Leishmania

"Leishmania" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	B01.268.475.868.488
Concept/Terms	Leishmania Leishmania Leishmanias 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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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Euglenozoa [B01.268]
Kinetoplastida [B01.268.475]
Trypanosomatina [B01.268.475.868]
Leishmania [B01.268.475.868.488]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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de Oliveira B, Goes WM, Nascimento FC, Carnielli JBT, Ferreira ER, de Carvalho AF, Dos Reis PVM, Pereira M, Ricotta TQN, Dos Santos LM, de Souza RP, Cargnelutti DE, Mottram JC, Teixeira SR, Fernandes AP, Gazzinelli RT. Characterization of a novel Leishmania antigen containing a repetitive domain and its potential use as a prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine. mSphere. 2025 May 27; 10(5):e0009725.

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Dos Santos JV, Freixo PF, Vivarini ?C, Medina JM, Caldas LA, Attias M, Teixeira KLD, Silva TCC, Lopes UG. Endoplasmic Stress Affects the Coinfection of Leishmania Amazonensis and the Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae) Icoaraci. Viruses. 2022 09 02; 14(9).

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Dias-Teixeira KL, Calegari-Silva TC, Medina JM, Vivarini ?C, Cavalcanti ?, Teteo N, Santana AKM, Real F, Gomes CM, Pereira RMS, Fasel N, Silva JS, Aktas BH, Lopes UG. Emerging Role for the PERK/eIF2a/ATF4 in Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Sci Rep. 2017 12 06; 7(1):17074.

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Farias Luz N, Balaji S, Okuda K, Barreto AS, Bertin J, Gough PJ, Gazzinelli R, Almeida RP, Bozza MT, Borges VM, Chan FK. RIPK1 and PGAM5 Control Leishmania Replication through Distinct Mechanisms. J Immunol. 2016 06 15; 196(12):5056-63.

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Martin CJ, Peters KN, Behar SM. Macrophages clean up: efferocytosis and microbial control. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2014 Feb; 17:17-23.

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Costa MM, Andrade HM, Bartholomeu DC, Freitas LM, Pires SF, Chapeaurouge AD, Perales J, Ferreira AT, Giusta MS, Melo MN, Gazzinelli RT. Analysis of Leishmania chagasi by 2-D difference gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) and immunoproteomic: identification of novel candidate antigens for diagnostic tests and vaccine. J Proteome Res. 2011 May 06; 10(5):2172-84.

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Morita YS, Yamaryo-Botte Y, Miyanagi K, Callaghan JM, Patterson JH, Crellin PK, Coppel RL, Billman-Jacobe H, Kinoshita T, McConville MJ. Stress-induced synthesis of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate in mycobacteria. J Biol Chem. 2010 May 28; 285(22):16643-50.

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Sabri A, Khatib L, Kanj-Sharara S, Husseini ST, Nuwayri-Salti N, Semaan R, Rameh C. Leishmaniasis of the auricle mimicking carcinoma. Am J Otolaryngol. 2009 Jul-Aug; 30(4):285-7.

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Vale AM, Fujiwara RT, da Silva Neto AF, Miret JA, Alvarez DC, da Silva JC, Campos-Neto A, Reed S, Mayrink W, Nascimento E. Identification of highly specific and cross-reactive antigens of Leishmania species by antibodies from Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi naturally infected dogs. Zoonoses Public Health. 2009 Feb; 56(1):41-8.

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Gollob KJ, Antonelli LR, Faria DR, Keesen TS, Dutra WO. Immunoregulatory mechanisms and CD4-CD8- (double negative) T cell subpopulations in human cutaneous leishmaniasis: a balancing act between protection and pathology. Int Immunopharmacol. 2008 Oct; 8(10):1338-43.

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