Laboratory diagnosis of Echinococcus spp. in human patients and infected animals

M Siles-Lucas, A Casulli, FJ Conraths, N Müller - Advances in parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
Among the species composing the genus Echinococcus, four species are of human clinical
interest. The most prevalent species are Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus …

Immunology and immunodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis: an update

W Zhang, H Wen, J Li, R Lin… - Journal of Immunology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by the larval cystic stage of
the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. This complex multicellular pathogen produces …

The intermediate host immune response in cystic echinococcosis

F Tamarozzi, M Mariconti, A Neumayr… - Parasite …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a chronic, complex and neglected zoonotic infection. In most
cases, CE cysts and the intermediate host co‐habit for a long time in the absence of …

Surveillance on the Status of Immune Cells after Echinnococcus granulosus Protoscoleces Infection in Balb/c Mice

W Pan, HJ Zhou, YJ Shen, Y Wang, YX Xu, Y Hu… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Cystic echinococcosis is a global parasitic disease caused by infection with
Echinococcus granulosus larvae with potentially life-threatening complications in humans …

Multiplex cytokine and antibody profile in cystic echinococcosis patients during a three-year follow-up in reference to the cyst stages

ZD Li, XJ Mo, S Yan, D Wang, B Xu, J Guo, T Zhang… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a worldwide parasitic zoonosis caused by
infection of the larval stage of tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. In human CE, the …

Characterization of the inflammatory cell infiltrate and expression of costimulatory molecules in chronic echinococcus granulosus infection of the human liver

A Vatankhah, J Halász, V Piurko, T Barbai… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background The local immune responses to chronic echinococcal infections in various
organs are largely unknown. Since the liver is the most frequently involved organ in such …

Comparative proteome profiling of hydatid fluid from Algerian patients reveals cyst location-related variation in Echinococcus granulosus

R Zeghir-Bouteldja, A Polomé, S Bousbata… - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Human cystic echinococcosis, an endemic zoonosis in Algeria, is caused by larvae of the
cestode Echinococcus granulosus. Parasitic modulation of the immune response allows E …

Ghrelin regulating liver activity and its potential effects on liver fibrosis and Echinococcosis

J Zhu, T Zhou, M Menggen, K Aimulajiang… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Ghrelin widely exists in the central nervous system and peripheral organs, and has
biological activities such as maintaining energy homeostasis, regulating lipid metabolism …

Th9/IL‐9 Profile in Human Echinococcosis: Their Involvement in Immune Response during Infection by Echinococcus granulosus

N Pang, F Zhang, X Ma, Z Zhang, H Zhao… - Mediators of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Th9 cells have been reported to contribute to immune responses; however, the role of Th9
cells in Echinococcus granulosus infection is unknown. This study is to determine whether …

Pathology of CNS parasitic infections

JEH Pittella - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2013 - Elsevier
Parasitic infections of the central nervous system (CNS) include two broad categories of
infectious organisms: single-celled protozoa and multicellular metazoa. The protozoal …