Toxoplasmosis: a pathway to neuropsychiatric disorders

S Tyebji, S Seizova, AJ Hannan, CJ Tonkin - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that resides, in a latent form, in the
human central nervous system. Infection with Toxoplasma drastically alters the behaviour of …

Oxidative stress as a possible target in the treatment of toxoplasmosis: perspectives and ambiguities

K Szewczyk-Golec, M Pawłowska… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Toxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan parasite causing toxoplasmosis, a common disease,
which is most typically asymptomatic. However, toxoplasmosis can be severe and even fatal …

Anti-Toxoplasma activity of silver nanoparticles green synthesized with Phoenix dactylifera and Ziziphus spina-christi extracts which inhibits inflammation through …

RA Alajmi, WA Al-Megrin, D Metwally… - Bioscience …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Toxoplasmosis constitutes a global infection caused by oblige intracellular apicomplexan
protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Although often asymptomatic, infection can result in …

Guanabenz reverses a key behavioral change caused by latent toxoplasmosis in mice by reducing neuroinflammation

J Martynowicz, L Augusto, RC Wek, SL Boehm… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite that has infected one-third of humans. The
infection is permanent because the replicative form (tachyzoite) converts into a latent tissue …

Diphenyl diselenide alleviates diabetic peripheral neuropathy in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes by modulating oxidative stress

X Wang, Y Huan, C Li, H Cao, S Sun, L Lei… - Biochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common microvascular
complications occurring in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Oxidative stress …

β-Glucan alleviates goal-directed behavioral deficits in mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii

Z Cui, Y Gong, X Luo, N Zheng, S Tan, S Liu, Y Li… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a neuroinvasive parasite causing
neuroinflammation, which in turn is associated with a higher risk for several psycho …

The neurotropic parasite Toxoplasma gondii induces sustained neuroinflammation with microvascular dysfunction in infected mice

V Estato, J Stipursky, F Gomes, TC Mergener… - The American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Toxoplasmosis is one of the leading parasitic diseases worldwide. Some data suggest that
chronic acquired toxoplasmosis could be linked to behavioral alterations in humans. The …

Selenium and protozoan parasitic infections: Selenocompounds and selenoproteins potential

S Rashidi, C Fernández-Rubio, R Mansouri… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
The current drug treatments against protozoan parasitic diseases including Chagas,
malaria, leishmaniasis, and toxoplasmosis represent good examples of drug resistance …

Biogenic selenium nanoparticles: trace element with promising anti-toxoplasma effect

FM Arafa, NMFH Mogahed… - Pathogens and Global …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the coccidian Toxoplasma gondii
which represents a food and water contaminant. The available chemotherapeutic agents for …

Diphenyl diselenide dietary supplementation alleviates behavior impairment and brain damage in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) exposed to methylmercury …

MD Baldissera, CF Souza, AS da Silva, AS Henn… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) induces neurobehavioral disorders through reactive oxygen species (ROS)
elevation and impairment of brain key enzyme activities. Nevertheless, the therapeutic and …