1. Professor, Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Av. De Los Barrios No. 1 Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Edo. De México, 54090 MEXICO. 2. Professor, Departments of Pathology and Microbiology. Starling Loving Hall M418. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA 3. Researcher, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, U...

ABBREVIATIONS BBB: Blood brain barrier, CP: Cysteine protease, CPI: cysteine protease inhibitor, E-64: Epoxid compound: Clonazepam©, E/S: Excretory-secretory, FP2: Falcipain-2HDAC: Histone deacetylases, IFN: Interferon, LC: Lactacystin, NO: Nitrous oxide, PCD: Programmed cell death, PMN: Polymorphonuclear neutrophil granulocytes, PMSF: Phenyl-methylsulfonyl fluoride, PVS: Polyvenyl sulfone, SBT...

(1) Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Curso de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. Correspondence to: Prof. José Roberto Lambertucci, Faculdade de Medicina UFMG, Depto. Clínica Médica, Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Av. Alfredo Balena 190, 30130100 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. ...

A s ín d r o m e q u e a c o m p a n h a a hiperimunoglobulinemia E (hiper-IgE), como descrita originalmente por Buckley e cols2 em 1972, consistia de susceptibilidade aumentada a infecções, particularmente por estafilococos, e n ív e is s é r ic o s de IgE e x tre m a m e n te elevados (> 2000ng/ml). Demostrou-se a seguir que estes indivíduos também apresentavam deficiência na quimiotaxia neut...

Fish parasites constitute widely diversified groups of unicellular and multicellular organisms. Recently, less known parasite groups have emerged as serious pathogens. Firstly, infection with dinoflagellates of the genus Ichthyodinium has been found during seed production of leopard coral grouper, Plectoropomus leopardus, in Japan and yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, in Indonesia. Schizonts m...

Parasitic diseases have an enormous health, social and economic impact and are a particular problem in tropical regions of the world. Diseases caused by protozoa and helminths, such as malaria and schistosomiasis, are the cause of most parasite related morbidity and mortality, with an estimated 1.1 million combined deaths annually. The global burden of these diseases is exacerbated by the lack ...

for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and the other half to Youyou Tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria Diseases caused by parasites have plagued humankind for millennia and constitute a major global health problem. In particular, parasitic diseases affect the world's poorest populations and represent a hug...

2nd international and 9th national congress of  parasitology and parasitic diseases of iran - nicopa9 guilan – iran 20-22 may 2015

In this study, it has been aimed to determine the knowledge level of students Van Yuzuncu Yıl University Health Services Vocational School, who will serve as health personnel future, about parasitic diseases, prevention and control measures from these diseases. A total 587 students, comprising 418 (71.2%) females 169 (28.8%) males, studying at Yüzüncü were included in study. The questions quest...

Background: Hypereosinophilic syndrome is commonly found in various diseases such as allergic diseases, parasitic diseases, malignancies, etc. Fasciolosis may present with different clinical features, and it can make a difficult diagnosis of the disease. Laboratory manifestations of fascioliasis are eosinophilia. The purpose of this report was to introduce a child with hypereosinophilia that he...