Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by Leishmania spp. amastigotes which parasitize in the macrophage cells of mammals including human being. Visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani is usually fatal if not properly treated. Parasitological studies have found some special genes by screening high expressed genes or proteins in motile promastigotes existing in the midgut of sandflies and non-motile amastigotes residing in macrophages. These findings may provide a scientific foundation to determine target drugs and candidate antigens of Leishmania vaccine. Key words: Leishmania spp; Promastigote; Amastigote; Virulence gene; Endoparasitic gene

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