Comprehensive Overview of Toxoplasma gondii-Induced and Associated Diseases

D Daher, A Shaghlil, E Sobh, M Hamie, ME Hassan… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a prevalent protozoan parasite of medical and veterinary
significance. It is the etiologic agent of toxoplasmosis, a neglected disease in which …

MicroRNAs: Master regulators in host–parasitic protist interactions

M Rojas-Pirela, D Andrade-Alviárez… - Open …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of small non-coding RNAs present in a wide diversity of
organisms. MiRNAs regulate gene expression at a post-transcriptional level through their …

Toxoplasmosis–a global threat. Correlation of latent toxoplasmosis with specific disease burden in a set of 88 countries

J Flegr, J Prandota, M Sovičková, ZH Israili - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Toxoplasmosis is becoming a global health hazard as it infects 30–50% of the
world human population. Clinically, the life-long presence of the parasite in tissues of a …

Toxoplasma Modulates Signature Pathways of Human Epilepsy, Neurodegeneration & Cancer

HM Ngô, Y Zhou, H Lorenzi, K Wang, TK Kim… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
One third of humans are infected lifelong with the brain-dwelling, protozoan parasite,
Toxoplasma gondii. Approximately fifteen million of these have congenital toxoplasmosis …

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Anvari, M Sharif, S Sarvi, SA Aghayan… - Microbial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is a great public health concern in cancer
patients, which can induce serious pathological effects. This systematic review and meta …

Exosomal miRNA-21 from Toxoplasma gondii-infected microglial cells induces the growth of U87 glioma cells by inhibiting tumor suppressor genes

BK Jung, H Song, H Shin, JY Chai - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite that can modulate the
microenvironment of infected hosts and is known to be associated with the incidence of …

Toxoplasma gondii infection/exposure and the risk of brain tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Abdollahi, I Razavian, E Razavian, S Ghodsian… - Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Brain tumors are among the most fatal cancers with substantial morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Epidemiologic evidence suggests that infectious agents, especially …

Screening and identification of potential novel biomarker for diagnosis of complicated Plasmodium vivax malaria

H Kaur, R Sehgal, A Kumar, A Sehgal, D Bansal… - Journal of Translational …, 2018 - Springer
Background In the recent years Plasmodium vivax has been reported to cause severe
infections associated with mortality. Clinical evaluation has limited accuracy for the early …

Global MicroRNAs Expression Profile Analysis Reveals Possible Regulatory Mechanisms of Brain Injury Induced by Toxoplasma gondii Infection

Z Hou, L Wang, D Su, W Cai, Y Zhu, D Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an obligate intracellular parasitic protozoan that can cause
toxoplasmosis in humans and other endotherms. T. gondii can manipulate the host gene …

Toxoplasma gondii could have a possible role in the cancer mechanism by modulating the host's cell response

A Caner - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii, which manipulates many signaling pathways to achieve persistence in
host cells, is intimately linked to immune and inflammation responses. However, there is still …