 Leishmania braziliensis
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A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania viannia that infects man and animals. It causes cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS) depending on the subspecies of this organism. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, is the vector. The Leishmania braziliensis complex includes the subspecies braziliensis and peruviana. Uta, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World, is caused by the subspecies peruviana.
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D007892
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.268.475.868.488.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Leishmania braziliensis- Leishmania braziliensis
- Leishmania brazilienses
- braziliensis, Leishmania
- Leishmania viannia brasiliensis
- Leishmania viannia brasilienses
- brasilienses, Leishmania viannia
- viannia brasilienses, Leishmania
- viannia brasiliensis, Leishmania
- Leishmania brasiliensis
- Leishmania brasilienses
- brasiliensis, Leishmania
- Leishmania (Viannia) brasiliensis
- Leishmania viannia braziliensis
- Leishmania viannia brazilienses
- brazilienses, Leishmania viannia
- viannia brazilienses, Leishmania
- viannia braziliensis, Leishmania
- Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis- Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis
- Leishmania braziliensis brazilienses
- braziliensis brazilienses, Leishmania
- braziliensis braziliensis, Leishmania
- braziliensis, Leishmania braziliensis
- Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis
- Leishmania brasiliensis brasilienses
- brasiliensis brasilienses, Leishmania
- brasiliensis brasiliensis, Leishmania
- brasiliensis, Leishmania brasiliensis
Leishmania braziliensis peruviana- Leishmania braziliensis peruviana
- Leishmania braziliensis peruvianas
- braziliensis peruviana, Leishmania
- peruviana, Leishmania braziliensis
- peruvianas, Leishmania braziliensis
- Leishmania brasiliensis peruviana
- Leishmania brasiliensis peruvianas
- brasiliensis peruviana, Leishmania
- brasiliensis peruvianas, Leishmania
- peruvianas, Leishmania brasiliensis
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leishmania braziliensis" by people in Profiles.
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Gomes RS, Silva MVT, Dos Santos JC, de Lima Silva LL, Batista AC, Machado JR, Teixeira MM, Dorta ML, de Oliveira MAP, Dinarello CA, Joosten LAB, Ribeiro-Dias F. IL-32? promotes the healing of murine cutaneous lesions caused by Leishmania braziliensis infection in contrast to Leishmania amazonensis. Parasit Vectors. 2017 Jul 14; 10(1):336.
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Dos Santos JC, Heinhuis B, Gomes RS, Damen MS, Real F, Mortara RA, Keating ST, Dinarello CA, Joosten LA, Ribeiro-Dias F. Cytokines and microbicidal molecules regulated by IL-32 in THP-1-derived human macrophages infected with New World Leishmania species. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 02; 11(2):e0005413.
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