Nitric oxide initiates early differentiation events in Leishmania infantum stage transition

Théo Villarubias; Jade Royo; Pierre Pério; Maëlle Monier; Sandra Bourgeade-Delmas; Dimitri Gobart; Alexis Valentin; Anne-Dominique Terrisse; Karine Reybier

doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2026.05.301

May 16, 2026Free Radical Biology and MedicineOpen Access

Nitric oxide initiates early differentiation events in Leishmania infantum stage transition

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To determine whether nitric oxide acts as a trigger or a full driver of developmental stage transition in Leishmania infantum.
Assessed early cellular differentiation events in Leishmania infantum following exposure to nitric oxide.
Nitric oxide successfully stimulates early differentiation events during the Leishmania infantum life cycle transition.
Nitric oxide acts strictly as an upstream trigger rather than a sufficient, comprehensive driver of full parasite stage transition.

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Laboratory study reveals nitric oxide triggers early stage transition in Leishmania infantum, indicating it initiates rather than completes parasite differentiation.

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acts as an early trigger rather than a comprehensive driver of full stage transition.

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