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Toxoplasma gondii infection drives conversion of NK cells into ILC1-like cells

eLife, 2019
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) were originally classified based on their cytokine profiles, placing natural killer (NK) cells and ILC1s together, but recent studies support their separation into different lineages at steady-state.
Eugene Park, Swapneel Patel, Qiuling Wang, Prabhakar Andhey, Konstantin Zaitsev, Sophia Porter, Maxwell Hershey, Michael Bern, Beatrice Plougastel-Douglas, Patrick Collins, Marco Colonna, Kenneth M Murphy, Eugene Oltz, Maxim Artyomov, L David Sibley, Wayne M Yokoyama   +15 more
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Development of Human Toxo IgG ELISA Kit, and False-Positivity of Latex Agglutination Test for the Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis

Pathogens, 2021
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular zoonotic parasite that causes infection in a wide range of warm-blooded animals and humans. The main aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of the recombinant SAG1 antigen (rSAG1) for T.
Sarfraz-ur-Rahman, Haroon Akbar, Muhammad Zubair Shabbir, Ubaid Ullah, Muhammad Imran Rashid   +4 more
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Profiling of myristoylation in Toxoplasma gondii reveals an N-myristoylated protein important for host cell penetration

eLife, 2020
N-myristoylation is a ubiquitous class of protein lipidation across eukaryotes and N-myristoyl transferase (NMT) has been proposed as an attractive drug target in several pathogens.
Malgorzata Broncel, Caia Dominicus, Luis Vigetti, Stephanie D Nofal, Edward J Bartlett, Bastien Touquet, Alex Hunt, Bethan A Wallbank, Stefania Federico, Stephen Matthews, Joanna C Young, Edward W Tate, Isabelle Tardieux, Moritz Treeck   +13 more
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Sensitive detection systems for infectious agents in xenotransplantation*

Xenotransplantation, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Xenotransplantation of pig cells, tissues, or organs may be associated with transmission of porcine microorganisms, first of all of viruses, to the transplant recipient, potentially inducing a disease (zoonosis). I would like to define detection systems as the complex of sample generation, sample preparation, sample origin, time of sampling ...
Joachim Denner
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Effects of aqueous leaf extracts of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (neem) and Melia azedarach L. (Santa Barbara or cinnamon) on the intracellular development of Toxoplasma gondii Efeito de extrato aquoso de folhas de Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (nim) e Melia azedarach L. (canela ou Santa Bárbara) sobre o desenvolvimento intracelular de Toxoplasma gondii

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2011
Melia azedarach (cinnamon) and Azadirachta indica (neem) have a variety of biologically active ingredients against virus, bacteria and protozoan parasites; however, little is known about their action on Toxoplasma gondii intracellular development ...
E.J.T Melo, K.J Vilela, C.S Carvalho
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A survey of rats and mice for latent toxoplasmosis inCroatia: a case report

Veterinární Medicína, 2005
Academyof Sciences and Arts,Zagreb,Croatia ABSTRACT: Brain tissues of 142 rats and 86 mice were bioassayed for toxoplasms. Each tissue was homogenized and subcutaneously injected into 4 SPF mice.
V. Kuticic, T. Wikerhauser, D. Gracner
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Evaluation of Serological and Molecular Tests Used for the Identification of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Patients Treated in an Ophthalmology Clinic of a Public Health Service in São Paulo State, Brazil

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Ocular toxoplasmosis is one of the most common complications caused by the infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The risk of developing eye lesions and impaired vision is considered higher in Brazil than other countries.
Fernando Henrique Antunes Murata, Fernando Henrique Antunes Murata, Mariana Previato, Mariana Previato, Fábio Batista Frederico, Fábio Batista Frederico, Amanda Pires Barbosa, Fabiana Nakashima, Geraldo Magela de Faria, Geraldo Magela de Faria, Aparecida Perpétuo Silveira Carvalho, Aparecida Perpétuo Silveira Carvalho, Cristina da Silva Meira Strejevitch, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Lilian Castiglioni, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Cinara Cássia Brandão de Mattos, Cinara Cássia Brandão de Mattos   +20 more
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Pediatric hypereosinophilia and toxoplasma: Peregrination beyond facileness

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Evaluation of pediatric hypereosinophilia (HE) is challenging, especially in the tropical developing countries, as appropriate diagnostic facilities may be lacking, parasitic/helminthic infections are common, and existing data on the etiology of severe ...
Aaqib Z Banday, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Naveen Bhagat, Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, Sumeeta Khurana, Deepti Suri   +5 more
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Determination the Time of Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women by using IgG Avidity to Various Toxoplasma Gondii Antigens [PDF]

Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2019
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, Zainab Rezaig, Mohemid Al- Jebouri   +2 more
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Human toxoplasma infection [PDF]

Journal of Hygiene, 1954
1. By the dye test, toxoplasma antibodies in titres of 1/4 or more, were found in the sera of 25% of a sample of adult population of Sheffield.2. Significantly higher, when strength as well as number was considered, were the reactions of the sera of veterinary surgeons and abattoir workers.3.
J K, BEVERLEY, C P, BEATTIE, C, ROSEMAN
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