by Sanjeet Bagcchi, SciDev.Net Thyme is another plant that has floral nectars that contain bioactive flavonoids at concentrations that inhibit growth of diverse Leishmania in vitro. Credit: Jörg Keller (Pixabay) The nectar of common plants such as sunflower contain bioactive agents that can inhibit the growth of Leishmania and could be used to help fight the potentially...
by University of York Bone marrow aspiration: Leishmaniasis (Leishmania sp.) in liver transplant recipient. Credit: Paulo Henrique Orlandi Mourao, CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines. The University of York-led study identified and characterized a new strain of Leishmania parasite that will form...
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA IMAGE: SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF HOW THE CONJUGATE OF THE PEPTIDE + THE DRUG MANAGES TO ENTER INSIDE THE CELL OF THE PARASITE TO ELIMINATE IT (UAB) Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasites which are transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. Although in rich countries this disease mainly...
Leishmania is a microorganism that enters the human body via a sandfly bite. The parasite allows itself to be swallowed up by white blood cells to advance its life cycle. The disease threatens the health of over 500 million people at risk of infection in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. Credit: CC0 Public Domain...
