Beyond the association. Toxoplasma gondii in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and addiction: systematic review and meta‐analysis
AL Sutterland, G Fond, A Kuin… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To perform a meta‐analysis on studies reporting prevalence of T oxoplasma
gondii (T. gondii) infection in any psychiatric disorder compared with healthy controls. Our …
gondii (T. gondii) infection in any psychiatric disorder compared with healthy controls. Our …
Inflammation and the two-hit hypothesis of schizophrenia
The high societal and individual cost of schizophrenia necessitates finding better, more
effective treatment, diagnosis, and prevention strategies. One of the obstacles in this …
effective treatment, diagnosis, and prevention strategies. One of the obstacles in this …
How and why Toxoplasma makes us crazy
J Flegr - Trends in parasitology, 2013 - cell.com
For a long time, a latent toxoplasmosis, the lifelong presence of dormant stages of
Toxoplasma in various tissues, including the brain, was considered harmless for …
Toxoplasma in various tissues, including the brain, was considered harmless for …
[HTML][HTML] Toxoplasma gondii: an underestimated threat?
Traditionally, the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii has been thought of as relevant to
public health primarily within the context of congenital toxoplasmosis or postnatally acquired …
public health primarily within the context of congenital toxoplasmosis or postnatally acquired …
[HTML][HTML] Negative effects of latent toxoplasmosis on mental health
Infection by the parasite Toxoplasma, which affects about 33% of world population, is
associated with an increased risk of several mental health disorders, the most strongly with …
associated with an increased risk of several mental health disorders, the most strongly with …
Toxoplasmosis can be a sexually transmitted infection with serious clinical consequences. Not all routes of infection are created equal
Toxoplasma gondii infects about 30% of the human population. Common sources of
infection are oocysts in cat faeces contaminating drinking water or unwashed vegetables …
infection are oocysts in cat faeces contaminating drinking water or unwashed vegetables …
The known and missing links between Toxoplasma gondii and schizophrenia
HM Elsheikha, D Büsselberg, XQ Zhu - Metabolic brain disease, 2016 - Springer
Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular protozoan parasite, has a striking predilection for
infecting the Central Nervous System and has been linked to an increased incidence of a …
infecting the Central Nervous System and has been linked to an increased incidence of a …
[HTML][HTML] Is latent Toxoplasma gondii infection associated with the occurrence of schizophrenia? A case-control study
Introduction Neurotropic pathogens such as Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) which result in
chronic infections in the brain are associated with mental illnesses. In view of this, a growing …
chronic infections in the brain are associated with mental illnesses. In view of this, a growing …
Toxoplasma-infected subjects report an obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosis more often and score higher in obsessive-compulsive inventory
BackgroundLatent toxoplasmosis, the life-long presence of dormant stages of Toxoplasma
in immunoprivileged organs and of anamnestic IgG antibodies in blood, affects about 30% of …
in immunoprivileged organs and of anamnestic IgG antibodies in blood, affects about 30% of …
[HTML][HTML] Human toxoplasmosis in Mozambique: gaps in knowledge and research opportunities
L Manuel, G Santos-Gomes, EV Noormahomed - Parasites & Vectors, 2020 - Springer
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii that afflicts
humans worldwide and wild and domestic warm-blooded animals. In immunocompetent …
humans worldwide and wild and domestic warm-blooded animals. In immunocompetent …