Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles ( Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 2. The infracommunity level.

abstract：:Harnessing the full utility of extensive gene sequences recently available for the economically important sea louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, requires the adaptation of modern molecular biology approaches to this non-model organism. Using a putative microsomal prostaglandin E synthase type-2 (PGES2) as a candidate gen...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Campbell EM,Pert CC,Bowman AS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of the low success rate of target-based genomics and HTS (High Throughput Screening) approaches in anti-infective drug discovery, in silico structure-based drug design (SBDD) is becoming increasingly prominent at the forefront of drug discovery. In silico SBDD can be used to identify novel enzyme inhibitors r...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Cunningham F,McPhillie MJ,Johnson AP,Fishwick CW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) hay consumption on the pathophysiology and local cellular responses of growing lambs during infection with Trichostrongylus colubriformis was investigated. Thirty-two lambs, 16 weeks of age, were allocated to 1 of 4 treatment groups (n=8) that were offered either grass (G...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Ríos-de Alvarez L,Greer AW,Jackson F,Athanasiadou S,Kyriazakis I,Huntley JF

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrointestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri shows enhanced survival in mice with colitis. As the antibody response plays an important role in antiparasitic immunity, antibodies against male and female L4 H. polygyrus were examined in mice with and without colitis. Levels of specific antibodies in th...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Maruszewska-Cheruiyot M,Donskow-Łysoniewska K,Krawczak K,Szewczak L,Joachimiak E,Doligalska M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison has been made of the responses of random-bred CFLP and inbred NIH mice to infection with Trichuris muris. Random-bred mice showed greater variation in worm burdens and less uniformity in worm expulsion. Irradiation prior to infection reduced variation, but did not increase the mean level of infection abov...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Wakelin D

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exponential decay in community similarity as a function of distance is a ubiquitous phenomenon in biogeography. Thus, for parasite communities, pairwise similarity decreases with increasing geographical distance between host populations. This biogeographical rule should also apply along other dimensions characterizing...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Poulin R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The group of haemosporidian parasites is of general interest to basic and applied science, since several species infect mammals, leading to malaria and associated disease symptoms. Although the great majority of haemosporidian parasites appear in bird hosts, as in the case of Leucocytozoon buteonis, there is little ge...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Chakarov N,Greiner JF,Hauser S,Schuetzmann D,Krüger O,Boerner M,Wıdera D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence exists that lethal activity is associated with extracts from Eimeria tenella-infected caecal tissues. We examined tissues of the small intestine infected with other species of Eimeria for a similar lethal activity. Extracts were prepared from intestinal tissues of chickens infected with either E. acervulina, ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： McKenzie ME,Johnson J,Long PL

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entomopathogenic nematode infective juveniles are likely to encounter both uninfected and infected insects and host quality depends on the stage of the infection. We hypothesized that nematode response to infected hosts will change over the course of an infection. Here, we tested this hypothesis by focusing on the inf...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Ramos-Rodríguez O,Campbell JF,Christen JM,Shapiro-Ilan DI,Lewis EE,Ramaswamy SB

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of epimastigotes and production of infective metacyclic forms of Trypanosoma congolense were examined in a culture system which enabled manipulation of the population density of insect forms. Scanning electron microscopy of cultures revealed the attachment sites of epimastigotes in detail, showing them...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Prain CJ,Ross CA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-gated calcium (Ca2+) channels contribute to impulse propagation in excitable cells and also regulate intracellular levels of Ca2+. High voltage-activated (HVA) Ca2+ channels are heteromultimeric membrane proteins. The pore-forming, voltage-sensing subunit is the alpha1 subunit. We have cloned 3 HVA Ca2+ channe...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Kohn AB,Lea J,Roberts-Misterly JM,Anderson PA,Greenberg RM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that the mechanisms of neuromyopathic damage induced by Trypanosoma cruzi are mediated by T cells and are parasite-strain dependent. In the present study our aim was to determine whether the humoral response against muscle and nervous system is also parasite-strain dependent. Of the sera fr...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Tekiel VS,Mirkin GA,Gonzalez Cappa SM

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:n order to investigate the dynamics of Septin4 (Sept4) expression and its function in the formation of fibrotic livers in mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum, we constructed the mouse model of S. japonicum egg-induced liver fibrosis for 24 weeks. Immunohistochemical staining, qRT-PCR and Western blot were used to...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Duan YN,Qian HY,Qin YW,Zhu DD,He XX,Zhou Q,Yang YN,Bao J,Feng JR,Sun W,Chen JL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In situations where malaria eradication is not an option in the foreseeable future the emphasis must be on the control of morbidity and mortality due to malaria. Under such circumstances drawing a distinction between malarial parasitization and malarial disease may be important for workers in both field and laboratory...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Marsh K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brugia malayi is one of the parasitic worms which causes lymphatic filariasis in humans. Its geographical distribution includes a large part of Asia. Despite its wide distribution, very little is known about the genetic variation and molecular epidemiology of this species. In this study, the internal transcribed space...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Fong MY,Noordin R,Lau YL,Cheong FW,Yunus MH,Idris ZM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical characterization of 137 Leishmania braziliensis isolates from South and Central America, and from selected endemic foci in Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia, performed by isoenzymatic electrophoresis using 10 enzymatic systems, showed a high enzymatic polymorphism (44 zymodemes obtained) based on the variation ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Chouicha N,Lanotte G,Pratlong F,Cuba Cuba CA,Velez ID,Dedet JP

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium infect all vertebrate groups and display some host specificity in their infections. It is therefore possible to assume that Cryptosporidium parasites evolved intimately aside with vertebrate lineages. Here we propose a scenario of Cryptosporidium-Vertebrata coevolution ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Garcia-R JC,Hayman DT

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the electrical properties of neurons in the motornervous system of Ascaris sutom suggests that it is largely an analogue system. The motorneurons do not conduct action potentials and they release transmitter tonically at their normal resting potential; transmitter release is increased or decreased as a con...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Davis RE,Stretton AO

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic relationship of 5 genera, i.e. Diplozoon Nordmann, 1832, Paradiplozoon Achmerov, 1974, Inustiatus Khotenovsky, 1978, Sindiplozoon Khotenovsky, 1981, and Eudiplozoon Khotenovsky, 1985 in the subfamily Diplozoinae Palombi, 1949 (Monogenea, Polyopisthocotylea) was inferred from rDNA ITS-2 region using ne...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Gao Q,X Chen M,Yao WJ,Gao Y,Song Y,Wang GT,Wang MX,Nie P

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetoplastid parasite Trypanosoma brucei causes African trypanosomiasis in both humans and animals. Infections place a significant health and economic burden on developing nations in sub-Saharan Africa, but few effective anti-parasitic treatments are currently available. Hence, there is an urgent need to identify...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Dickie EA,Young SA,Smith TK

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian malaria is a vector transmitted disease caused by Plasmodium and recent studies suggest that variation in its prevalence across avian hosts is correlated with a variety of ecological traits. Here we examine the relationship between prevalence and diversity of Plasmodium lineages in southeastern Amazonia and: (1)...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Fecchio A,Ellis VA,Bell JA,Andretti CB,D'Horta FM,Silva AM,Tkach VV,Weckstein JD

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article I begin with a few current ideas on some physiological factors that influence mating choice in insects. Emphasis is placed on those proteins produced by the male reproductive accessory glands which increase female fecundity and reduce her receptivity to subsequent males. Strategies used by late-arrivin...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Kaufman WR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the kinetics of adenosine transport were carried out on the P1 and P2 transporters of drug-sensitive Trypanosoma evansi and its cloned derivative, resistant to the melaminophenyl arsenical Mel CY. Characterization of adenosine uptake was made by estimation of the maximum concentration taken up at time infin...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Suswam EA,Ross CA,Martin RJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a recombinant aminopeptidase P (rTgAPP) from Toxoplasma gondii was expressed in Escherichia coli to evaluate its enzyme parameters. The rTgAPP showed strong activity against a synthetic substrate for aminopeptidase P at pH 8·0 with a K m value of 0·255 µ m and a k cat value of 35·6 s-1. The overa...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Yang M,Zheng J,Jia H,Song M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention of heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis in domestic dogs and cats relies on a single drug class, the macrocyclic lactones (MLs). Recently, it has been demonstrated that ML-resistant D. immitis are circulating in the Mississippi Delta region of the USA, but the prevalence and impact of these resis...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Wolstenholme AJ,Evans CC,Jimenez PD,Moorhead AR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of BALB/c or MF1 mice with cyclosporin A (CsA) around the time of infection with Schistosoma mansoni conferred almost complete protection. The migration kinetics of L-[75Se]selenomethionine-labelled infective cercariae were investigated by compressed tissue autoradiography. Similar levels of skin penetration...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Munro GH,Brannan LR,Chappell LH,Thomson AW,McLaren DJ

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stages of various Onchocerca species have been used to stimulate resistance in CBA mice to challenge injections with the microfilariae of Onchocerca lienalis. Comparable levels of resistance to challenge (29-37% reductions) were conferred by living, freeze-killed, or sonicated organisms administered with Fre...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Carlow CK,Bianco AE

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:The domestic dog's involvement with different members of the Trypanosomatidae family has been the focus of several studies due to this animal's close proximity to man. Recently this animal has been infected by a new Trypanosoma species (T. caninum), described in Rio de Janeiro and 19 similar isolates were later...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： De S Pinto AG,Schubach TM,Figueiredo FB,Baptista C,Fagundes A,Da S Barros JH,De Paula CC,Toma HK,Madeira MF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The localization and distribution of neuropeptides in the nervous system of the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica at different stages in the development of the adult fluke have been determined by an indirect immunofluorescence technique, using antisera to 19 vertebrate peptides and the invertebrate neuropeptide, FMRFamid...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Magee RM,Fairweather I,Johnston CF,Halton DW,Shaw C

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circumstantial evidence suggests that the earlier detachment of Boophilus microplus larvae from highly resistant cattle follows the release of histamine at the attachment site. In vivo and in vitro experiments show that a proportion of the larvae will detach following injection or infusion of histamine. Other mediator...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Kemp DH,Bourne A

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00