Immunological and molecular diagnosis of cysticercosis

S Rodriguez, P Wilkins, P Dorny - Pathogens and global health, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Cysticercosis, the infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium, is a cause of neurological
symptoms including seizures, affecting the quality of life of patients and their families …

Bacteriophage-based vaccines: A potent approach for antigen delivery

A González-Mora, J Hernández-Pérez, HMN Iqbal… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vaccines are considered one of the most important bioproducts in medicine. Since the
development of the smallpox vaccine in 1796, several types of vaccines for many diseases …

Immunodiagnosis of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis

N Deckers, P Dorny - Trends in parasitology, 2010 - cell.com
Neurocysticercosis, the infection of the central nervous system by larvae of Taenia solium, is
a major cause of epilepsy in developing countries. This cestode is a public health problem in …

Neurocysticercosis

P Singhi - Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in developing
countries. It can present variably depending on the location and stage of cysts in the nervous …

Serodiagnosis of Echinococcus spp. Infection: Explorative Selection of Diagnostic Antigens by Peptide Microarray

C List, W Qi, E Maag, B Gottstein… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Production of native antigens for serodiagnosis of helminthic infections is
laborious and hampered by batch-to-batch variation. For serodiagnosis of echinococcosis …

Protection against the toxic effects of Loxosceles intermedia spider venom elicited by mimotope peptides

J De Moura, L Felicori, V Moreau, G Guimarães… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
The venom of Loxosceles intermedia (Li) spiders is responsible for cutaneous lesions and
other clinical manifestations. We previously reported that the monoclonal antibody LimAb7 …

Use of Phage Display technology in development of canine visceral leishmaniasis vaccine using synthetic peptide trapped in sphingomyelin/cholesterol liposomes

CM Toledo-Machado, LL Bueno, D Menezes-Souza… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Leishmania parasites can cause visceral or cutaneous disease and are found
in subtropical and tropical regions of the Old and New World. The pathology of the infection …

Pediatric neurocysticercosis: current challenges and future prospects

P Singhi, AG Saini - Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is an acquired infection of the nervous system caused by
encysted larvae of Taenia solium. It is a major cause of epilepsy in the tropics and the …

Specific phage‐displayed peptides discriminate different forms of neurocysticercosis by antibody detection in the serum samples

MN Manhani, VS Ribeiro, R Cardoso… - Parasite …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Neurocysticercosis (NC), caused by Taenia solium metacestode, infects the central nervous
system and is a devastating parasitic infection. Diagnosis is based on symptoms, imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Mimotopes of mutalysin-II from Lachesis muta snake venom induce hemorrhage inhibitory antibodies upon vaccination of rabbits

RAM De Avila, S Stransky, M Velloso, P Castanheira… - Peptides, 2011 - Elsevier
Mutalysin-II (mut-II) from Lachesis muta snake venom is an endopeptidase with hemorrhagic
activity. A mAb against mutalysin-II that neutralized the hemorrhagic effect was produced …