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Extracellular Vesicles of <i>Giardia duodenalis</i>: Unravelling Their Virulence Factors and Potential to Induce Protection Against Experimental Giardiasis. [PDF]
J Extracell BiolABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are key mediators of intercellular communication, enabling trans‐kingdom exchange of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and metabolites. In Giardia duodenalis, EVs contribute to parasite survival, host–pathogen interactions, and immune modulation.
Gerardo CR +9 more
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Plasmodium vivax trophozoites insensitive to chloroquine [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2008 AbstractBackgroundPlasmodium vivaxis a major cause of malaria and is still primarily treated with chloroquine. Chloroquine inhibits the polymerization of haem to inert haemozoin. Free haem monomers are thought to catalyze oxidative damage to thePlasmodiumspp. trophozoite, the stage when haemoglobin catabolism is maximal.
Wesley W Sharrock +10 more
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Fulminant amebic colitis: A rare and elusive complication
Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, 2022 Intestinal amebiasis remains asymptomatic in 90% of cases. Only 4%–10% of individuals monitored for 1 year develop colitis. Amebic colitis evolves to fulminant colitis or rupture in 0.5% of cases. In such scenario, mortality exceeds 50%.
Adil Aziz Khan +3 more
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Medical Journal of Southern California Clinicians, 2020 A 71-year-old man living in El Salvador developed anemia, indirect bilirubinemia and intermittent fever for the past several months. Ultrasound of the abdomen revealed mild splenomegaly. Both thick and thin blood smears for malaria failed to show malaria species.
Stanley Kim, Ricardo Saca
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Pharmaceutics, 2020 Cationic carbosilane dendrimers are branched molecules with antimicrobial properties. Their activity has been tested against Acanthamoeba polyphaga, a causative agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a severe ocular disease in humans. A. polyphaga trophozoites
Irene Heredero-Bermejo +6 more
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Rhizobium pusense-Mediated Selenium Nanoparticles–Antibiotics Combinations against Acanthamoeba sp.
Microorganisms, 2022 Severe ocular infections by Acanthamoeba sp. lead to keratitis, resulting in irreversible vision loss in immune-compromised individuals. When a protozoal infection spreads to neural tissues, it causes granulomatous encephalitis, which can be fatal ...
Pradnya B. Nikam +5 more
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Ultrastructure of Babesia equi trophozoites isolated in Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2003 A transmission electron microscope study was carried out on Babesia equi obtained from a splenectomized horse, from the municipality of Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The isolate was inoculated into two splenectomized foals (1.05 x 10(10) parasitized
Antônio M. Guimarães +2 more
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Animals, 2023 Carbohydrates are the main source of nutrition for B. coli, supplying energy for cell growth and development. The research aimed at investigating the mechanism of starch on the growth and replication of B. coli. Single-cell separation was used to isolate
Lizhuo Zhao +10 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1991 Serum samples were obtained from 154 individuals infected with Entamoeba histolytica (78 symptomatic and 76 asymptomatic). Twelve had trophozoites in the feces whereas 142 had only cysts.
Maria das Graças Carvalho +2 more
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Multiple Amoebic Liver Abscess As Initial Manifestation in Hiv Sero-Positive Male [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Amoebic liver abscess is the most frequent extra-intestinal manifestation of Entamoeba histolytica infection. Immunosuppression is known to predispose to amoebic liver abscess.
SUBRATA CHAKRABARTI
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