Leishmania infections: Molecular targets and diagnosis

  • Progress in the diagnosis of leishmaniases depends on the development of effective methods and the discovery of suitable biomarkers. We propose firstly an update classification of Leishmania species and their synonymies. We demonstrate a global map highlighting the geography of known endemic Leishmania species pathogenic to humans. We summarize a complete list of techniques currently in use and discuss their advantages and limitations. The available data highlights the benefits of molecular markers in terms of their sensitivity and specificity to quantify variation from the subgeneric level to species complexes, (sub) species within complexes, and individual populations and infection foci. Each DNA-based detection method is supplied with a comprehensive description of markers and primers and proposal for a classification based on the role of each target and primer in the detection, identification and quantification of leishmaniasis infection. We outline a genome-wide map of genes informative for diagnosis that have been used for Leishmania genotyping. Furthermore, we propose a classification method based on the suitability of well-studied molecular markers for typing the 21 known Leishmania species pathogenic to humans. This can be applied to newly discovered species and to hybrid strains originating from inter-species crosses. Developing more effective and sensitive diagnostic methods and biomarkers is vital for enhancing Leishmania infection control programs.

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Author:Mohammad Akhoundi, Tim Downing, Jan Votýpka, Katrin KuhlsORCiD, Julius Lukeš, Arnaud Cannet, Christophe Ravel, Pierre Marty, Pascal Delaunay, Mohamed Kasbari, Bruno Granouillac, Luigi Gradoni, Denis Sereno
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-9908
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mam.2016.11.012
ISSN:0098-2997
Parent Title (English):Molecular Aspects of Medicine
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Publication:2017
Publishing Institution:Technische Hochschule Wildau
Release Date:2017/09/15
Tag:Diagnostic methods; Genome-wide map; Hybrid strains; Molecular markers; Sympatric species
Volume:57
First Page:1
Last Page:29
Source:M. Akhoundi et al., Leishmania infections: Molecular targets and diagnosis, In Molecular Aspects of Medicine, Volume 57, 2017, Pages 1-29, ISSN 0098-2997, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mam.2016.11.012.
Faculties an central facilities:Fachbereich Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International
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