The Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) was used to identify stage-specific antigenic structures in paraffin sections of female larvae and worms and snails tissues, infected with third stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Sera from eosinophilic meningitis cases were used to assess reactivity...
Almeida Silva, Mônica;
Vieira Barcelos, Eduardo;
Costa Aves Júnior, Aderaldo;
Generoso, Diego;
Almeida Aldá, Maiara;
Setembre Batah, Sabrina;
Todorovic Fabro, Alexandre;
de Vasconcelos Machado, Vânia Maria;
Hamamoto Filho, Pedro Tadao;
Zanini, Marco Antônio.
Purpose Experimental models might help understand the pathophysiology of
neurocysticercosis-associated hydrocephalus. The present study aimed to compare
the extent of hydrocephalus and tissue damage in rats with subarachnoid inoculation
of different concentrations of Taenia crassiceps cyst proteins.
Meth...
Hidrocefalia/fisiopatología,
Neurocisticercosis/patología,
Infecciones Parasitarias del Sistema Nervioso Central,
Espacio Subaracnoideo/fisiopatología,
Ventrículos Cerebrales/fisiopatología,
Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética/métodos,
Hidrocefalia/parasitología,
Antígenos Helmínticos,
Taenia,
Ratas Wistar,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Abstract INTRODUCTION Schistosomiasis is a poverty-related disease that affects people in 78 countries worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test performance using sensitive parasitological methods as a reference standard (RS) in individuals be...
Abstract In experimental autoimmune hepatitis (EAH) of Th1 profile, an extract of adult Ascaris suum worms (ASC) was previously found to deviate the immune response to a Th2/IL-10 pattern. Here, the effects of treatment with ASC on production of TGF-β and the anti-Ascaris isotypes IgG1 and IgG2a in ...
Toledo, Beatriz;
Corral, Marcelo A;
Meisel, Dirce Mary C L;
Gottardi, Maiara;
Abdala, Edson;
Costa, Silvia F;
Pierrotti, Lígia Camera;
Lescano, Susana A Z;
Gonçalves, Elenice M N;
Castilho, Vera L P;
Chieffi, Pedro P;
Gryschek, Ronaldo C B;
Paula, Fabiana M.
OBJECTIVES: Hyperinfection or disseminated strongyloidiasis has been frequently reported after transplants and is related to high mortality. This study aimed to screen for strongyloidiasis using serological diagnoses in transplant candidates. METHODS: An ELISA test was performed with filariform larvae o...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre,
Antígenos Helmínticos/inmunología,
Antígenos Helmínticos/aislamiento & purificación,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Huésped Inmunocomprometido,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Tamizaje Masivo,
Trasplante de Órganos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Strongyloides stercoralis/inmunología,
Estrongiloidiasis/diagnóstico,
Estrongiloidiasis/parasitología
Pastor, André Filipe;
Rocha, Abraham;
Cassemiro, Klécia de Melo;
Tenório, Marli;
Melo, Paula;
Grilis, Maria Rosângela;
Rhuama, Maressa;
Rezende, Antonio Mauro;
Melo Neto, Osvaldo Pompilio de;
Marques Jr, Ernesto;
Dhalia, Rafael.
BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease caused mainly by the Wuchereria bancrofti worm and that affects up to 120 million people worldwide. LF is the second cause of chronic global deformity, responsible for 15 million people with lymphedema (elephantiasis) and 25 million men with sc...
Resumen: Introducción: Trichinella spiralis es un nemátodo tisular que se aloja en el músculo esquelético de humanos y otros mamíferos y causa una serie de alteraciones fisiológicas. Las proteínas de los productos de excreción-secreción de T. spiralis juegan un papel importante en la aparición...
Proteómica/Métodos,
Trichinella spiralis/metabolismo,
Triquinelosis/parasitología,
Antígenos Helmínticos/inmunología,
Western Blotting,
Electroforesis,
Espectrometría de Masas,
Ratas Wistar,
Porcinos,
Trichinella spiralis/inmunología,
Trichinella spiralis/aislamiento & purificación,
Triquinelosis/inmunología
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Despite the advances of disease control programs, severe forms of schistosomiasis are prevalent. The prevalence of the disease in areas frequented by tourists urges for permanent prevention and control. The aim of this study was to describe the morbidity of schistosomiasis in the ...
Antígenos Helmínticos/orina,
Estudios Transversales,
Escolaridad,
Heces/parasitología,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagen,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/epidemiología,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/parasitología,
Morbilidad,
Prevalencia,
Schistosoma mansoni/aislamiento & purificación,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/diagnóstico,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiología,
Enfermedades del Bazo/diagnóstico por imagen,
Enfermedades del Bazo/epidemiología,
Enfermedades del Bazo/parasitología
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Kato-Katz technique is the standard diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni infection in rural areas. However, the utility of this method is severely limited by the day-to-day variability in host egg excretion in the stool. In high-transmission areas, the point-of-care circula...
Infurnari, Laura;
Galli, Laura;
Bigoloni, Alba;
Carbone, Alessia;
Chiappetta, Stefania;
Sala, Angelo;
Ceserani, Norberto;
Lazzarin, Adriano;
Castagna, Antonella;
Gaiera/, Giovanni.
ABSTRACT Diagnosis of schistosomiasis in migrants coming from endemic areas can be difficult, especially in asymptomatic subjects. Light-intensity disease, in fact, may be missed due to the low sensitivity of the stool microscopy and serologic testing cannot distinguish between a resolved infection and a...
