Human mucin-2 (MUC-2) is the first line of innate host defense in preventing pathogen-
induced epithelial injury. Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) colonizes the mucus layer by binding of …

Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) is a protozoan parasite that infects 10% of the world's population
and results in 100,000 deaths/year from amebic dysentery and/or liver abscess. In most …

Intestinal mucus secretion is critical in maintaining mucosal host defense against a myriad of
pathogens by preventing direct association with the epithelium. Entamoeba histolytica …

Critical to the pathogenesis of intestinal amebiasis, Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) induces
mucus hypersecretion and degrades the colonic mucus layer at the site of invasion. The …

In order for the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) to cause invasive intestinal
and extraintestinal infection, which leads to significant morbidity and mortality, it must disrupt …

Amebiasis is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica (Eh), a potentially fatal
disease occurring mainly in developing countries. How Eh interacts with innate host factors …

Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) is a protozoan parasite of humans that colonizes the outer
colonic mucus layer. Under conditions not fully understood, Eh breaches innate host …

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that causes amebic dysentery characterized
by severe watery diarrhea. Unfortunately, the parasitic factors involved in the pathogenesis …

Background & Aims: The exact role Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteases play in
overcoming the colonic mucus barrier, as a prerequisite to epithelial cell disruption, is not …

Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) is an extracellular protozoan parasite of the human colon, which
occasionally breaches the intestinal barrier. Eradicating ameba that invades is essential for …