Differences in protein profiles of the isolates of Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar by surface-enhanced laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS) ProteinChip assays.

abstract：:Haemoproteus spp. are cosmopolitan vector-born haemosporidian parasites, some species of which cause diseases in non-adapted birds. Recent polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based studies have detected mitochondrial cytochrome b gene lineages of these Haemoproteus parasites in blood-sucking mosquitoes and speculated abou...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Valkiūnas G,Kazlauskienė R,Bernotienė R,Palinauskas V,Iezhova TA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific anti-newborn larva antibodies present in the serum of rats chronically infected with Trichinella spiralis were incapable of inducing killing of newborn larvae by activation of normal peritoneal cells. These late antibodies blocked the cytotoxic reaction induced by early antibodies produced a few weeks after i...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Venturiello SM,Costantino SN,Giambartolomei GH

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokine-induced apoptosis inhibitor (CIAP) is a novel antiapoptotic molecule, which is different to inhibitor of apoptosis protein or B-cell lymphoma 2. CIAP was originally identified as a molecule that conferred resistance to apoptosis induced by growth factor starvation. However, it remains to be undercharacterized...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Luo R,Zhou C,Shi Y,Zhao J,Cheng G

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we compared and validated a nested ABC polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay to amplify Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst wall protein (COWP) gene fragment with a previous nested PCR-RFLP method. When RFLP of COWP gene did not provide clear results, we further a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Leone A,Ripabelli G,Sammarco ML,Grasso GM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domestic cats and other felids are definitive hosts for the zoonotic protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Serology is widely used in epidemiological studies conducted to estimate the proportion of domestic cats that have encountered the parasite. However, a limited number of such studies are available from some regio...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Galat M,Must K,Rissanen K,Jokelainen P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiostrongylus costaricensis can infect several mollusks, and its migration route in intermediate hosts has been studied only in Sarasinula marginata. To verify the susceptibility of Omalonyx sp. as an intermediate host of A. costaricensis and to analyze the nematode migration route, individuals were infected with st...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Montresor LC,Vidigal TH,Mendonça CL,Fernandes AA,de Souza KN,Carvalho OS,Caputo LF,Mota EM,Lenzi HL

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loa loa, a filarial worm, can cause fatal encephalitis in humans. In an attempt to find alternatives to the standard treatments (ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine citrate), we tested 12 methanolic extracts of nine traditional plant remedies. The extracts (100-0.09 microg/ml) were incubated with 20 Loa loa microfilaria...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mengome LE,Akue JP,Souza A,Feuya Tchoua GR,Nsi Emvo E

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of vector species composition and monitoring their change over time is critical to evaluate malaria transmission and assess control interventions. This is especially important in countries such as Botswana, where malaria transmission is subjected to fluctuations due to climate variability. Another important ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kgoroebutswe TK,Ramatlho P,Reeder S,Makate N,Paganotti GM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cystic echinococcosis (CE) is highly endemic in Bulgaria, there is still scarce information about species and/or genotypes of the Echinococcus granulosus complex that infect humans. Our study tackled the genetic diversity of E. granulosus complex in a cohort of 30 Bulgarian CE patients. Ten animal E. granulos...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Marinova I,Spiliotis M,Wang J,Muhtarov M,Chaligiannis I,Sotiraki S,Rainova I,Gottstein B,Boubaker G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metazoan parasites of guilds of benthic snails and crustaceans and of four fish families--Gobiidae, Gasterosteidae, Syngnathidae, and Zoarcidae--were investigated off the brackish Salzhaff area (Southwest Baltic) in the semienclosed Salzhaff and the near Rerik Riff in the free Baltic. Comparisons revealed greater simi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Zander CD,Reimer LW,Barz K,Dietel G,Strohbach U

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A human homologue of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein was cloned and characterized from the human filarial parasites Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. Sequence analysis showed that W. bancrofti HMGB1 (WbHMGB1) and B. malayi HMGB1 (BmHMGB1) proteins share 99 % sequence identity. Filarial HMGB1 showed typ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Thirugnanam S,Munirathinam G,Veerapathran A,Dakshinamoorthy G,Reddy MV,Ramaswamy K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with helminth parasites or the administration of their antigens can prevent or attenuate autoimmune diseases. To date, the specific molecules that prime the amelioration are only limited. In this study, recombinant Schistosoma japonicum cystatin (rSjcystatin) and fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (rSjFBPA) ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yan K,Wang B,Zhou H,Luo Q,Shen J,Xu Y,Zhong Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of protective immunity to Leishmania amazonensis was investigated by injection of parasite clones of low and medium virulence into susceptible mice. To this end, L. amazonensis were cloned by limiting dilution and the clones' virulence was evaluated by the course of infection in susceptible mice. Clones ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： da Fonseca AL,Vallochi AL,Furtado Gde C,Abrahamsohn Ide A,Lima GM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermiogenesis and ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of two bothriocephalidean cestodes, Oncodiscus sauridae from the lizardfish Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850 and Senga sp. from the eel Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800), have been studied using transmission electron microscopy. Spermiogenesis included the ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Sípková L,Levron C,Oros M,Justine JL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitological analyses are often based on invasive methodologies, involving host sacrifice, raising ethical and conservation issues. However, alternative non-invasive approaches may not be always applicable due to the location of the parasite in the host tissue or the quality and reliability of the non-invasive samp...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Jorge F,Carretero MA,Roca V,Poulin R,Perera A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of a bacteriocin-like substance (BLS) produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens was tested against Acanthamoeba polyphaga strains, and its cytotoxic potential on Vero cells was investigated. Amebicidal activity of the purified BLS was tested by plate bioassays with concentrations ranging from 12.5 to 6,...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Benitez LB,Caumo K,Brandelli A,Rott MB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gametocyte proteins are being explored as potential vaccine candidates against Eimeria sp. in chicken since they are the components of the resilient oocyst wall. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunoprophylactic efficacy of recombinant Eimeria tenella gametocyte antigen 22 (EtGam22) in chickens against h...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Rafiqi SI,Garg R,Ram H,Reena KK,Asari M,Kumari P,Kundave VR,Singh M,Banerjee PS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free living amoebae (FLA) are protists ubiquitously present in the environment. Aspergillus fumigatus is a mould responsible for severe deep-seated infections, and that can be recovered in the same habitats as the FLA. By conducting coculture experiments and fungal incubation with amoebal supernatants, we report herei...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Maisonneuve E,Cateau E,Kaaki S,Rodier MH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1997, an outbreak of alveolar echinococcosis in Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) occurred in a zoo in Hokkaido, Japan. Twelve infected monkeys from a colony (n = 57) were diagnosed serologically by Western blotting, and ultrasonography showed the presence of tumor-like tissue in the livers of nine monkeys. The 12 ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yamano K,Kanetoshi A,Goto A,Kishimoto M,Kobayashi N,Fujimoto S,Yamada K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanotechnology is a broad interdisciplinary area of research, development, and industrial activity that has been growing rapidly worldwide for the past decade. More ambitious uses of nanoparticles are bioremediation of contaminated environments, controlled release of fragrances, biocides, and antifungals on textiles. ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Barik TK,Sahu B,Swain V

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies regarding the harmful effects of synthetic larvicides initiated the need to investigate for unconventional measures that are environmentally safe and target-specific against Aedes aegypti larvae. Thus, the main objectives of the study are to evaluate the larvicidal toxicity of the solvent fractions of A...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Torres RC,Garbo AG,Walde RZ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick proteins have been shown to be useful for the development of vaccines which reduce tick infestations. Potential tick protective antigens have been identified and characterized, in part, by use of RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi allows for analysis of gene function by characterizing the impact of loss of gene expres...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de la Fuente J,Almazán C,Naranjo V,Blouin EF,Kocan KM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the damages of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to transplanted hydatid cysts in abdominal cavities of rabbits with aids of ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) and superabsorbent polymer (SAP) alone or in combination. A rabbit model with transplanted hydatid cyst was established by i...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Liu AB,Cai H,Ye B,Chen LL,Wang MY,Zhang J,Zhao YF

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serine proteinases secreted by adult Trichinella spiralis were isolated from excretory/secretory products (ES) of in-vitro-cultured parasites by affinity chromatography with p-benzamidine-celite. The purified enzymes had molecular weights of approximately 18, 40, and 50 kDa and displayed enzyme activity against a rang...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Todorova VK,Stoyanov DI

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several polymorphic markers, including serine-rich protein genes, have been used for the genotyping of isolates from the morphologically indistinguishable protozoan parasites Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba nuttalli. Genotypes of tRNA-linked short tandem repeats (STRs) are highly polymorphic, bu...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Feng M,Komiyama T,Yanagi T,Cheng X,Sherchand JB,Tachibana H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taenia species of domestic dogs can cause cysticercosis and coenurosis in a wide range of intermediate hosts including humans. Most taeniids of dogs are globally distributed, but some wildlife-transmitted species can be specific for certain regions. Generally, little information exists on the species composition and f...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mulinge E,Odongo D,Magambo J,Njenga SM,Zeyhle E,Mbae C,Kagendo D,Addy F,Ebi D,Wassermann M,Kern P,Romig T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular karyotypes that revealed size polymorphisms between homologous forms of chromosomes 1, 2, 3 or 4 in three strains of the coccidial parasite Eimeria tenella were derived by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using brands of agaroses marketed either specifically for PFGE or for purposes such as protein el...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Sheriff R,Carroll F,Shirley MW

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between inflammation in organs with Toxocara canis larval migration and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were investigated following the infection of mice with 1,000 infective eggs. Gelatinase activity was defined by gelatin zymography, optimum pH, inhibitor specificity and Western blot analysis. M...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lai SC,Chen KM,Chen HC,Lee HH

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An arbitrary-primed RNA PCR differential display strategy was used to identify midgut genes of the reduviid bug Triatoma infestans that were differentially expressed after a blood meal. From interesting bands, 33 distinct cDNAs were cloned and sequenced. Although many had long open reading frames, most of the transcri...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kollien AH,Billingsley PF

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake of amino acids is mediated by active transporters located on the basolateral and brush border membranes of intestinal epithelial cells. The current study investigated the expression of amino acid transporters (AAT) and other genes in the intestine of chicks infected with Eimeria maxima. At 7-day postinfecti...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Fetterer RH,Miska KB,Jenkins MC,Wong EA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00