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The Potential Use of Methotrexate in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: In Vitro Assays against Sensitive and Meglumine Antimoniate-resistant Strains of .

Iranian journal of parasitology

Mahmoudvand H, Kheirandish F, Mirbadie SR, Kayedi MH, Rezaei Riabi T, Ghasemi AA, Bamorovat M, Sharifi I.
PMID: 28979343
Iran J Parasitol. 2017 Jul-Sep;12(3):339-347.

BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of methotrexate (MTX) alone and in combination with meglumine antimoniate (MA, Glucantime) against sensitive and MA-resistant METHODS: The present study was carried out in 2014 in Leishmaniasis Research Center at...

First Report on Infant Acute Urticaria after Mother's Parenteral Use of Meglumine Antimoniate (Glucantime): A Case Report.

Iranian journal of public health

Mozafari O, Shorofi SA, Yousefi SS.
PMID: 27957467
Iran J Public Health. 2016 Sep;45(9):1217-1219.

Pentavalent antimonials are still the first drug of choice for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Like other treatments, they can cause adverse reactions including musculoskeletal pain, gastrointestinal disturbances, and mild to moderate headaches. In this paper, we report...

Localized Bullous Eruption Away From Injection Site, Caused by Intramuscular Meglumine Antimoniate Administration.

The Annals of pharmacotherapy

Ben Salem C, Slim R, Fathallah N, Sriha B, Belajouza C.
PMID: 27048189
Ann Pharmacother. 2016 Jun;50(6):517-8. doi: 10.1177/1060028016641131. Epub 2016 Apr 05.

No abstract available.

P-glycoprotein A Gene Expression in Glucantime-Resistant and Sensitive Leishmania major (MRHO/IR/75/ER).

Iranian journal of parasitology

Soleimanifard S, Arjmand R, Saberi S, Khamesipour A, Kazemi M, Salehi M, Akbari M, Hejazi S.
PMID: 25678928
Iran J Parasitol. 2014 Sep;9(3):423-8.

BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by different species of Leishmania parasites with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Antimonial compounds such as meglumine antimoniate (glucantime) are the first line drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis. However, according...

Comparison of oral zinc sulfate with systemic meglumine antimoniate in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Dermatology research and practice

Yazdanpanah MJ, Banihashemi M, Pezeshkpoor F, Khajedaluee M, Famili S, Tavakoli Rodi I, Yousefzadeh H.
PMID: 21747837
Dermatol Res Pract. 2011;2011:269515. doi: 10.1155/2011/269515. Epub 2011 Jul 06.

The purpose of this study was to investigate comparison between oral zinc sulfate and meglumine antimoniate in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). So 100 patients with CL were included and randomly divided into two groups. The first group...

Treatment of cutaneous lesion of 20 years' duration caused by leishmanization.

Indian journal of dermatology

Khamesipour A, Abbasi A, Firooz A, Mohammadi AM, Eskandari SE, Jaafari MR.
PMID: 22615509
Indian J Dermatol. 2012 Mar;57(2):123-5. doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.94280.

The inoculation of live Leishmania (L.) major to produce a single lesion is called leishmanization (LZ). LZ lesion upon cure prevents further natural infection which might be multiple lesions on unwanted sites such as face. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) usually...

Antileishmanial Activity of .

Iranian journal of parasitology

Shokri A, Saeedi M, Fakhar M, Morteza-Semnani K, Keighobadi M, Hosseini Teshnizi S, Kelidari HR, Sadjadi S.
PMID: 29317888
Iran J Parasitol. 2017 Oct-Dec;12(4):622-631.

BACKGROUND: The aim of present study was to evaluate antileishmanial effects of METHODS: The present study was performed in Leishmaniasis Reference Lab at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran during 2016-2017. The IC50 values were calculated in both the...

Anti-Leishmanial and Immunomodulatory Effects of Epigallocatechin 3-O-Gallate on .

Iranian journal of parasitology

Saduqi M, Sharifi I, Babaei Z, Keyhani A, Mostafavi M, Hakimi Parizi M, Ghasemian M, Bamorovat M, Sharifi F, Aflatoonian MR, Sharififar F, Ghasemi Nejad P, Khosravi A, Salarkia E, Varma RS.
PMID: 32099555
Iran J Parasitol. 2019 Oct-Dec;14(4):521-533.

BACKGROUND: Pentavalent antimonials such as meglumine antimoniate (MA, Glucantime), are the first-line treatment against leishmaniasis, but at present, they have basically lost their efficacy. This study was aimed to explore epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate (EGCG), alone or in combination with MA...

Development and Characterization of a Semi-Solid Dosage Form of Meglumine Antimoniate for Topical Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

Pharmaceutics

Berenguer D, Sosa L, Alcover M, Sessa M, Halbaut L, Guillén C, Fisa R, Calpena-Campmany AC, Riera C.
PMID: 31731660
Pharmaceutics. 2019 Nov 15;11(11). doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110613.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is treated with painful intralesional injections of meglumine antimoniate (MA). With the aim of developing an alternative topical treatment for CL, a gel-based formulation with 30% MA was prepared and its physicochemical properties, stability and rheological...

Meglumine Antimoniate-Loaded Aqueous-Core PLA Nanocapsules: Old Drug, New Formulation against Leishmania-Related Diseases.

Macromolecular bioscience

Cosco D, Bruno F, Castelli G, Puleio R, Bonacci S, Procopio A, Britti D, Fresta M, Vitale F, Paolino D.
PMID: 34117834
Macromol Biosci. 2021 Jul;21(7):e2100046. doi: 10.1002/mabi.202100046. Epub 2021 Jun 12.

Leishmaniasis is a human and animal disease endemic in tropical and subtropical areas treated by means of pentavalent antimony as first-line approach. Unfortunately, the formulations available on the market are characterized by significant side effects and a total remission...

Comparative evaluation of meglumine antimoniate encapsulated in a mixture of conventional and PEGylated liposomes and immunotherapy using an anti-canine IL-10 receptor-blocking monoclonal antibody on canine visceral leishmaniasis.

Molecular immunology

Cardoso JMO, Brito RCF, Mathias FAS, Reis LES, Vieira JFP, Ostolin TLVDP, Andrade HM, Ramos GS, Frézard F, Aguiar-Soares RDO, Roatt BM, Reis AB.
PMID: 34814056
Mol Immunol. 2021 Nov 20;141:70-78. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.11.011. Epub 2021 Nov 20.

This study compared the therapeutic potential of the chemotherapy using meglumine antimoniate encapsulated in a mixture of conventional and PEGylated liposomes (Nano Sb

Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among military personnel in French Guiana, 2020: Clinical, phylogenetic, individual and environmental aspects.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Henry K, Mayet A, Hernandez M, Frechard G, Blanc PA, Schmitt M, André N, Loreau JM, Ginouves M, Prévot G, Couppié P, Demar M, Blaizot R.
PMID: 34797836
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Nov 19;15(11):e0009938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009938. eCollection 2021 Nov.

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in French Guiana but cases are usually sporadic. An outbreak signal was issued on May 15th 2020 with 15 suspected cases after a military training course in the rainforest. An outbreak investigation was...

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