Background Lipid nanoparticles (LNP) are a safe and effective messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery system for vaccine applications, as shown by the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
Renata S. Fernandes +13 more
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Shared Mechanisms for Mutually Exclusive Expression and Antigenic Variation by Protozoan Parasites [PDF]
Cellular decision-making at the level of gene expression is a key process in the development and evolution of every organism. Variations in gene expression can lead to phenotypic diversity and the development of subpopulations with adaptive advantages.
Francesca Florini +2 more
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Antigenic variation by protozoan parasites: insights from Babesia bovis [PDF]
SummaryAntigenic variation of surface membrane proteins by protozoan parasites enables these pathogenic organisms to avoid host immune responses and thus perpetuate long‐term infections. Babesia bovis, the causative agent of severe babesiosis in cattle, was previously shown to undergo antigenic variation through modifications to its primary surface ...
Ron, Dzikowski, Kirk, Deitsch
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Processing and presentation of antigens derived from intracellular protozoan parasites [PDF]
Control of parasitic protozoan infections requires the generation of efficient innate and adaptive immune responses, and in most cases both CD8 and CD4 T cells are necessary for host survival. Since intracellular protozoa remodel the vacuolar compartments in which they reside, it is not obvious how their antigens enter the MHC class I and class II ...
Romina S, Goldszmid, Alan, Sher
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Common strategies for antigenic variation by bacterial, fungal and protozoan pathogens [PDF]
The complex relationships between infectious organisms and their hosts often reflect the continuing struggle of the pathogen to proliferate and spread to new hosts, and the need of the infected individual to control and potentially eradicate the infecting population.
Kirk W, Deitsch +2 more
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Protozoan predation, diversifying selection, and the evolution of antigenic diversity in Salmonella [PDF]
Extensive population-level genetic variability at the Salmonella rfb locus, which encodes enzymes responsible for synthesis of the O-antigen polysaccharide, is thought to have arisen through frequency-dependent selection (FDS) by means of exposure of this pathogen to host immune systems.
Hans, Wildschutte +3 more
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Development of Nano-ELISA Method for Serological Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis in Mice [PDF]
Toxoplasmosis is a widespread parasitic disease caused by a protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Currently, nanotechnology has been used for the diagnosis of many infectious diseases. It could be due to the fact that nanoparticles play an important role
A. Khodadadi +3 more
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A new landscape of host–protozoa interactions involving the extracellular vesicles world [PDF]
This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © Cambridge University Press 2018Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released by a wide number of cells including ...
Bruno Gavinho +11 more
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Duffy blood group system and the malaria adaptation process in humans
Malaria is an acute infectious disease caused by the protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. The antigens of the Duffy Blood Group System, in addition to incompatibilities in transfusions and hemolytic disease of the newborn, are of great interest in medicine ...
Gledson Barbosa de Carvalho +1 more
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Determination the Time of Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women by using IgG Avidity to Various Toxoplasma Gondii Antigens [PDF]
Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, which is an intracellular protozoan parasite. Its main host is the cat. It is one of the most common human parasites. The main objective of this study is to determine the time of T.
Sanarya Tawfiq +2 more
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