Table 4.
Real-time in vivo imaging models for Leishmania.
| Disease | Species | Animal | Gene reporter | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VL |
L. donovani Ld1S/MHOM/SD/00-strain 1S |
BALB/c mice | luciferase | (Melo et al., 2017) |
| VL |
L. donovani MHOM/ET/67/HU3 |
Syrian golden hamsters | luciferase | (Rouault et al., 2017) |
| VL |
L. infantum MHOM/FR/94/LPN101 |
BALB/c mice | luciferase | (Cannet et al., 2016) |
| VL |
L. infantum chagasi MHOM/BR/1972/LD |
Syrian golden hamsters | luciferase | (Reimão et al., 2015) |
| CL |
L. braziliensis MHOM/BR/94/H3227 |
BALB/c mice | luciferase | (Coelho et al., 2016) |
| CL |
L. tropica MHOM/IL/2006/LRC-L590 |
Sprague-Dawley rats | luciferase | (Talmi-Frank et al., 2012) |
| CL |
L. amazonensis MHOM/BR/75/LTB0016 |
BALB/c mice | near-infrared protein (iRFP) | (Oliveira et al., 2016) |