Leite Jaqueline Costa, Gonçalves Ana Alice Maia, de Oliveira Diana Souza, Resende Lucilene Aparecida, Boas Diego Fernandes Vilas, Ribeiro Helen Silva, Pereira Diogo Fonseca Soares, da Silva Augusto Ventura, Mariano Reysla Maria da Silveira, Reis Pedro Campos Carvalhaes, Nakasone Eiji Nakasone, França-Silva João Carlos, Galdino Alexsandro Sobreira, Paes Paulo Ricardo de Oliveira, Melo Marília Martins, Dias Edelberto Santos, Chávez-Fumagalli Miguel Angel, da Silveira-Lemos Denise, Dutra Walderez Ornelas, Giunchetti Rodolfo Cordeiro
Laboratory of Biology of Cell Interactions, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
Microorganism Biotechnology Laboratory, Federal University of São João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Midwest Campus, Divinópolis 35501-296, MG, Brazil.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Oct 5;11(10):1565. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11101565.
Dogs with visceral leishmaniasis play a key role in the transmission cycle of to humans in the urban environment. There is a consensus regarding the importance of developing a vaccine to control this disease. Despite many efforts to develop a protective vaccine against CVL, the ones currently available, Leish-tec and LetiFend, have limited effectiveness. This is due, in part, to the complexity of the immune response of the naturally infected dogs against the parasite and the complexity of the parasite transmission cycle. Thus, strategies, such as the development of a transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) already being applied to other vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue, would be an attractive alternative to control leishmaniasis. TBVs induce the production of antibodies in the vertebrate host, which can inhibit parasite development in the vector and/or interfere with aspects of vector biology, leading to an interruption of parasite transmission. To date, there are few TBV studies for CVL and other leishmaniasis forms. However, the few studies that exist show promising results, thus justifying the further development of this approach.
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