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Immunological studies of chronic ocular toxoplasmosis : up-regulation of major histocompatibility complex class I and transforming growth factor beta and a protective role for interleukin-6 [PDF]

, 2001
A murine model was used to characterize the local immune and inflammatory response during ocular toxoplasmosis. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I, normally expressed at low levels in immune-privileged sites such as the eye, was up-regulated ...
Ferguson, D. J. P., Roberts, C. W., N. Byrne, Anthony, J.P., D. J. P. Ferguson, Lyons, R., R. E. Lyons, Roberts, F., Anthony, J. P., C. W. Roberts, Roberts, C.W., Alexander, J., J. Alexander, Lyons, R. E., Byrne, N., J. P. Anthony, Ferguson, D.J.P., F. Roberts   +17 more
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Epidemiological distribution of MRI‐based presumptive imaging diagnoses in a large general population of cats with suspected epileptic seizures

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The reported prevalence of feline idiopathic epilepsy (IE) and presumptive imaging diagnoses based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) varies depending on factors such as differences between primary care versus referral study populations.
Anna Knebel, Sebastian Meller, Julien Labruyère, Holger A. Volk   +3 more
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Hearing Disorders in Congenital Toxoplasmosis: A Literature Review

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018
Introduction Several studies show correlations between congenital toxoplasmosis and hearing loss, with a broad diversity of levels of hearing loss and specifications of hearing disorders.
Camila de Castro Corrêa, Luciana Paula Maximino, Silke Anna Theresa Weber   +2 more
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Inborn errors of immunity in children with neuroinflammation

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs), an expanding group of monogenic disorders with diverse clinical manifestations, are increasingly recognized to include neuroinflammatory disease. Examples of diseases included under this umbrella are Aicardi–Goutières syndrome, deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2, familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis ...
Eppie M Yiu, Dilan Dissanayake, Jessie Cunningham, Helen Branson, Ori Scott, E Ann Yeh   +5 more
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From Infection to Anxiety: A Sequential Model Linking Latent Toxoplasmosis to Psychological Distress via Health and Stress

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Identifying the drivers of chronic stress is crucial for understanding its impact on mental health. Latent toxoplasmosis, a widespread parasitic infection, has been linked to various psychological changes. The Stress‐Coping Hypothesis proposes that at least some of these changes are consequences of chronic stress arising from the infection's ...
Jaroslav Flegr, Ashkan Latifi, Šárka Kaňková   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of symptomatic toxoplasma eye disease: aetiology and public health implications.

, 1999
Ocular disease is the commonest disabling consequence of toxoplasma infection. Incidence and lifetime risk of ocular symptoms were determined by ascertaining affected patients in a population-based, active reporting study involving ophthalmologists ...
Murray, PI, D. T. DUNN, Parker, S P, Dunn, D T, S. P. PARKER, Dunn, DT, Masters, J, Pavesio, CE, Stanford, MR, P. I. MURRAY, Parker, SP, Lightman, S, Gilbert, RE, S. LIGHTMAN, R. E. GILBERT, P. D. GORMLEY, Gormley, PD, Gormley, P D, C. E. PAVESIO, M. R. STANFORD, J. MASTERS, Pavesio, C E, Gilbert, R E, Murray, P I; id_orcid, Stanford, M R   +24 more
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Digital Narratives: The Impact of Instagram^® on Mothers of Children with Congenital Toxoplasmosis

Children
Background: Congenital toxoplasmosis leads to severe complications in childhood and presents significant global health challenges. In Brazil, the prevalence of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy and congenital cases ranges from 0.3 to 8 per 1000 live births.
Gabrielle Gonçalves Veloso, Giovanna Cristina Machado-Kayzuka, Rhyquelle Rhibna Neris, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi Leite, Nayara Gonçalves Barbosa, Heloísa Cristina Figueiredo Frizzo, Gabrielle Vedoveto Escaliante, Adriana Moraes Leite, Beatriz Volpin Gomes Beato, Poliane da Silva Santos, Flávia Gomes-Sponholz, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento   +11 more
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Toxoplasmosis in Triplet: A Case Report

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2011
Background: To report toxoplasmosis in triplet. Case Report: We report toxoplasmosis in triplet patient. Two of them presented with congenital toxoplasmosis with chorioretinal manifestation.
Farzan Kianersi, Amin Masjedi, najmeh karbasi   +2 more
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First description of congenital toxoplasmosis after maternal coinfection with Toxoplasma gondii and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Congenital toxoplasmosis can be associated with serious clinical consequences from fetus to adulthood. Hence, early detection is required to minimize severe sequelae through appropriate therapy.
Vu Thao-Vi Dao, Anastasia Anagnostou, Rolf Schlösser, Ulrich Rochwalsky, Uwe Groß, Sebastian Hoehl, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Silke Besier   +7 more
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Establishment of a murine model of congenital toxoplasmosis and validation of a qPCR assay to assess the parasite load in maternal and fetal tissues

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, a disease that affects warm-blooded animals and one third of the human population worldwide.
Jéssica S. Souza, Priscila S. G. Farani, Priscila S. G. Farani, Beatriz I. S. Ferreira, Helene S. Barbosa, Rubem F. S. Menna-Barreto, Otacilio C. Moreira, Rafael M. Mariante   +7 more
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