Apoptosis in Leishmania species & its relevance to disease pathogenesis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-244

  Shaha, Chandrima ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calcium; Leishmania; Mitochondria; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMONY; ANTIMONY TARTRATE; ANTIMYCIN A1; CALCIUM ION; CAMPTOTHECIN; CASPASE 3; CENTRIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; FLUFENAMIC ACID; LUTEOLIN; MILTEFOSINE; PENTAMIDINE; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; QUERCETIN; STAUROSPORINE; THENOYLTRIFLUOROACETONE;

APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOSOL; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG TARGETING; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EUKARYOTE; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FLAGELLATE; HEAT SHOCK; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; LIFE CYCLE; MACROPHAGE; MIDGUT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PATHOGENESIS; PHARYNX; PROMASTIGOTE; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MITOCHONDRIA; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 33745193691     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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