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Toxicity and increased resistance to existing drugs have led to an urgent need for identifying new drugs and drug targets. Understanding the risks and mechanisms of resistance is of great importance. Amphotericin B (AmB) is a polyene antimicrobial, the mainstay therapy for visceral leishmaniasis in several parts of India.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In the present study, we established a line of AmB-resistant L. donovani promastigotes in vitro and demonstrated the molecular basis of resistance to AmB.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>AmB-resistant promastigotes were generated and characterized to evaluate the mechanism of resistance to AmB. We examined the sterol composition of the promastigotes and the axenic amastigotes derived from the WT and AmB-resistant promastigotes. The role of the plant-like C-22 desaturase responsible for stigmasterol production was also evaluated in the AmB-resistant strain.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The IC50 for resistant cells was four times higher than for the WT. AmB-resistant promastigotes showed an increase in the conversion of \u03b2-sitosterol into stigmasterol. The presence of higher amounts of stigmasterol in resistant promastigotes, as well as in axenic amastigotes, signifies its role in AmB resistance in Leishmania. The resistant strain showed reduced infectivity in vitro.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We have elucidated the mode of action and resistance mechanisms to the drug. However, further work is required to validate the potential role of stigmasterol in resistance and to help develop a diagnostic kit that can assist in diagnosing potentially resistant lines in the field.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jac\/dkz515","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,20]],"date-time":"2019-11-20T12:11:48Z","timestamp":1574251908000},"page":"942-950","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Stigmasterol as a potential biomarker for amphotericin B resistance in Leishmania donovani"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"75","author":[{"given":"Ruby","family":"Bansal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shib Sankar","family":"Sen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 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