abstract：:Murine infection with Taenia crassiceps cysticerci is used as an experimental model for human and animal cysticercosis. In this infection parasites can be found associated with an inflammatory infiltrate enriched with macrophages. Experimental evidence exists supporting a role for either NO-producing classically activ...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Moura VB,Silva MM,Batista LF,Gomes CM,Leenen PJ,Lino RS Jr,Oliveira MA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica infection is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality in the form of intestinal and extraintestinal amoebiasis. No vaccine is yet available for amoebiasis. Heparan Sulphate Binding Proteins (HSBPs) from E. histolytica were evaluated for immunogenicity and protective efficacy in a Guin...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Kaur U,Khurana S,Saikia UN,Dubey ML

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardia lamblia is a protozoan pathogen with distinct cytoskeletal structures, including median bodies and eight flagella. In this study, we examined components comprising G. lamblia flagella. Crude flagellar extracts were prepared from G. lamblia trophozoites, and analyzed by two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Kim J,Lee HY,Lee MA,Yong TS,Lee KH,Park SJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, which in this disease the metacestode develop in visceral organs especially liver and lungs. The disease is present worldwide and affects humans as well as herbivores including cattle, sheep, camels, horses and others. Benzimidazole c...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Ahmadnia S,Moazeni M,Mohammadi-Samani S,Oryan A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that intradermally (ID) injected Brugia pahangi L3 s migrate through various tissues and into the lymphatics of gerbils in a distinct pattern. Excretory/secretory products (ES) produced at the time of invasion of B. pahangi are likely to be important in this early migration phase of the par...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Zipperer GR,Arumugam S,Chirgwin SR,Coleman SU,Shakya KP,Klei TR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichinella spiralis causes a significantly higher parasite burden in rat muscle than Trichinella nativa. To assess whether the difference in infectivity is due to the early intestinal response, we analyzed gene expression changes in the rat jejunum during Trichinella infection with a whole-genome microarray. The rats...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Airas N,Näreaho A,Lindén J,Valo E,Hautaniemi S,Jokelainen P,Sukura A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A molecular study was carried out to incriminate sand fly vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in rural areas of Sarakhs district, Khorassane-Razavi Province, northeastern Iran, in 2011. Sand flies of Sergentomyia with three species and Phlebotomus with six species respectively comprised 73.3% and 26.7% of the spec...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Bakhshi H,Oshaghi MA,Abai MR,Rassi Y,Akhavan AA,Sheikh Z,Mohtarami F,Saidi Z,Mirzajani H,Anjomruz M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced molecular biology techniques are currently used to develop new effective strategies against fasciolosis. Assessment of the quality of extracted total RNA is an important step prior to commencing many molecular biology methods such as transcriptomics. However, RNA quality assessment is complicated for some org...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Haçarız O,Sayers G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are free-living protozoa that can cause granulomatous encephalitis and keratitis in humans. In this study, four clinical and three household dust isolates obtained in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil were characterized by their morphological, genotypic, and physiological properties. Al...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Duarte JL,Furst C,Klisiowicz DR,Klassen G,Costa AO

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of chronic schistosomiasis is caused by irritation of the schistosome eggs trapped in liver that induce delayed hypersensitive reactions from the surrounding tissues, leading to the formation of inflammatory granuloma and subsequent fibrosis. A Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) single-chain fragmen...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Tian Z,Wang XY,Zhou YF,Feng QM,Zhang SJ,Yin TQ,Xu SR,Xia YD,Xu J,Jin J,Wang SP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the susceptibility of Brazilian isolates of Trypanosoma evansi to suramin sodium. For this purpose, three isolates of T. evansi (LPV-2005, LPV-2009 and LPV-2010) and seventy mice were used, with the animals divided in 10 groups (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J) with seven animals each grou...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Faccio L,Da Silva AS,Gressler LT,Tonin AA,Lazzarotto CR,Miletti LC,Monteiro SG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of maternal malnutrition during lactation on the kidneys in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni. Kidneys from programmed infected mice and their respective controls fed a normal diet (23% protein), a protein-restricted group (PR) (8% protein) and a caloric-restricted group (CR) (according to the PR group in...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Corrêa CL,Moreira JC,Vilela AC,de Oliveira E,Moura EG,Lisboa PC,Machado-Silva JR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii invades any nucleated cell, but different replication speed and effects on survival/apoptosis processes have been found depending on cell type. There are scarce and controversial results regarding the effect of this parasite on host cell apoptosis within the brain. The invasion and replication of T. ...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Contreras-Ochoa CO,Lagunas-Martínez A,Belkind-Gerson J,Díaz-Chávez J,Correa D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitic castration in the snail-trematode relationship can be understood as any change in the reproductive function of the snail that is due to interference by the developing larvae inside the snail that leads to the reduction or complete disruption of egg-laying activity. This study was designed to observe the para...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Faro MJ,Perazzini M,Corrêa Ldos R,Mello-Silva CC,Pinheiro J,Mota EM,de Souza S,de Andrade Z,Júnior AM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six simple methods for extraction of ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA from Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati and Toxascaris leonina were compared by evaluating the presence, appearance and intensity of PCR products visualized on agarose gels and amplified from DNA extracted by each of the methods. For each species, two iso...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Mikaeili F,Kia EB,Sharbatkhori M,Sharifdini M,Jalalizand N,Heidari Z,Zarei Z,Stensvold CR,Mirhendi H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNA clone coding a major vault protein (MVP)-like protein was derived from Echinococcus multilocularis cysts. MVP is a main component of vault particles, which are the largest cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein particles in eukaryotic cells. We sequenced and characterized E. multilocularis MVP (EmMVP). The nucleotide ...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Goto A,Kouguchi H,Yamano K,Sawada Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of Plasmodium vivax malaria is huge in India, affecting a large population annually. Recent reports of P. vivax contributing to severe illness and death, makes vaccine research on P. vivax malaria, a high priority. Extent of sequence variation in antigen coding genes is known to be a major hurdle in vaccine...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Rahul CN,Shiva Krishna K,Meera Bai N,Kumar V,Phadke S,Rajesh V

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania aethiopica is a public health and social problem with a sequel of severe and mutilating skin lesions. It is manifested in three forms: localized CL (LCL), mucosal CL (MCL) and diffuse CL (DCL). Unresponsiveness to sodium stibogluconate (Sb(V)) is common in Ethiopian CL...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Utaile M,Kassahun A,Abebe T,Hailu A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum, is a major health problem of the developing world. In the present study medicinal plants from Eastern Ghats of South India have been extracted with ethyl acetate and assayed for growth inhibition of asexual erythrocytic stages of chloroquine (CQ)-sensitiv...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Kaushik NK,Bagavan A,Rahuman AA,Mohanakrishnan D,Kamaraj C,Elango G,Zahir AA,Sahal D

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymerase chain reaction (PCR-based) assay was evaluated for detection of Trypanosoma evansi DNA in experimentally infected mice and naturally infected camels, sheep and goats using the set of primers TBr(1) & TBr(2) that amplified 164 bp DNA fragment. The results revealed that PCR-based assay was able to detect T....

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Ashour AA,Abou El-Naga TR,Barghash SM,Salama MS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal cestodes with complex life cycles have to pass through the acid stomach lumen of their vertebrate host(s) in order to reach their preferred site of development. The cestode's tegument is the only organ in constant contact with this hostile environment. Procercoids of Schistocephalus solidus (order Diphyllob...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Marwaha J,Jensen KH,Jakobsen PJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Taenia hydatigena model was used to assess the effect 0, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days of ensilation of minced potato on viability of tapeworm eggs. For infection of lambs, 2,000 T. hydatigena eggs were ensiled for 0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days in minced potato at 22°C and fed to recently weaned lambs (29.9±0.76 kg). At slaught...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Buttar BS,Nelson ML,Busboom JR,Hancock DD,Walsh DB,Jasmer DP

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma; it accounts for more than 280,000 deaths annually. In this work we investigated the effect of the alkaloidic extract obtained by acid-base extraction of the dried fruits of Solanum lycocarpum on schistosomiasis. We used this e...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Miranda MA,Kuehn CC,Cardoso JF,Oliveira LG,Magalhães LG,Tiossi RF,Rodrigues V,Zucolloto S,Prado JC Jr,McChesney JD,Bastos JK

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neospora caninum causes abortion in cattle and neurological disorders in dogs. The immunological response to this parasite has been described as predominantly of the Th1 type. However, infected primary glial cell cultures release IL-10 and IL-6 but not IFN-γ. This suggests a rather protective response of the glia to a...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Jesus EE,Pinheiro AM,Santos AB,Freire SM,Tardy MB,El-Bachá RS,Costa SL,Costa MF

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural changes induced in adult Haemonchus contortus after in vitro and in vivo contact with a tannin-rich (TR) plant, either tzalam (Lysiloma latisiliquum) or sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), were assessed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All the worms used in the study were adult females. The Haemo...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Martínez-Ortíz-de-Montellano C,Arroyo-López C,Fourquaux I,Torres-Acosta JF,Sandoval-Castro CA,Hoste H

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Root lesion nematodes (RLNs, Pratylenchus species) are a group of economically important migratory endoparasitic plant pathogens that attack host roots of major crops such as wheat and sugarcane, and can reduce crop yields by 7-15%. Pratylenchus thornei and Pratylenchus zeae were treated with double stranded RNA (dsRN...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Tan JA,Jones MG,Fosu-Nyarko J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic cross is a powerful tool for studying malaria genes contributing to drug resistance, parasite development, and pathogenesis. Cloning and identification of recombinant progeny (RP) is laborious and expensive, especially when a large proportion of progeny derived from self-fertilization are present in the unclon...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Qi Y,Zhu F,Li J,Fu Y,Pattaradilokrat S,Hong L,Liu S,Huang F,Xu W,Su XZ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anthelmintic effects of plumbagin (PB, 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) and praziquantel (PZQ) against adult Schistosoma mansoni in vitro were compared by estimating the relative motility (RM) values, survival indices (SI) and alterations of the tegument of flukes incubated in M-199 medium containing 1, 10 a...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Lorsuwannarat N,Saowakon N,Ramasoota P,Wanichanon C,Sobhon P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium vivax is the predominant species of the human malaria parasite present in the Indian subcontinent. There have been recent reports on Chloroquine (CQ) resistance and severe manifestations shown by P. vivax from different regions of the world including India. This study focuses on Bikaner, India where during ...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Garg S,Saxena V,Lumb V,Pakalapati D,Boopathi PA,Subudhi AK,Chowdhury S,Kochar SK,Kochar DK,Sharma YD,Das A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease is a tropical and systemic disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. This parasite has been divided into six Discrete Typing Units (DTU's) due to its high genetic diversity. T. cruzi I (TcI) is the most prevalent DTU in Colombia and recently associated to cardiomyopathies. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Ramírez JD,Duque MC,Montilla M,Cucunubá Z,Guhl F

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice were infected with 8- or 25-infective worms of advanced third stage Gnathostoma spinigerum larvae (L3) which were obtained from natural infected eels. On day 14, 60 and 200 post infections (PI), spleen cells of infected mice were tested for lymphoproliferative responses in vitro against the mitogen and specific L...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Saksirisampant W,Thaisom S,Ratanavararak M,Thanomsub BW

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under a variety of stress conditions, Leishmania species display some morphological and biochemical features characteristic of mammalian programmed cell death or necrosis. Nitroheteroaryl-1,3,4-thiadiazoles induce cell death in Leishmania major (L. major). Putative mechanisms of action of these compounds were investig...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Ardestani SK,Poorrajab F,Razmi S,Foroumadi A,Ajdary S,Gharegozlou B,Behrouzi-Fardmoghadam M,Shafiee A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that infects cells of the reticulo-endothelial system. Host defences against Leishmania include fever and oxidant production, and the parasite has developed a number of defence mechanisms to neutralize the host response. The Leishmania donovani A2 family of pr...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： McCall LI,Matlashewski G

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was to determine the efficacies of anti-parasitic activities of synthesized silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) using stem aqueous extract of Cissus quadrangularis against the adult of hematophagous fly, Hippobosca maculata (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), and the larvae of cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) ...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Santhoshkumar T,Rahuman AA,Bagavan A,Marimuthu S,Jayaseelan C,Kirthi AV,Kamaraj C,Rajakumar G,Zahir AA,Elango G,Velayutham K,Iyappan M,Siva C,Karthik L,Rao KV

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 597 faecal samples were collected from western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus), Euros (M. robustus), red kangaroos (M. rufus) in Western Australia and Eastern Grey Kangaroos (M. giganteus) from Victoria and screened for the presence of Eimeria by PCR at the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) locus. The overall ...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Yang R,Fenwick S,Potter A,Elliot A,Power M,Beveridge I,Ryan U

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nematode parasites infect humans and domestic animals; treatment and prophylaxis require anthelmintic drugs because vaccination and sanitation is limited. Emodepside is a more recently introduced cyclooctadepsipeptide drug that has actions against GI nematodes, lungworm, and microfilaria. It has a novel mode of action...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Martin RJ,Buxton SK,Neveu C,Charvet CL,Robertson AP

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptosporidiosis, caused by the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium, represents the major public health concern of water utilities in developed nations due to its small size, resistance to disinfection and ability to be shed in large numbers in faeces. In Australia, recreational access is not allowed on direct supply ...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Loganthan S,Yang R,Bath A,Gordon C,Ryan U

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that symptomatic infection by Giardia lamblia causes acute or chronic diarrhea, dehydration, abdominal pain and malabsorption, leading to undernutrition and weight loss. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of giardiasis and its combination with a low-protein diet on the intestin...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Gomes MA,de Oliveira DR,de Freitas SE,de Pinho Viana M,Borges EL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:M17 leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) is one of a family of metalloexopeptidases, of which short peptide fragments are cleaved from the N-terminals. In this study, the full length of cDNA encoding Fasciola gigantica LAP (FgLAP) was cloned from adult parasites. The amino acid sequences of FgLAP showed a high degree of ident...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Changklungmoa N,Chaithirayanon K,Kueakhai P,Meemon K,Riengrojpitak S,Sobhon P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of azadirachtin and ecdysone on the Trypanosoma cruzi population in the Rhodnius prolixus gut were investigated. T. cruzi were rarely found in the gut compartments of azadirachtin-treated larvae. High parasite numbers were observed in the stomach of the control and ecdysone groups until 10 days after treat...

journal_title：Experimental parasitology

authors： Cortez MR,Provençano A,Silva CE,Mello CB,Zimmermann LT,Schaub GA,Garcia ES,Azambuja P,Gonzalez MS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00