Association of previous schistosome infection with fatty liver and coronary heart disease: A cross-sectional study in china.

abstract：:We have assessed the role of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) during cutaneous leishmaniasis and demonstrated that significant levels of TNF were released by spleen cells from infected mice after in vitro restimulation with Leishmania major promastigotes. Spleen cells from both genetically resistant and genetically ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Moll H,Binöder K,Bogdan C,Solbach W,Röllinghoff M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humoral responses of eight cats infected with Brugia pahangi to somatic antigens from all life-cycle stages were examined quantitatively by ELISA and qualitatively by immunoblotting for almost a year post infection. Six cats spontaneously became amicrofilaraemic: their production of IgG antibodies against somatic ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Fletcher C,Birch DW,Samad R,Denham DA

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Particular immunopathological features and their effects on the vascular permeability of different ocular structures were analysed in two dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum. The existence of specific anti-Leishmania immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the aqueous humour was confirmed by the ELISA technique. There wa...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： García-Alonso M,Blanco A,Reina D,Serrano FJ,Alonso C,Nieto CG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to gain insights into the immune response in onchocerciasis during early infection, laboratory-reared calves were infected with 1000 Onchocerca lienalis infective larvae and examined serologically over a period of 508 days. Levels of serum antibodies measured by ELISA against adult worm extract revealed a mul...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Kuo YM,Bianco AE

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigenic proteins of Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda) against mouse IgM, IgA, IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a were investigated by immunoproteomics. Excretory/secretory products (ESP) of E. caproni separated by two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis were transferred to nitrocellulose membranes and probed with the different mous...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Sotillo J,Valero L,Sánchez Del Pino MM,Fried B,Esteban JG,Marcilla A,Toledo R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indonesian thin-tail (ITT) sheep can resist infection with Fasciola gigantica but not F. hepatica and presents an ideal model to investigate the mechanisms of liver fluke resistance in a natural host. This study examines the local and systemic immune responses of sheep during Fasciola infection and demonstrates that d...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Pleasance J,Wiedosari E,Raadsma HW,Meeusen E,Piedrafita D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune responses of 97 Gambian women and their neonates were studied. New methods distinguished between active and previous placental malaria, were used to examine relationships between maternal malaria and neonatal immune responses. Many placentas (61%) had active or previous malarial infection. Maternal and cord mal...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Rasheed FN,Bulmer JN,De Francisco A,Jawla MF,Jakobsen PH,Jepson A,Greenwood BM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes are a group of successful multicellular parasites that have evolved to coexist within the intestinal niche of multiple species. It is estimated that over 10% of the world's population are chronically infected by GI nematodes, making this group of parasitic nematodes a major burden to gl...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Sharpe C,Thornton DJ,Grencis RK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) plays diverse roles in a variety of pathological processes. We investigated the role of NO in Schistosoma japonicum egg-induced granuloma formation in a mouse hepatic model. Immunohistological analysis revealed that there is the most intense and extensive inducible nitric oxide (iNOS) expression 2 we...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Hirata M,Hirata K,Kage M,Zhang M,Hara T,Fukuma T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysticercosis is acquired when swine ingest human faeces contaminated with Taenia solium eggs. Humans become tapeworm carriers when they ingest infected pork meat. They can also develop cysticercosis after inadvertently swallowing T. solium eggs. Human neurocysticercosis (NCC) is considered as a public health problem ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Flisser A,Gyorkos TW

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Industrial growth has increased the exposure to endocrine disruptor compounds (EDCs) in all organisms. Bisphenol A (BPA), an EDC, has been demonstrated to be involved in the susceptibility to parasite infections. However, few studies have analysed this connection in more depth. The aim of this study was to determi...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Nava-Castro KE,Togno-Peirce C,Palacios-Arreola MI,Del Rio-Araiza VH,Hernandez-Bello R,Morales Montor J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Toxoplasma gondii to cause clinical disease in immune-competent and immune-deficient hosts coupled with its ease of use in vitro and availability of murine models has led to its use as a model organism to study how the immune system controls an intracellular infection. This article reviews the studies t...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Park J,Hunter CA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on infectious agents as a possible cause of schizophrenia has become prominent in the past decade. Toxoplasma gondii has emerged as a prime candidate for a variety of reasons; (i) many studies have reported that individuals with schizophrenia, compared to controls, have a higher prevalence of antibodies to T....

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Yolken RH,Dickerson FB,Fuller Torrey E

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro binding serum complement (C) components to Schistosoma mansoni worms was studied. By exposing frozen sections of adult male and female parasites to normal human serum, binding of both classical and alternative pathway C components was observed. By immunofluorescence (IFL) microscopy selective binding of C...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Linder E,Huldt G

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide protozoan parasite which causes severe disease in congenitally infected children and in immunocompromised patients. Besides the well-defined cytoplasmic and membrane antigens of tachyzoites, we felt that excreted/secreted antigens could play a major role in the immune response. We firs...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Darcy F,Deslee D,Santoro F,Charif H,Auriault C,Decoster A,Duquesne V,Capron A

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theileria parva is a tick-borne intracellular protozoan of cattle, with obligate sequential differentiation stages in lymphocytes and erythrocytes. Immunity is mediated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that target and clear parasitized lymphocytes but allow persistence of infected erythrocytes, which are required for ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： McKeever DJ

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assayed the vaccine potentialities of a recombinant S. bovis-derived glutathione S-transferase (rSb28GST), member of a molecular family already shown to have protective capacities in the S. mansoni and S. japonicum models. Injection of the rSb28GST in Freund's Complete Adjuvant resulted in good specific IgG respons...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Boulanger D,Trottein F,Mauny F,Bremond P,Couret D,Pierce RJ,Kadri S,Godin C,Sellin E,Lecocq JP

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host cell death induced by Entamoeba histolytica is an important mechanism for both host defence and microbial immune evasion during human amoebiasis. However, the signalling pathways underlying cell death induced by E. histolytica are not fully understood. This study investigated the involvement of the protein tyrosi...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Kim KA,Lee YA,Shin MH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper reviews the available literature on the development of immunity to animal Schistosoma infections. The majority of the studies on animal schistosomiasis were performed in cattle and pigs and only Schistosoma mattheei, S. bovis and S. japonicum received particular attention, mainly because of their rec...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Vercruysse J,Gabriel S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala azar (KA) is a systemic disease caused by the parasites of the Leishmania donovani complex. Control measures rely on treatment with antileishmanial agents, however, fraught with problems such as toxicity or drug resistance. The incidence rate is on the rise for children, for reasons...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Ansari NA,Kumar R,Raj A,Salotra P

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E6020 is a synthetic agonist of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different doses of E6020-SE on Trypanosoma cruzi-specific immune responses and its ability to confer protection against acute lethal infection in mice. Forty female BALB/c were infected with 500 trypoma...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Villanueva-Lizama LE,Cruz-Chan JV,Versteeg L,Teh-Poot CF,Hoffman K,Kendricks A,Keegan B,Pollet J,Gusovsky F,Hotez PJ,Bottazzi ME,Jones KM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine and stool specimens from 425 school children in Swaziland were examined for evidence of Schistosoma mansoni or Schistosoma haematobium infection. Concurrently, saliva collections were analysed for ABH secretory ability and blood samples were typed for ABO, Rh and Lewis groups. Among individuals infected with S. ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Trangle KL,Goluska MJ,O'Leary MJ,Douglas SD

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies to clarify the mechanisms of apoptosis in host cells, A31 (BALB/3T3 clone A31 fibroblasts), caused by two intracellular protozoan parasites, Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum, were carried out in an in vitro system. The viability of N. caninum-infected cells was significantly reduced following treatment w...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Nishikawa Y,Makala L,Otsuka H,Mikami T,Nagasawa H

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in hookworm immunoepidemiology are reviewed. Recent studies demonstrate a mixed Th1/Th2 response in human hookworm infection, with immunosuppression of specific and nonspecific IFN-gamma responses. There is increasing evidence for protective immunity in human hookworm infection, including anti-larval IL-5- an...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Quinnell RJ,Bethony J,Pritchard DI

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an orally acquired pathogen, the immune response to Toxoplasma gondii unfolds in the small intestinal mucosa. There, an array of regulatory and effector immune cells are elicited to combat the parasite through secretion of inflammatory mediators, normally resulting in host protection and pathogen control. Recent st...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Cohen SB,Denkers EY

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen specific and concanavalin A (Con A)-induced lymphocyte blastogenesis responses were monitored in the spleens of rats infected with Plasmodium berghei. Con A responses were depressed only at the time of peak parasitaemia. The antigen specific blastogenesis response was either not in evidence, or at a low level ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Raybourne R,Desowitz RS,Sanghirun C

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboxy-terminus of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1(19) ) is the major protein on the surface of the plasmodial merozoite that acts as one of the most important blood-stage vaccine candidates. The present investigation was designed to evaluate the immune responses when either two recombinant antigens (rPvMSP-1(19) ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Mehrizi AA,Zakeri S,Rafati S,Salmanian AH,Djadid ND

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human toxocariasis is a helminth zoonosis resulting from accidental infection of humans by the roundworms Toxocara canis (T. canis) and cati (T. cati). The infection occurs in five forms: systemic (VLM), ocular, neurological, covert and asymptomatic. The aim of this study was to characterize the radiological and immun...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Mazur-Melewska K,Jończyk K,Modlińska-Cwalińska A,Figlerowicz M,Służewski W

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sheep were sensitized by weekly infections with Teladorsagia circumcincta over a 9-week period. After a 12-week rest, sheep were divided into four groups and killed without challenge or 3, 5 and 10 days post challenge (DPC) with 50000 L3. Recovery of challenge larvae from abomasal scrapings was highest at 3 DPC while ...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Balic A,Bowles VM,Liu YS,Meeusen EN

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific CD8(-) T-lymphocyte (CTL) activity against Plasmodium pre-erythrocytic stages (P-ES) derived antigens is considered one of the most important mechanisms for malaria protection. Plasmodium vivax is the second most prevalent human malaria parasite species distributed worldwide. Although several CTL epitopes hav...

journal_title：Parasite immunology

authors： Arévalo-Herrera M,Valencia AZ,Vergara J,Bonelo A,Fleischhauer K,González JM,Restrepo JC,López JA,Valmori D,Corradin G,Herrera S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00