The <i>Leishmania</i> Skin Test Predicts Clinic-Immunologic and Therapeutic Outcomes in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), caused by <i>Leishmania braziliensis</i>, is closely associated with a severe form of the disease, indicated by a positive <i>Leishmania</i> skin test (LST) that assesses and reflects the presence of immune T cells specific to <i>Leishmania...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/11/1018 |
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| Summary: | Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), caused by <i>Leishmania braziliensis</i>, is closely associated with a severe form of the disease, indicated by a positive <i>Leishmania</i> skin test (LST) that assesses and reflects the presence of immune T cells specific to <i>Leishmania</i> antigens. In this study, we compare the clinical, immunologic, and histopathologic features between <i>Leishmania</i> skin test-positive (LST+) and <i>Leishmania</i> skin test-negative (LST-) in CL. Compared to LST+ patients, LST- patients had larger lesions and had been sicker for longer, presented with more instances of therapeutic failure with meglumine antimonate, (MA) and the healing times were higher than LST+. While granulomas were less frequent and the parasite load was higher in LST-, there were more CD8+ T cells and an enhanced production of Granzyme B in the supernatants of biopsies from LST- subjects. This study shows that in LST-, an impairment in Th1 immune response is associated with a high parasite burden, and the pathology is mediated by CD8+ T cells and the enhanced production of Granzyme B. The abnormalities in the immunologic response in LST- patients lead to a more severe disease with a high rate of failure to therapy. |
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| ISSN: | 2076-0817 |