The Complexity of Interferon Signaling in Host Defense against Protozoan Parasite Infection [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Protozoan parasites, such as Plasmodium, Leishmania, Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium, and Trypanosoma, are causative agents of health-threatening diseases in both humans and animals, leading to significant health risks and socioeconomic losses globally.
Silu Deng +2 more
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Molecular Mechanisms of Persistence in Protozoan Parasites [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Protozoan parasites are known for their remarkable capacity to persist within the bodies of vertebrate hosts, which frequently results in prolonged infections and the recurrence of diseases.
Asfiha Tarannum +3 more
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Phospholipases A and Lysophospholipases in protozoan parasites [PDF]
Microbial Cell, 2023 Phospholipases (PLs) and Lysophospholipases (LysoPLs) are a diverse group of esterases responsible for phospholipid or lysophospholipid hydrolysis. They are involved in several biological processes, including lipid catabolism, modulation of the immune ...
Perrine Hervé +3 more
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Deep learning for microscopic examination of protozoan parasites [PDF]
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2022 The infectious and parasitic diseases represent a major threat to public health and are among the main causes of morbidity and mortality. The complex and divergent life cycles of parasites present major difficulties associated with the diagnosis of these
Chi Zhang +8 more
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The Defensive Interactions of Prominent Infectious Protozoan Parasites: The Host’s Complement System [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2022 The complement system exerts crucial functions both in innate immune responses and adaptive humoral immunity. This pivotal system plays a major role dealing with pathogen invasions including protozoan parasites.
Sajad Rashidi +5 more
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Down the membrane hole: Ion channels in protozoan parasites [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2022 Parasitic diseases caused by protozoans are highly prevalent around the world, disproportionally affecting developing countries, where coinfection with other microorganisms is common.
Veronica Jimenez, Sebastian Mesones
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Prevalence and genotypic characterization of zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasites in transboundary migratory Mongolian Gazelles (Procapra gutturosa): the first survey [PDF]
ParasitologyThe migration of Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) poses a potential risk of outbreak for zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasite infections. This study aims to investigate the infection status of zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasites in these ...
Sichao Gao +10 more
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Editorial: Impact and control of food- and waterborne protozoan parasites. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolMatos O, Karanis P, Razakandrainibe R.
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The Role of Inorganic Phosphate Transporters in Highly Proliferative Cells: From Protozoan Parasites to Cancer Cells. [PDF]
Membranes (Basel), 2022 Lacerda-Abreu MA +2 more
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Multi-Class Microscopic Image Analysis of Protozoan Parasites Using Convolutional Neural Network [PDF]
Journal of Universal Computer ScienceProtozoan parasites cause a wide range of devastating diseases in various kinds of organisms, including humans. It may be lethal if untreated promptly.
Sivaramasamy Elayaraja +3 more
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