Nancy Gore Saravia

Summary

Country: Colombia

Publications

  1. ncbi Plumbing the brain drain
    Nancy Gore Saravia
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
    Bull World Health Organ 82:608-15. 2004
  2. ncbi Protective immunogenicity of the paraflagellar rod protein 2 of Leishmania mexicana
    N G Saravia
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Apartado Aéreo 5390, Cali, Colombia
    Vaccine 23:984-95. 2005
  3. ncbi Pathogenicity and protective immunogenicity of cysteine proteinase-deficient mutants of Leishmania mexicana in non-murine models
    Nancy Gore Saravia
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas CIDEIM, Apartado Aéreo 5390, Cali, Colombia
    Vaccine 24:4247-59. 2006
  4. ncbi Novel approach to in vitro drug susceptibility assessment of clinical strains of Leishmania spp
    Olga Fernández
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médica, Cali, Colombia
    J Clin Microbiol 50:2207-11. 2012
  5. ncbi T-bet, GATA-3, and Foxp3 expression and Th1/Th2 cytokine production in the clinical outcome of human infection with Leishmania (Viannia) species
    Yira Rosalba Diaz
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
    J Infect Dis 202:406-15. 2010
  6. ncbi Evidence for leishmania (viannia) parasites in the skin and blood of patients before and after treatment
    Carolina Vergel
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Valle, Colombia
    J Infect Dis 194:503-11. 2006
  7. ncbi Regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis and healing of chronic human dermal leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) species
    Daniel Rodriguez-Pinto
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6:e1627. 2012
  8. ncbi Detection of Leishmania in unaffected mucosal tissues of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) species
    Roger Adrian Figueroa
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia
    J Infect Dis 200:638-46. 2009
  9. ncbi Heterogeneity, geographic distribution, and pathogenicity of serodemes of Leishmania viannia in Colombia
    Nancy Gore Saravia
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 66:738-44. 2002
  10. ncbi Comparative immunohistological analysis of the Montenegro skin test reaction in asymptomatic infection and in acute and chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis
    Nora Guarin
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia
    Biomedica 26:38-48. 2006

Collaborators

  • Daniel Garcerant
  • Diane McMahon-Pratt
  • John Walker
  • B L Travi
  • Liliana Valderrama
  • Yira Rosalba Diaz
  • Daniel Rodriguez-Pinto
  • Olga Fernández
  • Carolina Gallego
  • Mauricio Perez
  • Roger Adrian Figueroa
  • Nora Guarin
  • Carolina Vergel
  • Hector Hernán Henao
  • Adriana Navas
  • Noah Craft
  • Harry Castillo
  • Yira Diaz-Toro
  • Adriana Cruz
  • Clemencia Ovalle
  • Víctor Manuel Blanco
  • Mabel Valderrama
  • Lady Ramírez
  • Maria Adelaida Gomez
  • Douglas Golenbock
  • Ricardo Rojas
  • Martin Prager
  • Jair Alexander Tellez
  • Robinson Pacheco
  • Ibeth Cristina Romero
  • Maria Teresa Cardona
  • Leyder Elena Lozano
  • Claudia Jimena Posso
  • Claude Pirmez
  • Rafael Tovar
  • Horacio Cadena
  • Ricardo Palacios
  • Gloria I Palma
  • Arlen Gómez
  • Yaneth Osorio

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Plumbing the brain drain
    Nancy Gore Saravia
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
    Bull World Health Organ 82:608-15. 2004
    ..As a result, only a small proportion of the most highly educated individuals migrate from these countries, and research and development opportunities employ national talent and even attract immigrants...
  2. ncbi Protective immunogenicity of the paraflagellar rod protein 2 of Leishmania mexicana
    N G Saravia
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Apartado Aéreo 5390, Cali, Colombia
    Vaccine 23:984-95. 2005
    ..mexicana promastigotes, supporting the relevance of PFR-2 as a potential vaccine constituent...
  3. ncbi Pathogenicity and protective immunogenicity of cysteine proteinase-deficient mutants of Leishmania mexicana in non-murine models
    Nancy Gore Saravia
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas CIDEIM, Apartado Aéreo 5390, Cali, Colombia
    Vaccine 24:4247-59. 2006
    ..These findings support the feasibility of using genetically attenuated live Leishmania to achieve protective immunity...
  4. ncbi Novel approach to in vitro drug susceptibility assessment of clinical strains of Leishmania spp
    Olga Fernández
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médica, Cali, Colombia
    J Clin Microbiol 50:2207-11. 2012
    ....
  5. ncbi T-bet, GATA-3, and Foxp3 expression and Th1/Th2 cytokine production in the clinical outcome of human infection with Leishmania (Viannia) species
    Yira Rosalba Diaz
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
    J Infect Dis 202:406-15. 2010
    ..T cell differentiation determines susceptibility and resistance to experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis, yet mixed T1/Th2 responses characterize the clinical spectrum of human infection with Leishmania (Viannia) species...
  6. ncbi Evidence for leishmania (viannia) parasites in the skin and blood of patients before and after treatment
    Carolina Vergel
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Valle, Colombia
    J Infect Dis 194:503-11. 2006
    ....
  7. ncbi Regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis and healing of chronic human dermal leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) species
    Daniel Rodriguez-Pinto
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6:e1627. 2012
    ..The inflammatory response is prominent in the pathogenesis of dermal leishmaniasis. We hypothesized that regulatory T cells (Tregs) may be diminished in chronic dermal leishmaniasis (CDL) and contribute to healing during treatment...
  8. ncbi Detection of Leishmania in unaffected mucosal tissues of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) species
    Roger Adrian Figueroa
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia
    J Infect Dis 200:638-46. 2009
    ..The natural history and pathogenesis of mucosal disease are enigmatic. Parasitological evaluation of mucosal tissues has been constrained by the invasiveness of conventional sampling methods...
  9. ncbi Heterogeneity, geographic distribution, and pathogenicity of serodemes of Leishmania viannia in Colombia
    Nancy Gore Saravia
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 66:738-44. 2002
    ..panamensis strains. Null strains of L. braziliensis and L. panamensis were more frequently isolated from mucosal leishmaniasis than strains that expressed species specific epitopes, suggesting that these strains may be more pathogenic...
  10. ncbi Comparative immunohistological analysis of the Montenegro skin test reaction in asymptomatic infection and in acute and chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis
    Nora Guarin
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia
    Biomedica 26:38-48. 2006
    ..The Montenegro skin test reaction and leishmaniasis lesions share fundamental characteristics of a delayed type hypersensitivity reaction...
  11. ncbi Toll-like receptors participate in macrophage activation and intracellular control of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis
    Carolina Gallego
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia
    Infect Immun 79:2871-9. 2011
    ..Together, these findings support the participation of TLR4 and endosomal TLRs in the activation of host macrophages by L. panamensis and in the early control of infection...
  12. ncbi [Efficacy and toxicity of pentavalent antimonials (Glucantime and Pentostam) in an American cutaneous leishmaniasis animal model: luminometry application]
    Hector Hernán Henao
    Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
    Biomedica 24:393-402. 2004
    ..These effects were absent in the animals treated with Glucantime. The results confirmed clinical observations regarding the similar efficacy of the two drugs, as well as the higher local toxicity of Pentostam...
  13. ncbi [Leishmaniasis: a public health challenge that demands concerted effort and will (editorial)]
    Nancy Gore Saravia
    Biomedica 26:7-9. 2006