2010
Megasomes in Leishmania
McMahon-Pratt D, Ueda-Nakamura T, Traub-Csekö Y. Megasomes in Leishmania. Microbiology Monographs 2010, 17: 131-148. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12863-9_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImportance of lysosomesProtein traffickingLeishmania virulenceResident enzymesMammalian hostsLysosome-like structuresLeishmania mexicana complexParasite existLysosomal hydrolasesTargeting mechanismCysteine proteinasesSerious public health problemPublic health problemMexicana complexPhlebotomine sandfliesLesion amastigotesGenus LeishmaniaAmastigote formsGood targetClassic pathwayPathwayPromastigote formsHealth problemsMegasomesInsects
2004
Does the Leishmania major paradigm of pathogenesis and protection hold for New World cutaneous leishmaniases or the visceral disease?
McMahon‐Pratt D, Alexander J. Does the Leishmania major paradigm of pathogenesis and protection hold for New World cutaneous leishmaniases or the visceral disease? Immunological Reviews 2004, 201: 206-224. PMID: 15361243, DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2004.00190.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor histocompatibility complex classDistinct Leishmania speciesLeishmania major infectionResolution of infectionT cell responsesT helper 1Histocompatibility complex classDifferent virulence factorsHost defense mechanismsMajor infectionVisceral diseaseHost macrophage cellsImmune mechanismsVisceral organsParasitic protozoaVaccine developmentCutaneous leishmaniasesSusceptibility/resistanceIntracellular pathogensGenus LeishmaniaControl of diseaseInfectionMacrophage cellsDiseaseLeishmania species
1987
Characterization of Developmentally Regulated Molecules of Leishmania
McMahon-Pratt D, Jaffe C, Kahl L, Langer P, Lohman K, Pan A, Rivas L. Characterization of Developmentally Regulated Molecules of Leishmania. NATO ASI Series 1987, 123-136. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-72840-2_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopmental life cycleMammalian hostsRegulated moleculesParasitic protozoaMechanism of attachmentCell surfaceSpecies-specific antigensSurface membraneLife cycleSandfly vectorGenus LeishmaniaLeishmaniaImmunologic analysisMonoclonal antibodiesPromastigotesProtozoaMacrophagesParasitesAmastigote-specific antigensHostMembraneAlimentary tractAmastigotesMaintenanceIdentification