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Current Biology, 2018 Putting cat lovers on notice: Toxoplasma gondii is here to control your brain…or is it? Kochanowsky and Koshy shine the spotlight on this notorious pathogen.
Joshua A, Kochanowsky, Anita A, Koshy
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Plasma membrane association by N-acylation governs PKG function in Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]
mBio, 2017 Cyclic GMP (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase (protein kinase G [PKG]) is essential for microneme secretion, motility, invasion, and egress in apicomplexan parasites, However, the separate roles of two isoforms of the kinase that are expressed by some ...
Brown, Kevin M +2 more
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Glancing at the role of Toxoplasma gondii in neuro-oncology: from risk factor to therapeutic target [PDF]
Infectious Agents and CancerBackground Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with brain tumors posing significant challenges due to their site and complexity. Therefore, exploring tumor pathogenesis and the discovery of novel therapeutic agents have drawn attention ...
Maha M. Eissa +2 more
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Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in diabetic patients and the impact of toxoplasmosis on diabetes associated complications in Minia city, Egypt [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 2023 OBJECTIVE: The correlation between both types of diabetes and toxoplasmosis has not been firmly established. To confirm this correlation, we conducted this study to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and to identify possible associated risk ...
A. Ahmed +5 more
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A new pathogen transmission mechanism in the ocean: the case of sea otter exposure to the land-parasite Toxoplasma gondii. [PDF]
, 2013 Toxoplasma gondii is a land-derived parasite that infects humans and marine mammals. Infections are a significant cause of mortality for endangered southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis), but the transmission mechanism is poorly understood.
Mazzillo, Fernanda FM +2 more
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Journal of Translational Autoimmunity, 2022 Infecting approximately one-third of the world's population, the intraneuronal parasite Toxoplasma gondii has been associated with several autoimmune diseases.
Pierce Bassett +3 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Infecting approximately one-third of the world’s population, the neurotropic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii has been associated with cognition and several neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Shawn D. Gale +3 more
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The pathogenicity and virulence of Toxoplasma gondii
Virulence, 2021 Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic protist infecting a wide group of warm-blooded animals, ranging from birds to humans. While this infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy individuals, it can also lead to severe ocular or neurological outcomes in ...
Syrian G. Sanchez, Sébastien Besteiro
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The aromatic amino acid hydroxylase genes AAH1 and AAH2 in Toxoplasma gondii contribute to transmission in the cat [PDF]
, 2017 The Toxoplasma gondii genome contains two aromatic amino acid hydroxylase genes, AAH1 and AAH2 encode proteins that produce L-DOPA, which can serve as a precursor of catecholamine neurotransmitters.
Dubey, Jitender P +3 more
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