Publications by authors named "Luis Douglas Miranda Silva"

Background: Recent studies have found an association between infection and prediabetes. Whether or host factors are involved in the disturbance of glycated hemoglobin needs further investigation. The aim of this study was to determine the association of glycated hemoglobin levels with endoscopic diagnosis and the inflammatory response in infection.

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Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by >20 species of the protozoan parasite Meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime) is the first-choice drug recommended by the World Health Organization for the treatment of all types of leishmaniasis. However, the mechanisms of action and toxicity of pentavalent antimonials, including genotoxic effects, remain unclear. Therefore, the mechanism by which meglumine antimoniate causes DNA damage was investigated for BALB/c mice infected by () and treated with meglumine antimoniate (20 mg/kg for 20 days).

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