Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a protozoan infection caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania. These pathogens have adapted to the parasitism of mononuclear phagocytic cells of vertebrate hosts, especially the macrophages, in which the parasite is able to reproduce inside the parasitophorous vacuole. Several studies have shown that during their intracellular parasitic stage, amastigotes of Leishmani…