Immunomodulation by helminths: intracellular pathways and extracellular vesicles

A Zakeri, EP Hansen, SD Andersen… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Helminth parasites are masters at manipulating host immune responses, using an array of
sophisticated mechanisms. One of the major mechanisms enabling helminths to establish …

Multifunctional fructose 1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase as a therapeutic target

DB Pirovich, AA Da'dara, PJ Skelly - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fructose 1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase is a ubiquitous cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the
fourth step of glycolysis. Aldolases are classified into three groups: Class-I, Class-IA, and …

Surface molecules of extracellular vesicles secreted by the helminth pathogen Fasciola hepatica direct their internalisation by host cells

E de la Torre-Escudero, JQ Gerlach… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Helminth parasites secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) that can be internalised by host
immune cells resulting in modulation of host immunity. While the molecular cargo of EVs …

Fasciola hepatica Extracellular Vesicles isolated from excretory-secretory products using a gravity flow method modulate dendritic cell phenotype and activity

A Murphy, K Cwiklinski, R Lalor… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Parasite-released extracellular vesicles (EVs) deliver signals to the host immune system that
are critical to maintaining the long-term relationship between parasite and host. In the …

The cathepsin-like cysteine peptidases of trematodes of the genus Fasciola

K Cwiklinski, S Donnelly, O Drysdale, H Jewhurst… - Advances in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fasciolosis caused by trematode parasites of the genus Fasciola is a global disease of
livestock, particularly cattle, sheep, water buffalo and goats. It is also a major human …

Insights into Fasciola hepatica juveniles: crossing the fasciolosis rubicon

J González-Miguel, D Becerro-Recio… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Unraveling the molecular interactions governing the first contact between parasite and host
tissues is of paramount importance to the development of effective control strategies against …

Complex and dynamic transcriptional changes allow the helminth Fasciola gigantica to adjust to its intermediate snail and definitive mammalian hosts

XX Zhang, K Cwiklinski, RS Hu, WB Zheng, ZA Sheng… - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Background The tropical liver fluke, Fasciola gigantica causes fasciolosis, an important
disease of humans and livestock. We characterized dynamic transcriptional changes …

Omics tools enabling vaccine discovery against fasciolosis

K Cwiklinski, JP Dalton - Trends in Parasitology, 2022 - cell.com
In the past decade significant advances in our understanding of liver fluke biology have
been made through in-depth interrogation and analysis of evolving Fasciola hepatica and …

Advances in Fasciola hepatica research using 'omics' technologies

K Cwiklinski, JP Dalton - International journal for parasitology, 2018 - Elsevier
The liver fluke Fasciola hepatica is an economically important pathogen of livestock
worldwide, as well as being an important neglected zoonosis. Parasite control is reliant on …

An Update on the Pathogenesis of Fascioliasis: What Do We Know?

MB Tanabe, MA Caravedo… - … and Reports in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Fasciola hepatica is a trematode parasite distributed worldwide. It is known to cause disease
in mammals, producing significant economic loses to livestock industry and burden to …