerations

    Corinne Loeuillet, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Mallorie Hide Article:144

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19. Review

    Regulation of immunity during visceral Leishmania infection

    Vasco Rodrigues, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva, Mireille Laforge… Article:118

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