The yin and yang of human soil-transmitted helminth infections

A Loukas, RM Maizels, PJ Hotez - International journal for parasitology, 2021 - Elsevier
The major soil-transmitted helminths that infect humans are the roundworms, whipworms
and hookworms. Soil-transmitted helminth infections rank among the most important …

Metabolomics and lipidomics studies of parasitic helminths: molecular diversity and identification levels achieved by using different characterisation tools

P Wangchuk, K Yeshi, A Loukas - Metabolomics, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Helminths are parasitic worms that infect millions of people worldwide and
secrete a variety of excretory-secretory products (ESPs), including proteins, peptides, and …

A genome-scale metabolic model of parasitic whipworm

ÖF Bay, KS Hayes, JM Schwartz, RK Grencis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Genome-scale metabolic models are widely used to enhance our understanding of
metabolic features of organisms, host-pathogen interactions and to identify therapeutics for …

The interplay between Trichuris and the microbiota

MAE Lawson, IS Roberts, RK Grencis - Parasitology, 2021 - cambridge.org
Parasitic worms are amongst the most common pathogens to infect humans and have a long-
established history of inflicting disease in their hosts. There is a large body of evidence that …

Immunomodulatory and biological properties of helminth-derived small molecules: Potential applications in diagnostics and therapeutics

K Yeshi, R Ruscher, A Loukas… - Frontiers in Parasitology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Parasitic helminths secrete and excrete a vast array of molecules known to help skew or
suppress the host's immune response, thereby establishing a niche for sustained parasite …

High-fat feeding drives the intestinal production and assembly of C16:0 ceramides in chylomicrons

MSM Mah, E Cao, D Anderson, A Escott, S Tegegne… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Consumption of a diet rich in saturated fat increases lipid absorption from the intestine,
assembly into chylomicrons, and delivery to metabolic tissues via the lymphatic and …

How to train your myeloid cells: a way forward for helminth vaccines?

R Doolan, N Putananickal, L Tritten… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soil-transmitted helminths affect approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide. However, as no
vaccine is currently available for humans, the current strategy for elimination as a public …

Untargeted Multimodal Metabolomics Investigation of the Haemonchus contortus Exsheathment Secretome

N Palevich, PH Maclean, PM Candy, W Taylor… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
In nematodes that invade the gastro-intestinal tract of the ruminant, the process of larval
exsheathment marks the transition from the free-living to the parasitic stages of these …

Enteric tuft cells in host-parasite interactions

S Rajeev, O Sosnowski, S Li, T Allain, AG Buret… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Enteric tuft cells are chemosensory epithelial cells gaining attention in the field of host-
parasite interactions. Expressing a repertoire of chemosensing receptors and mediators …

A multi‐omics analysis for the prediction of neurocognitive disorders risk among the elderly in Macao

Y Han, X Quan, Y Chuang, Q Liang, Y Li… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Due to the increasing ageing population, neurocognitive disorders (NCDs)
have been a global public health issue, and its prevention and early diagnosis are crucial …