Parasitic helminths reside in immunologically-exposed extracellular locations within their
hosts, yet they are capable of surviving for extended periods. To enable this survival, these …

Infection with parasitic helminths takes a heavy toll on the health and well-being of humans
and their domestic livestock, concomitantly resulting in major economic losses. Analyses …

Helminth infections are commonly associated with a Th2 immune response, yet only a few
parasite molecules involved in triggering such immune responses have been identified …

H aemonchus contortus is an economically important gastrointestinal parasite that infects
primarily sheep and goats. To survive inside the host, the parasite must overcome the host …

Calreticulin from parasites and its vertebrate hosts share~ 50% identity and many of its
functions are equally conserved. However, the existing amino acid differences can affect its …

Parasitic infections are one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in our
planet and the immune responses triggered by these organisms are critical to determine …

Because of its capacity to increase a physiologic inflammatory response, to stimulate
phagocytosis, to promote cell lysis and to enhance pathogen immunogenicity, the …

Introduction Parasites release a wide array of protein as excretory and secretory products
(ESPs). Irrespective of their mode of propagation, ESPs are found to be secreted or excreted …

Trypanosoma carassii is an extracellular parasite of economically important fish species that
has evolved several strategies to circumvent host immune responses. Proteomic analysis of …

The expression of genes encoding the acute phase proteins (APP) during the course of
Trypanasoma carassii infection in the goldfish was determined using quantitative PCR …