TWiP 14: Leishmania
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Vincent RacanielloPosted
Wed 11 Aug 2010 12:00am
On episode 14 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Leishmania.
Audio clip.... tropica life cycle ( jpg )
L. major lesion ( jpg )
Transgenic mosquito delivers Leishmania vaccine (thanks, Geoffrey)
Who speaks for the guinea worm ? (thanks, Michael
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A New Transmission Blocking Vaccine for Leishmania Infection
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nih.govPosted
Tue 16 Mar 2010 5:00pm
Description of Invention:
A novel transmission blocking vaccine has been developed that can eliminate or reduce the number of Leishmania chagasi parasites... of the parasite in the gut of the sand fly. This approach can effectively block Leishmania transmission to human hosts. Such vaccines have the potential to reduce the risk of humans
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Vaccines Comprising Sand Fly Salivary Proteins for Control of Leishmania Infection
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nih.govPosted
Tue 25 May 2010 5:00pm
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This invention relates to the use of several peptides from the salivary glands of various sand fly species for the control of leishmania... have shown that B cell-deficient mice immunized with the plasmid vaccine also successfully controlled leishmania infection. Current in-vivo studies continue to explore the use
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Leishmania in Europe
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Dr. Erik McLaughlinPosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:29amLeishmania in Europe
When a group of travelers get together, there are a lot of stories and helpful tips shared. A favorite cafe, a hotel with a great location... are just hearing about leishmania for the first time, here is a quick run down:
Basics: Two main types of this disease exist, cutaneous (aka Baghdad boil ) and visceral (aka Kala
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Cancer Drugs May Help Stop Major Parasite
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Ed H.Posted
Mon 02 Aug 2010 6:05pm
and other disorders, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.
Scientists searched the genome of the parasite Leishmania to determine... that will inhibit them, we should be able to strike a significant blow against Leishmania,” says senior author Stephen Beverley, PhD, the Marvin A. Brennecke Professor and head of Molecular
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Cancer Drugs May Help Stop Major Parasite
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Ed H.Posted
Fri 16 Jul 2010 4:32pm
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently showed that when a key protein was genetically disabled, the parasite Leishmania couldn’t start.... Louis have found.
Scientists searched the genome of the parasite Leishmania to determine that it has three kinds of TOR kinases, proteins that are linked to cell growth
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Insect Salivary Proteins as Potent Adjuvants for Enhancing Immune Responses
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nih.govPosted
Sun 03 May 2009 5:00pm
Description of Invention:
This invention relates to the discovery that specific sand fly salivary proteins have marked effects on the outcome of Leishmania... for a broad spectrum of diseases that require different immune responses. They may therefore be used to enhance immune responses to pathogens other than Leishmania parasites
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Collaborative Drug Discovery
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Albin P.Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 7:54am
Sleeping Sickness, Chagas Disease and Leishmania.
Filed under: Online Data sharing, drug development, drug discoverry, open access database, open source in biotechnoligy
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Collaborative Drug Discovery
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Albin P.Posted
Mon 29 Sep 2008 7:39pm
Sleeping Sickness, Chagas Disease and Leishmania.
Filed under: Online Data sharing, drug development, drug discoverry, open access database, open source in biotechnoligy
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