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dc.contributor.authorKeerti-
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Narendra Kumar-
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Sumit-
dc.contributor.authorRatnapriya, Sneha-
dc.contributor.authorSahasrabuddhe, Amogh Anant-
dc.contributor.authorDube, Anuradha-
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-17T02:51:25Z-
dc.date.available2024-12-17T02:51:25Z-
dc.date.issued2023-01-
dc.identifier.citationOriginal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9135-
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background: Available therapeutics for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a deadly parasitic infection, are usually associated with inadequate efficacy and adverse aftereffects. Further, the primary site of Leishmania parasite are host macrophages resulting in compromised immunity; ensuing marked T-cell immunosuppression. Such settings emphasize the exploration of chemo-immunotherapeutic strategies for improvising the infected person’s immune status with better resolution of infection. Methods: Present work employs the immunization of Leishmania-infected hamsters with Leishmania-derived recombinant aldolase (rLdAld) and enolase (rLdEno) proteins in consort with the sub-optimal dose of Ambisome (2.5 mg/kg). After the completion of immunization, hamsters were sacrificed on day 60 and 90 post infection and different organ samples were collected to perform immunological assay for evaluating the therapeutic efficacy and modulation in protective cellular immune responses. Results: Combining these proteins, particularly rLdAld with Ambisome (2.5 mg/kg), has significantly reduced the parasitic load (w80%) with remarkable enhancement in DTH and lymphoproliferative responses compared to the infected control and only Ambisome treated groups. Moreover, cytokine levels at RNA and protein levels were noticed to be inclined towards Th-1 phenotype through up-regulation of IFN-g and TNF-a with significant down-regulation in IL-10 and TGF-b expression, an indication towards the generation of protective immunity against experimental VL. Conclusion: Our experimental findings demonstrated that the chemo-immunotherapeutic approach could be an effective way of controlling human VL infection at minimal dosages of antileishmanial with reduced side-effects and propensity of drug resistance emergence.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Taiwan LLCen_US
dc.subjectAmbisomeen_US
dc.subjectChemoimmunotherapyen_US
dc.subjectHamsteren_US
dc.subjectLeishmania donovani and Recombinant aldolase (rLdAld)en_US
dc.titleCombined immunotherapeutic effect of Leishmania-derived recombinant aldolase and Ambisome against experimental visceral leishmaniasisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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