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Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 26, Issue 9, Page 3491-3500, September 2024.Abstract Obesity has become a major global problem that significantly confers an increased risk of developing life‐threatening complications, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, fatty liver disease and cardiovascular diseases. Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are enzymes that catalyse the methylation of target proteins.
Xiaolei Xuan +6 more
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Lethal encounters: The evolving spectrum of amoebic meningoencephalitis
IDCases, 2019 The free-living amoebae are thermophilic organisms that may play an increasing role among diseases of a warming world. They are uncommon, accidental, yet high consequence pathogens, with differing pathologic syndromes.
Sandra G. Gompf, Cristina Garcia
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Population Structure in Naegleria fowleri as Revealed by Microsatellite Markers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Naegleria sp. is a free living amoeba belonging to the Heterolobosea class. Over 40 species of Naegleria were identified and recovered worldwide in different habitats such as swimming pools, freshwater lakes, soil or dust. Among them, N.
Bénédicte Coupat-Goutaland +6 more
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Detection and quantification of viable airborne bacteria and fungi using solid-phase cytometry [PDF]
, 2009 This protocol describes the use of solid-phase cytometry for the enumeration of airborne bacteria and fungi. In contrast with conventional methods, accurate results can be obtained in real time, especially for air samples with low numbers of ...
Coenye, Tom, Nelis, Hans, Vanhee, Lies
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Naegleria fowleri in Pakistan [PDF]
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2020 Mahwish, Ali +2 more
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Geobiology, Volume 22, Issue 5, September/October 2024.ABSTRACT Geyserite is a type of terrestrial siliceous hot spring deposit (sinter) formed subaerially in proximal vent areas, with near‐neutral pH, alkali chloride discharge fluids characterized by initial high temperatures (~73°C to up to 100°C) that fluctuate rapidly in relation to dynamic hydrology, seasonality, wind, and other environmental ...
Ana Julia Sagasti +5 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Diseases caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae include primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (Naegleria fowleri), granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (Acanthamoeba spp.), Acanthamoeba keratitis, and Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (Balamuthia ...
Christopher A Rice +4 more
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Cholera Toxin Subunit B as Adjuvant--An Accelerator in Protective Immunity and a Break in Autoimmunity [PDF]
, 2015 Cholera toxin subunit B (CTB) is the nontoxic portion of cholera toxin. Its affinity to the monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1) that is broadly distributed in a variety of cell types including epithelial cells of the gut and antigen presenting cells ...
Stratmann, Thomas
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Experimental Infection of Naegleria fowleri in Mice
Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 1998 Ten SPF mice (ddY, 4w-old, female) were infected by nasal instillation with an isolate of Naegleria fowleri that was first isolated from a patient with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Japan. Of these mice, 2 showed clinical signs typical for PAM on the 4th day.
T, Kuroki +6 more
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A preliminary study on Naegleria species in water bodies of Kurunegala district, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Introduction and Objective: Species belonging to the genus Naegleria are free-living ubiquitous protozoa. They have been isolated from most regions of the world. N.
JANS Gunarathna +2 more
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