Ultrathin sections of control <i>L. amazonensis</i> promastigotes (A) and promastigotes treated with ITZ (B–D).

<p>(A) Control promastigotes; (B–C) 5 µM ITZ; (D) 1 µM ITZ. The images show the presence of several electron-dense lipid bodies (asterisks), which sometimes appear near the plasma membrane, the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrion profiles (arrow), and autophagosomes (arrowhead). A, autophagosome; f, flagellum; k, kinetoplast; m, mitochondrion; N, nucleus.