Amphibian skin is directly exposed to different environments. Amphibians interact with
environmental factors including microorganisms, parasites, predators, and physical factors …

Leishmania are protozoan parasites that predominantly reside in myeloid cells within their
mammalian hosts. Monocytes and macrophages play a central role in the pathogenesis of …

The growing problem of bacterial resistance to conventional antibiotic compounds and the
need for new antibiotics have stimulated interest in the development of antimicrobial …

Natural and de novo designed peptides are gaining an ever-growing interest as drugs
against several diseases. Their use is however limited by the intrinsic low bioavailability and …

The intramacrophage protozoan parasites of Leishmania genus have developed
sophisticated ways to subvert the innate immune response permitting their infection and …

Leishmaniasis is a disease that ranges in severity from skin lesions to serious disfigurement
and fatal systemic infection. WHO estimates that the disease results in 2 million new cases a …

Leishmania spp. are intracellular parasitic protozoa responsible for a group of neglected
tropical diseases, endemic in 98 countries around the world, called leishmaniasis. These …

Diseases caused by protozoan parasites can pose a severe thread to human health and are
behind some serious neglected tropical diseases like malaria and leishmaniasis. Though …

The Leishmania parasite is a widespread disease threat in tropical areas, causing
symptoms ranging from skin lesions to death. Leishmania parasites typically invade …

Leishmania infantum chagasi is the primary etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis in
Latin America, a lethal disease that afflicts hundreds of thousands of people worldwide …