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Leishmania major

Known as: Leishmania (Leishmania) major, tropica major, Leishmania, majors, Leishmania tropica 
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS… 
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Genus: LeishmaniaLeishmania <subgenus>Leishmania tropica
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Impaired Th1 responses in mice deficient in Epstein‐Barr virus‐induced gene 3 and challenged with physiological doses of Leishmania major
Protection against Leishmania major is dependent on IL‐12 release from L. major‐infected dendritic cells (DC) that induce IFN… 
2003
2003
Epidemic Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major in Ghanavat Rural District, Qom Province, Central Iran
An outbreak of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major was identified in Ghanavat rural district, Qom… 
1999
1999
CD4+ T Cells Which React to the Leishmania major LACK Antigen Rapidly Secrete Interleukin-4 and Are Detrimental to the Host in Resistant B10.D2 Mice
ABSTRACT Leishmania major induces the rapid production of interleukin-4 (IL-4) in both susceptible BALB/c and resistant B10.D2… 
1998
1998
Insulin-like growth factor I is a growth-promoting factor for Leishmania promastigotes and amastigotes.
Leishmaniases are diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania that affect more than 20 million people in the world. The… 
1997
1997
Characterization of an antigen from Leishmania amazonensis amastigotes able to elicit protective responses in a murine model
Lymphoproliferative responses to an antigen from Leishmania amazonensis amastigotes with an apparent molecular mass of 30 kDa… 
1990
1990
Fusion cellulaire chez les Leishmania (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae)
Les auteurs ont enregistre, par videocinematographie, un processus de cytogamie chez L. infantum et chez L. tropica. Dans les… 
1987
1987
Distinctive cellular immunity in genetically susceptible BALB/c mice recovered from Leishmania major infection or after subcutaneous immunization with killed parasites.
Genetically susceptible BALB/c mice are refractory to further infection after recovery from Leishmania major infection after a… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Higher frequency of Leishmania major-specific L3T4+ T cells in susceptible BALB/c as compared with resistant CBA mice.
In previous studies, we reported that a) the adoptive transfer of parasite-specific L3T4+ T cells enhanced rather than inhibited… 
1985
1985
Immunoregulatory pathways in murine leishmaniasis: different regulatory control during Leishmania mexicana mexicana and Leishmania major infections.
The effect of whole body sublethal gamma irradiation on the subsequent growth of Leishmania mexicana mexicana and Leishmania… 
1985
1985
"Localized" leishmania lymphadenitis: a light and electron microscopic study.
Nineteen cases of "localized" leishmania lymphadenitis without any evidence of visceral leishmaniasis are reported. Fifteen males… 
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