From infection to vaccination: reviewing the global burden, history of vaccine development, and recurring challenges in global leishmaniasis protection

G Volpedo, RH Huston, EA Holcomb… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem and the second most lethal
parasitic disease in the world due to the lack of effective treatments and vaccines. Even …

Overcoming roadblocks in the development of vaccines for leishmaniasis

PM Kaye, S Mohan, C Mantel, M Malhame… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The leishmaniases represent a group of parasitic diseases caused by infection
with one of several species of Leishmania parasites. Disease presentation varies because …

Centrin-deficient Leishmania mexicana confers protection against New World cutaneous leishmaniasis

G Volpedo, T Pacheco-Fernandez, EA Holcomb… - NPJ vaccines, 2022 - nature.com
Leishmaniasis is a neglected protozoan disease affecting over 12 million people globally
with no approved vaccines for human use. New World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused …

Production of leishmanin skin test antigen from Leishmania donovani for future reintroduction in the field

R Dey, J Alshaweesh, KP Singh, P Lypaczewski… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The leishmanin skin test was used for almost a century to detect exposure and immunity to
Leishmania, the causative agent of leishmaniasis, a major neglected tropical disease. Due …

Manufacturing and preclinical toxicity of GLP grade gene deleted attenuated Leishmania donovani parasite vaccine

K Avishek, MA Beg, K Vats, AK Singh, R Dey… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Centrin1 gene deleted Leishmania donovani parasite (LdCen1−/−) was developed and
extensively tested experimentally as an intracellular stage-specific attenuated and …

The History of Live Attenuated Centrin Gene-Deleted Leishmania Vaccine Candidates

G Volpedo, P Bhattacharya, S Gannavaram… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis, caused by an infection of the Leishmania protozoa, is a neglected tropical
disease and a major health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, with …

Centrin-deficient Leishmania mexicana confers protection against Old World visceral leishmaniasis

S Karmakar, G Volpedo, WW Zhang, P Lypaczewski… - npj Vaccines, 2022 - nature.com
Leishmaniasis is one of the top neglected tropical diseases with significant morbidity and
mortality in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, this disease is also …

Unveiling the role of serine o-acetyltransferase in drug resistance and oxidative stress tolerance in Leishmania donovani through the regulation of thiol-based redox …

A Nawaz, B Priya, K Singh, V Ali - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the unique metabolic pathway of L. donovani is crucial for comprehending its
biology under oxidative stress conditions. The de novo cysteine biosynthetic pathway of L …

Next-Generation Leishmanization: Revisiting Molecular Targets for Selecting Genetically Engineered Live-Attenuated Leishmania

POL Moreira, PM Nogueira, RL Monte-Neto - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite decades of research devoted to finding a vaccine against leishmaniasis, we are still
lacking a safe and effective vaccine for humans. Given this scenario, the search for a new …

Vaccines against leishmaniasis: using controlled human infection models to accelerate development

V Parkash, PM Kaye, AM Layton… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease that is defined by the World
Health Organization as vaccine preventable. Although several new candidate vaccines are …