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Acanthamoeba protease activity promotes allergic airway inflammation via protease-activated receptor 2. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba commonly present in the environment and often found in human airway cavities. Acanthamoeba possesses strong proteases that can elicit allergic airway inflammation.
Mi Kyung Park +5 more
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Calcium ions in tap water may increase the adhesion ability of Acanthamoeba, potentially enhancing its cytopathic effects on corneal cells [PDF]
ParasiteAcanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae found in various water sources, including domestic tap water. These amoebae are known to cause Acanthamoeba keratitis, a severe corneal infection that can lead to vision loss.
Wang Yu-Jen +5 more
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Acanthamoeba Spp. Detection in Contact Lens Wearers and Non-Wearers in Iraq
Iranian Journal of ParasitologyBackground: Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae found in a broad range of environments. Acanthamoeba spp. are responsible for about 20% of keratitis infections in contact lens wearers. We aimed to detect Acanthamoeba spp.
Bassad A. AL-Aboody +2 more
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Iranian Journal of ParasitologyBackground: We aimed to identity Helicobacter pylori endosymbiont in Acanthamoeba-positive samples in natural and laboratory conditions. Methods: Overall, 134 samples were collected from hospital environments.
Alireza Mohammadi +4 more
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Genotyping of Acanthamoeba in Rural Drinking Water Sources in Kashan and Aran-Bidgol, Iran
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2019 Background and purpose: Acanthamoeba spp. are an opportunistic protozoan in environmental sources that can cause respiratory infection and keratitis.
Gholamreza Mostafaei +4 more
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Inhibitory Effect of a Novel Ophthalmic Solution on <i>Acanthamoeba castellanii</i> Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Human Corneal Epithelium. [PDF]
Life (Basel)D'Oria F +8 more
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Contact lenses contamination by Acanthamoeba spp. in Upper Egypt
PLoS ONE, 2021 Background Acanthamoeba spp. are one of the free-living amoeba that spread worldwide causing keratitis. Owing to the increase in the use of lenses, whether for medical or cosmetic purposes, the incidence of disease increases every year.
Faten A. M. Hassan +4 more
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Journal of Water and Health, 2022 Infection with Acanthamoeba spp. may result in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Water is an important habitat where Acanthamoeba species thrive.
Ulku Karaman +2 more
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British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1994 We read with interest the report by Radford et al on the incidence of acanthamoeba keratitis and the suggested relation with hardness of water.1 However, we disagree with their findings and believe their study is flawed for two reasons. This paper discusses the flaws.
Seal, D. +4 more
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Biological characteristics and pathogenicity of Acanthamoeba
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protozoa, which exists widely in nature and is mainly distributed in soil and water. Acanthamoeba usually exists in two forms, trophozoites and cysts. The trophozoite stage is one of growth and reproduction while the cyst
Yuehua Wang +7 more
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