Infections by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent worldwide in
animals and humans. This paper reviews the life cycle; the structure of tachyzoites …

Apicomplexa are some of the most widespread and poorly controlled pathogens in the
world. The metabolism of lipids in these parasites, which include Plasmodium spp …

The obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii actively invades mammalian cells
and, upon entry, forms its own membrane-bound compartment, named the parasitophorous …

Tachyzoites (VEG strain) that emerge from host cells infected with Toxoplasma gondii
sporozoites proliferate relatively fast and double their number every 6 h. This rate of growth …

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasitic protozoan, which causes congenital infectious
diseases as well as severe encephalitis, a major cause of death among immune-deficient …

Object The authors define facet cyst as a cyst located beside the facet joint and exhibiting a
communication with the joint, as demonstrated on arthrography and subsequent computed …

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a protozoan parasite with the potential of causing severe
encephalitis among immunocompromised humans and animals. Our previous study showed …

Tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) is an important cytokine in immune regulation and
resistance to various micro-organisms. It provides signals to the target cells through two …

Glycolipids are important components of cellular membranes involved in various biological
functions. In this report, we describe the identification of the de novo synthesis of …

Several kinds of intraspinal cyst, such as the perineural cyst, 1 sacral cyst, 1 synovial cyst, 2
extradural ganglion cyst, 3, 4 and cyst of the ligamentum flavum, 5 as well as …