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Exosome-Depleted Excretory-Secretory Products of the Fourth-Stage Larval Angiostrongylus cantonensis Promotes Alternative Activation of Macrophages Through Metabolic Reprogramming by the PI3K-Akt Pathway

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AC), which parasitizes in the brain of the non-permissive host, such as mouse and human, is an etiologic agent of eosinophilic meningitis.
Shuo Wan, Shuo Wan, Shuo Wan, Shuo Wan, Xiaoqiang Sun, Xiaoqiang Sun, Wenyan Tang, Lifu Wang, Lifu Wang, Lifu Wang, Zhongdao Wu, Zhongdao Wu, Zhongdao Wu, Xi Sun, Xi Sun, Xi Sun   +15 more
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Mannose-binding lectin deficiency with eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in children: a case series [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction Eosinophilic meningitis, a potentially fatal disease caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is considered an emerging infectious disease.
Bárbara Padilla-Docal, Alberto J Dorta-Contreras, Raisa Bu-Coifiu-Fanego, René H Martínez-Alderete, Olga Susana de Paula-Almeida, Hansotto Reiber, Jens Christian Jensenius   +6 more
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Management and Complications of Arnold Chiari Hydrocephalus at Tertiary Health Care Center [PDF]

, 2020
Objective: to investigate the role of CT and MRI in diagnosis of Arnold chiari malformation of hydrocephalus and its treatment with VP shunt along with complications.
Ali Jalal, Malik Liaqat, Faiz, S. (Saima), Farooq, M. S. (Muhammad), Khan, A. (Atta-ur-Rehman), Rizwan, M. (Muhammad), Yousaf, M. (Muhammad)   +5 more
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Chi3l3: a potential key orchestrator of eosinophil recruitment in meningitis induced by Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2018
Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis, an important foodborne parasite, can induce serious eosinophilic meningitis in non-permissive hosts, such as mouse and human. However, the characteristics and mechanisms of the infection are still poorly understood.
Shuo Wan, Xiaoqiang Sun, Feng Wu, Zilong Yu, Lifu Wang, Datao Lin, Zhengyu Li, Zhongdao Wu, Xi Sun   +8 more
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Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and outcome of dogs with presumptive spinal-only meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: To summarise clinical presentation, diagnostic findings and long-term outcome for dogs clinically diagnosed with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin affecting the spinal cord alone.
Cardy, Coates, Csebi, Da Costa, De Risio, Dewey, Eminaga, Fenn, Granger, Griffin, Meric, Parry, Scott, Tipold   +13 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
We describe a case of Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection in a child in Washington, USA, with autism spectrum disorder. Environmental assessment confirmed nearby raccoon habitation and B. procyonis eggs. B.
Beth A. Lipton, Hanna N. Oltean, Roger B. Capron, Arran Hamlet, Susan P. Montgomery, Rebecca J. Chancey, Victoria J.L. Konold, Katherine E. Steffl   +7 more
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Autochthonous Angiostrongylus cantonensis Lungworms in Urban Rats, Valencia, Spain, 2021

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
To determine the role of rats as potential reservoirs of zoonotic parasites, we examined rats trapped in urban sewers of Valencia, Spain, in 2021.
María Teresa Galán-Puchades, Mercedes Gómez-Samblás, Antonio Osuna, Sandra Sáez-Durán, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Màrius V. Fuentes   +5 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis–Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
After severe neurocognitive decline developed in an otherwise healthy 63-year-old man, brain magnetic resonance imaging showed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis and enhancing lesions.
Charles Langelier, Michael J. Reid, Cathra Halabi, Natalie Witek, Alejandro LaRiviere, Maulik Shah, Michael R. Wilson, Peter Chin-Hong, Vanja Douglas, Kevin R. Kazacos, Jennifer M. Babik   +10 more
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Eosinophilic aseptic arachnoiditis: A neurological complication in HIV-negative drug-addicts [PDF]

, 2018
.: The finding of an eosinophilic aseptic meningitis in IV drug abuse is usually suggestive of an opportunistic infection or an allergic reaction. However, HIV-negative patients are at lower risk for developing these complications. Two young HIV-negative
Bogousslavsky, J., Maeder, Ph, Meagher-Villemure, K., Rossetti, A. O., Vingerhoets, F.   +4 more
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Preliminary expression profile of cytokines in brain tissue of BALB/c mice with Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) infection can result in increased risk of eosinophilic meningitis. Accumulation of eosinophils and inflammation can result in the A.
Jie Wei, Lian Xu, Liping Yu, Qi Liao, Siqi Luo, Xiaoying Wu, Xin Zeng, Yi Zhao, Zhiyue Lv, Zhongdao Wu   +9 more
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