Chronic inflammation in many infectious and metabolic diseases, and some cancers, is
accompanied by the presence of foam cells. These cells form when the intracellular lipid …

Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania (Trypanosomatidae:
Kinetoplastida) are parasitic protozoan causing Chagas disease, African Trypanosomiasis …

Vector-borne illnesses comprise a significant portion of human maladies, representing 17%
of global infections. Transmission of vector-borne pathogens to mammals primarily occurs …

Lipid droplets (LD) have long been considered as mere fat drops; however, LD have lately
been revealed to be ubiquitous, dynamic and to be present in diverse organelles in which …

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoa parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a neglected
tropical disease and a major public health problem affecting more than 6 million people …

Malaria infection caused by the Plasmodium species is a complex disease in which a fine
balance between host and parasite factors determine the disease severity. While in some …

Parasites are responsible for the most neglected tropical diseases, affecting over a billion
people worldwide (WHO, 2015) and accounting for billions of cases a year and responsible …

Highlights•Plant send small RNAs in extracellular vesicles to fungal pathogens.•Cross-
kingdom RNAi is an important regulatory mechanism between plant and eukaryotic …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi is the obligate intracellular parasite that causes Chagas
disease. The pathogenesis of this disease is a multifactorial complex process that involves a …

Congenital toxoplasmosis is represented by the transplacental passage of Toxoplasma
gondii from the mother to the fetus. Our studies demonstrated that T. gondii developed …