The nematode parasite Onchocerca volvulus generates the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta).

abstract：:Although cystic echinococcosis (CE) has been a recognized public health problem in Greece, molecular data are lacking regarding the types and prevalences of infecting strains of the etiological agent Echinococcus granulosus. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of CE and determined the infecting genotypes in shee...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Varcasia A,Canu S,Kogkos A,Pipia AP,Scala A,Garippa G,Seimenis A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Out of 2,343 examined sheep throughout the whole year, 271 were found to be infected with tapeworms (11.5%). The highest infection rate (22.1%) was recorded in autumn, while the lowest (6%) occurred in summer. Six species of cestodes were identified according to their prevalence: Moniezia expansa (74%), Moniezia denti...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bashtar AR,Hassanein M,Abdel-Ghaffar F,Al-Rasheid K,Hassan S,Mehlhorn H,Al-Mahdi M,Morsy K,Al-Ghamdi A

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:A new Eimeria species is described from a common bronzewing pigeon (Phaps chalcoptera) (Latham, 1790) in Western Australia. Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria chalcoptereae n. sp. (n = 30) are subspheroidal, 22-25 × 21-24 (23.5 × 22.6) μm; length/width (L/W) ratio 1.0-1.1 (1.04) μm. Wall bi-layered, 1.0-1.4 (1.2) μm thick,...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yang R,Brice B,Berto BP,Ryan UM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A good CD8+ response is required for immunity to many intracellular pathogens. Traditional antigen delivery using isolated sub-units or killed pathogens and adjuvant stimulates strong antibody responses but weak T-cell reactivity. Attenuated vaccines are usually more effective. The prime-boost delivery system based on...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hall R,Adamson R,Boulter N

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel approach to control strategies for integrated blood-feeding parasite management is in high demand, including the use of biological control agents. The present study aims to determine the efficacy of optimized crude extract of actinomycetes strain LK1 as biological control agent against the fourth-instar larvae...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Loganathan K,Kumar G,Kirthi AV,Rao KV,Rahuman AA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leaf extract of Acalypha alnifolia with different solvents - hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol - were tested for larvicidal activity against three important mosquitoes such as malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi, dengue vector, Aedes aegypti and Bancroftian filariasis vector, Culex quinquefa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kovendan K,Murugan K,Vincent S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tryptophan-N-formylated gramicidin A, a nonhemolytic derivative of the toxic peptide antibiotic gramicidin A, has previously been shown to induce potassium leakage from Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in vitro and to inhibit the growth of the parasite. In the present study the antimalarial activities of tw...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Otten-Kuipers MA,Roelofsen B,Op den Kamp JA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult liver flukes belonging to three isolates of differing sensitivity to triclabendazole were incubated for 24 h in vitro in nitroxynil at a concentration of 100 microg/ml. Fine structural changes to the tegument, sub-tegumental region and gut were assessed by transmission electron microscopy. Similar changes were o...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： McKinstry B,Halferty L,Brennan GP,Fairweather I

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is one of the world's leading killer infectious diseases with high incidence and morbidity. The problem of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum has been aggravating particularly in Southeast Asia. Therefore, development of new potential antimalarial drugs is urgently required. The present study aimed to i...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Thiengsusuk A,Chaijaroenkul W,Na-Bangchang K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the metacestode stages of Arostrilepis microtis (Eucestoda: Hymenolepididae) studied on the basis of an experimental infection of springtails (Collembola: Entomobryidae) is described for the first time. A complete description of the ontogeny from oncosphere to fully a developed metacestode is given....

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ishigenova LA,Berezina OG,Makarikov AA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The localization and distribution of SALMFamide (S1)-like immunoreactivity (IR), was determined at both the cellular and subcellular level in the central nervous system (CNS) of the nematode roundworm Ascaris suum. The techniques of indirect immunofluorescence in conjunction with confocal scanning laser microscopy and...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Brownlee DJ,Fairweather I,Thorndyke MC,Johnston CF

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquitoes transmit dreadful diseases to human beings wherein biological control of these vectors using plant-derived molecules would be an alternative to reduce mosquito population. Aqueous leaf extract and green synthesized silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) from Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit. were investigated for...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Sundaravadivelan C,Nalini Padmanabhan M,Sivaprasath P,Kishmu L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among tick species, members of the subfamily Amblyomminae have received special attention, since they serve as vectors for pathogens such as Rickettsia spp. and display cryptic species complexes that make their taxonomical classification challenging. Amblyomma ovale, Amblyomma maculatum, and other species of the genus...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Rivera-Páez FA,Sampieri BR,Labruna MB,da Silva Matos R,Martins TF,Camargo-Mathias MI

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NADH- or NADPH-oxidase activity was cytochemically detected at the ultrastructural level during the process of interaction between Trypanosoma cruzi and activated mouse peritoneal macrophages. The reaction product, indicative of enzyme activity, was found in the portion of the plasma membrane of the macrophages to whi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Carvalho TU,de Souza W

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of pentavalent meglumine antimoniate (glucantime) on the growth kinetics of promastigotes of 13 South American Leishmania strains isolated from patients, sylvatic reservoirs, and vectors was studied. Four of five L. (Viannia) braziliensis human isolates were obtained from drug-responsive patients and one wa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Moreira ES,Anacleto C,Petrillo-Peixoto ML

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated visceral coccidiosis (DVC) is a widely distributed intestinal and extraintestinal disease of cranes caused by eimeriid coccidia and has lethal pathogenicity to several crane species. Here, feces of 164 black-necked cranes collected in Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve, China, were exami...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Liang Y,Zhao Z,Hu J,Esch GW,Peng M,Liu Q,Chen J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure modulation of follicular cells and the ovarian changes during fourth larval instar and pupal stage of the malaria vector mosquitoes Anopheles pharoensis Theobald were investigated using the light and electron microscopy. The generative organs consist of a pair of polytrophic ovaries (OV), which are oblon...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yamany AS,Adham FK,Mehlhorn H

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micronemes are characteristic secretory organelles located within the apical cell region of apicomplexan parasites. The protein contents are exocytosed during an early phase of host cell invasion and contribute to parasite motility and the invasion of target cells. We report here on the cloning and heterologous expres...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Klein H,Mueller S,Loeschner B,Toenjes RR,Braun G,Mueller EC,Otto A,Montag T

更新日期：2003-05-01 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 ultrastructure of alpha-bacteroids in relation to the fat-body cells of the lantern bug Pyrops candelaria was described. The fat-body-cell cytoplasm contained numerous mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticula, vacuoles, and storage granules. Its nucleus had scattered chromatin materials. The alpha-bacteroid was en...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wang JB,Cheung WW

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and Eimeria tenella (E. tenella) are important pathogens with high prevalence in poultry. The aim of our study was the investigation of mutual influences in co-infected chickens, focusing on immune response and course of infection. Two separate trials...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hiob L,Koethe M,Schares G,Goroll T,Daugschies A,Bangoura B

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraspecific genetic variation among Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from seven Costa Rican populations and from different domestic, peridomestic, and sylvatic ecotopes were analyzed. The complete nucleotide sequence of the nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) and partial sequences of ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Blandón-Naranjo M,Zuriaga MA,Azofeifa G,Zeledón R,Bargues MD

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal coccidiosis of rabbits induced by E. coecicola causes enormous economic losses in rabbit farms. Here, we investigate the effect of E. coecicola on the liver of the rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus. On day 7 p.i., fecal expulsion of E. coecicola oocysts is maximal and rabbits have lost approximately 25% of their...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Al-Quraishy S,Metwaly MS,Dkhil MA,Abdel-Baki AA,Wunderlich F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazilian savannah-like area, the Cerrado region, covers large areas of the country and provides a habitat for a multitude of different animal species. The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is geographically widespread and one of the typical inhabitants of the Cerrado. They are listed as vulnerable by the I...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Frank R,Melaun C,Martins MM,Santos AL,Heukelbach J,Klimpel S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxobolus miyairii Kudo, 1919 was first reported from the intestines of the Amur catfish (Silurus asotus) in Japan and then in China and Russia, but with incomplete description. During the investigation of fish myxosporean diversity in Poyang Lake, the biggest lake along the Yangtze River, China, two Amur catfish high...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Liu XH,Zhang JY,Batueva MD,Voronin VN

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the acaricidal activity on the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus of essential oils from three Ocimum species. Acaricidal activity of five essential oils extracted from Ocimum gratissimum L. (three samples), O. urticaefolium Roth, and O. canum Sims was evaluated on 14...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hüe T,Cauquil L,Fokou JB,Dongmo PM,Bakarnga-Via I,Menut C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera of ten dogs infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum were analyzed by immunoblotting proteins of first stage larvae (L1) and adult parasites. The molecular weights (m.w.) of the principal L1 proteins identified by IgG, IgM, IgA, and IgE were 18-118 kDa and those of the adult parasite were 28-209 kDa. The L1 proteins...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： De Oliveira Vasconcelos V,De Almeida Vitor RW,Dos Santos Lima W

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study represents the first detailed description of the haptoral sclerites of Macrogyrodactylus clarii Gussev 1961. Light microscopy reveals outgrowths of the hamuli roots; two lateral spine-like extensions of the hood-like accessory sclerites; a ridged, fan-shaped distal end of an accessory sclerite; and t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： El-Naggar MM,Arafa SZ,El-Abbassy SA,Kearn GC,Cable J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During our investigations on helminthofauna in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) in France (1985-1998) we isolated nematodes not only of the genus Haemonchus Cobb, 1898 but also of the genus Ashworthius Le Roux 1930, both of which belong to the same subfamily of Haemonchinae. The prevalence ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ferté H,Cléva D,Depaquit J,Gobert S,Léger N

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00