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Molecular prevalence, risk factors and genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in wild marine snails collected from offshore waters in eastern China (2020)
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Cong, W., Elsheikha, H. M., Li, M.-Y., Ma, J.-Y., Zou, Y., & Jiang, Z.-Y. (2021). Molecular prevalence, risk factors and genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in wild marine snails collected from offshore waters in eastern China. Acta Tropica, 214, Article 105779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105779

Increasing evidence exisits for the role that shellfish play in the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in marine environment. However, limited information is available on the level of T. gondii infection in wild marine snails, which can play a role in... Read More about Molecular prevalence, risk factors and genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in wild marine snails collected from offshore waters in eastern China.

Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cerebral toxoplasmosis (2020)
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Elsheikha, H. M., Marra, C. M., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2020). Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cerebral toxoplasmosis. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 34(1), https://doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00115-19

Toxoplasma gondii is known to infect a considerable number of mammalian and avian species and a substantial proportion of the world’s human population. The parasite has an impressive ability to disseminate within the host’s body and employs various t... Read More about Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cerebral toxoplasmosis.

Proteomic profiling of the liver, hepatic lymph nodes, and spleen of buffaloes infected with fasciola gigantica (2020)
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Hu, R.-S., Zhang, F.-K., Elsheikha, H. M., Ma, Q.-N., Ehsan, M., Zhao, Q., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2020). Proteomic profiling of the liver, hepatic lymph nodes, and spleen of buffaloes infected with fasciola gigantica. Pathogens, 9(12), Article 982. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9120982

In the present study, we used an isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) proteomics technology to characterize the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the liver, hepatic lymph nodes (hLNs), and spleen of buffaloes infected... Read More about Proteomic profiling of the liver, hepatic lymph nodes, and spleen of buffaloes infected with fasciola gigantica.

Toxocara canis Differentially Affects Hepatic MicroRNA Expression in Beagle Dogs at Different Stages of Infection (2020)
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Zou, Y., Zheng, W.-B., He, J.-J., Elsheikha, H. M., Zhu, X.-Q., & Lu, Y.-X. (2020). Toxocara canis Differentially Affects Hepatic MicroRNA Expression in Beagle Dogs at Different Stages of Infection. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.587273

Toxocara canis is a neglected zoonotic parasite, which threatens the health of dogs and humans worldwide. The molecular mechanisms that underlie the progression of T. canis infection remain mostly unknown. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs... Read More about Toxocara canis Differentially Affects Hepatic MicroRNA Expression in Beagle Dogs at Different Stages of Infection.

Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells (2020)
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Pérez-Cota, F., Fuentes-Domínguez, R., La Cavera III, S., Hardiman, W., Yao, M., Setchfield, K., Moradi, E., Naznin, S., Wright, A., Webb, K. F., Huett, A., Friel, C., Sottile, V., Elsheikha, H. M., Smith, R. J., & Clark, M. (2020). Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells. Journal of Applied Physics, 128(16), Article 160902. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0023744

© 2020 Author(s). Characterization of the elasticity of biological cells is growing as a new way to gain insight into cell biology. Cell mechanics are related to most aspects of cellular behavior, and applications in research and medicine are broad.... Read More about Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells.

Transcriptomic Profiling of Mouse Brain During Acute and Chronic Infections by Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts (2020)
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Hu, R.-S., He, J.-J., Elsheikha, H. M., Zou, Y., Ehsan, M., Ma, Q.-N., Zhu, X.-Q., & Cong, W. (2020). Transcriptomic Profiling of Mouse Brain During Acute and Chronic Infections by Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Article 570903. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.570903

Infection by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii can have a devastating impact on the structure and function of the brain of the infected individuals, particularly immunocompromised patients. A systems biology view of the brain transcriptome can identify... Read More about Transcriptomic Profiling of Mouse Brain During Acute and Chronic Infections by Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts.

Global profiling of lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylome in Toxoplasma gondii using affinity purification mass spectrometry (2020)
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Nie, L.-B., Liang, Q.-L., Elsheikha, H. M., Du, R., Zhu, X.-Q., & Li, F.-C. (2020). Global profiling of lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylome in Toxoplasma gondii using affinity purification mass spectrometry. Parasitology Research, 119(12), 4061-4071. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06923-w

Lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation (Khib) is a recently discovered and evolutionarily conserved form of protein post-translational modification (PTM) found in mammalian and yeast cells. Previous studies have shown that Khib plays roles in the activity o... Read More about Global profiling of lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylome in Toxoplasma gondii using affinity purification mass spectrometry.

Global profiling of lncRNAs-miRNAs-mRNAs reveals differential expression of coding genes and non-coding RNAs in the lung of beagle dogs at different stages of Toxocara canis infection (2020)
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Zheng, W.-B., Zou, Y., He, J.-J., Elsheikha, H. M., Liu, G.-H., Hu, M.-H., Wang, S.-L., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2021). Global profiling of lncRNAs-miRNAs-mRNAs reveals differential expression of coding genes and non-coding RNAs in the lung of beagle dogs at different stages of Toxocara canis infection. International Journal for Parasitology, 51(1), 49-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.07.014

The roundworm Toxocara canis causes toxocariasis in dogs and larval migrans in humans. Better understanding of the lung response to T. canis infection could explain why T. canis must migrate to and undergoes part of its development inside the lung of... Read More about Global profiling of lncRNAs-miRNAs-mRNAs reveals differential expression of coding genes and non-coding RNAs in the lung of beagle dogs at different stages of Toxocara canis infection.

Acetylome analysis of the feline small intestine following Toxoplasma gondii infection (2020)
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Meng, Y.-M., Zhai, B.-T., Elsheikha, H. M., Xie, S.-C., Wang, Z.-X., Zhao, Q., Zhu, X.-Q., & He, J.-J. (2020). Acetylome analysis of the feline small intestine following Toxoplasma gondii infection. Parasitology Research, 119(11), 3649-3657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06880-4

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite capable of infecting a large number of warm-blooded animals and causes serious health complications in immunocompromised patients. T. gondii infection of the feline small intestine is critical for the complet... Read More about Acetylome analysis of the feline small intestine following Toxoplasma gondii infection.

In Vitro Growth- and Encystation-Inhibitory Efficacies of Matcha Green Tea and Epigallocatechin Gallate Against Acanthameoba Castellanii (2020)
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Dickson, A., Cooper, E., Fakae, L. B., Wang, B., Chan, K. L. A., & Elsheikha, H. M. (2020). In Vitro Growth- and Encystation-Inhibitory Efficacies of Matcha Green Tea and Epigallocatechin Gallate Against Acanthameoba Castellanii. Pathogens, 9(9), Article 763. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9090763

We examined the inhibitory effect of matcha green tea (Camellia sinensis) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg; the most abundant catechin in tea) on the vegetative growth and encystation of Acanthamoeba castellanii T4 genotype. The sulforhodamine B (S... Read More about In Vitro Growth- and Encystation-Inhibitory Efficacies of Matcha Green Tea and Epigallocatechin Gallate Against Acanthameoba Castellanii.