Evaluation of the effect of protease inhibitors on the viability of Miamiensis avidus using the WST-1 assay
Publication date: Available online 29 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): Sang Phil Shin, Han Chang Sohn, Chang Nam Jin, Jehee Lee (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 29, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Regulatory T cell expansion resolves after effective strongyloidiasis treatment in subjects with HTLV-1 co-infection
Publication date: Available online 29 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): Daniel Hoces, Nicolas Barros, Fernando Woll, Allison Bauer, A. Clinton White, Martin Montes (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 29, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
IL-15 enhances the capacity of primary human macrophages to control Leishmania braziliensis infection by IL-32/vitamin D dependent and independent pathways
Publication date: Available online 27 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): Lucas Luiz de Lima Silva, Rodrigo Saar Gomes, Muriel Vilela Teodoro Silva, Leo A.B. Joosten, Fátima Ribeiro-Dias (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 28, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Narcinecotyle longifilamentus n. gen., n. sp. (Monogenea: Hexabothriidae), gill parasite of the numbfish Narcine entemedor (Torpediniformes: Narcinidae) from the Mexican Pacific coast
Publication date: Available online 27 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): Gerardo Torres-Carrera, Fernando Ruiz-Escobar, Luis García-Prieto, Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 28, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Development of an effective alternative model for in vivo hypnozoite-induced relapse infection: A Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) model experimentally infected with Plasmodium cynomolgi
Publication date: Available online 27 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): Satoru Kawai, Takeshi Annoura, Tamasa Araki, Yumiko Shiogama, Shogo Soma, Jun-ichiro Takano, Marcello Otake Sato, Osamu Kaneko, Yasuhiro Yasutomi, Yuichi Chigusa (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 28, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
An undescribed species of Sarcocystis associated with necrotizing meningoencephalitis in naturally infected backyard chickens in the Midwest of Brazil
Publication date: Available online 28 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): Tais M. Wilson, Susy K.H. Sousa, Giane R. Paludo, Cristiano B. de Melo, Horwald A.B. Llano, Rodrigo M. Soares, Marcio B. Castro (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 28, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Developing a new drug against trichomoniasis, new inhibitory compounds of the protein triosephosphate isomerase
Publication date: Available online 27 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): José Luis Vique-Sánchez, Luis Alberto Caro-Gómez, Luis G. Brieba, Claudia G. Benítez-Cardoza (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 27, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in slaughter pigs in Shanghai, China
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): Yehua Zhang, Haiyan Gong, Rongsheng Mi, Yan Huang, Xiangan Han, Luming Xia, Shoufu Li, Haiyan Jia, Xiaoli Zhang, Tao Sun, Xu Wang, Zhaoguo Chen (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 26, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Low prevalence of viable Toxoplasma gondii in swine from slaughter houses in the central of China
ConclusionsThis is the first large-scale survey T. gondi infection in swine from the central of China. Overall, the prevalence of viable T. gondii in swine was low. Nevertheless, T. gondii infection is present in swine from the central of China. Consumers may acquire T. gondii infection from ingestion of raw or undercooked pork. (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 22, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Serological detection of T. gondii infection in humans using an immunochromatographic assay based on dense granule protein 7
Publication date: Available online 21 February 2020Source: Parasitology InternationalAuthor(s): Rochelle HaideeD. Ybañez, Yoshifumi NishikawaAbstractToxoplasma gondii causes toxoplasmosis, one of the world's most common parasitic diseases. It secretes large amounts of dense granule antigens (TgGRAs), which are crucial to the parasite's survivability. TgGRA7 is found abundantly on the surface of host cells, within the parasitophorous vacuole lumen and membrane, and the host cell cytosol. It stimulates a strong antibody response during acute and chronic infections. While it has been well utilized as an antigen for enzyme-li...
Source: Parasitology International - February 22, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Amyloodiniosis in farmed Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1879): Case report of successful therapeutic control with copper sulfate
This study describes for the first time a case of parasitic infestation by Amyloodinium in Brazilian sardines Sardinella brasiliensis obtained from natural spawning in captivity. The sardines kept in nurseries were naturally parasitized by the amylodiniosis causative agente the dynoflagellate A. ocellatum with high mortalities above 50%. Fish presented clinical signs characteristic of amyloodiniosis which included easily perceived behavioral changes such as loss of appetite, scraping of the body against objects, walls and bottom, nursery pipes, agglomerations near the aerators and water inlets, presented with accelerated o...
Source: Parasitology International - February 22, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Correlation of plasma butyrylcholinesterase concentration with Acethylcholinesterase H353N polymorphism in the inflammatory response of Chagas disease patients
Publication date: June 2020Source: Parasitology International, Volume 76Author(s): A.C. Campello, L.G.F.A.B.D.E. Zanella, R.B. Suzuki, M.O. Tokumo, E.F.B. Chagas, W. Baleotti, M.A. Sperança, L.P.A. MartinsAbstractTrypanosoma cruzi infection triggers an intense production of pro-inflammatory cytokines mediated by T helper 1 lymphocytes, inducing the anti-inflammatory reflex of acetylcholine (ACh). The ACh concentration modulation is associated to the two major esterases, the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). AChE H353N protein polymorphism is related to low Chagas chronic disease prognostic. In...
Source: Parasitology International - February 22, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Combination of zingerone and dihydroartemisinin presented synergistic antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei infection in BALB/c mice as in vivo model
This study aimed to evaluate in vivo antimalarial activity of zingerone (ZN), and its combination with dihydroartemisinin (DHA) against Plasmodium berghei infected mice. ZN was prepared and tested for acute oral toxicity according to the OECD guideline. In vivo antimalarial activity of different doses of ZN and combination with DHA were determined using the 4-day suppression test. The results showed that ZN was found to be safe and no mortality within the observation period, and the lethal dose might be greater than the limited dose of 1000 mg/kg. For in vivo antimalarial test, ZN exhibited significant (p < .05) ...
Source: Parasitology International - February 20, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome presenting as mechanical ileus after short-course oral steroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation
We report a case of a fatal Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome (SHS) in a migrant from Kenya, who had been living in Germany for three decades. A short-course oral steroid treatment for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) exacerbation had been administered four weeks prior to the presentation. The initial clinical and radiological findings suggested a mechanical small bowel obstruction as a cause of ileus. Our case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for strongyloidiasis in patients from endemic areas even years after they left the country of origin. It demonstrates that ev...
Source: Parasitology International - February 20, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
Editorial Board
Publication date: April 2020Source: Parasitology International, Volume 75Author(s): (Source: Parasitology International)
Source: Parasitology International - February 17, 2020 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research
