New developments in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis, including the cutaneous form, poses an important public health threat around the world, while no vaccine is currently available against any form of leishmaniasis. The drugs used in the first line treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are commonly pentavalent antimonials despite th...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:136ba673c9e0457a9d67ac615e47bff9 2023-05-15T15:05:08+02:00 New developments in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis Rasit Dinc 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.345944 https://doaj.org/article/136ba673c9e0457a9d67ac615e47bff9 EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2022;volume=15;issue=5;spage=196;epage=205;aulast=Dinc https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4146 2352-4146 doi:10.4103/1995-7645.345944 https://doaj.org/article/136ba673c9e0457a9d67ac615e47bff9 Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 5, Pp 196-205 (2022) cutaneous leishmaniasis current treatment potential treatments thermotherapy immunotherapy natural/ synthetic therapy Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.345944 2022-12-30T21:34:12Z Leishmaniasis, including the cutaneous form, poses an important public health threat around the world, while no vaccine is currently available against any form of leishmaniasis. The drugs used in the first line treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are commonly pentavalent antimonials despite their toxicities, long-term treatment duration and increasing resistance rates. Other alternatives are amphotericin B, pentamidine, miltefosine and paromomycine. Movement of the population, especially in endemic regions, increases the spread of the parasite and affectes the distribution of causative species, which requires re-evaluation the treatment regimen. Extensive researches are carried out on the treatment of leishmaniasis. The immunotherapeutic and targeted therapeutic approaches, formulations of carrier-loaded active drugs, local thermotherapeutic applications, the combination of antileishmanial drugs/compounds, the use of new synthetic and natural products are promising therapeutic options in the future. Herein, the author reviews the potential treatment modalities of CL with a brief overview of current treatments in the light of ongoing studies around the world. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 15 5 196 |
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Leishmaniasis, including the cutaneous form, poses an important public health threat around the world, while no vaccine is currently available against any form of leishmaniasis. The drugs used in the first line treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are commonly pentavalent antimonials despite their toxicities, long-term treatment duration and increasing resistance rates. Other alternatives are amphotericin B, pentamidine, miltefosine and paromomycine. Movement of the population, especially in endemic regions, increases the spread of the parasite and affectes the distribution of causative species, which requires re-evaluation the treatment regimen. Extensive researches are carried out on the treatment of leishmaniasis. The immunotherapeutic and targeted therapeutic approaches, formulations of carrier-loaded active drugs, local thermotherapeutic applications, the combination of antileishmanial drugs/compounds, the use of new synthetic and natural products are promising therapeutic options in the future. Herein, the author reviews the potential treatment modalities of CL with a brief overview of current treatments in the light of ongoing studies around the world. |
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