Programmed cell death (PCD) is an ordered cell suicide that removes unwanted or
damaged cells, playing a role in defense to environmental stresses and pathogen invasion …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are minute particles secreted by the cells of living organisms.
Although the functional role of EVs is not yet clear, recent work has highlighted their role in …

Human malaria is the most important vector-borne infectious disease in Iran. It remains
focally endemic being restricted to almost 20 counties in three oriental provinces. As a result …

Elucidation of pathways regulating parasite cell death is believed to contribute to
identification of novel therapeutic targets for protozoan diseases, and in this context …

Background Metacaspases comprise a family of cysteine proteases implicated in both cell
death and cell differentiation of protists that has been considered a potential drug target for …

Despite malaria control programs in recent years, malaria transmission has not been
eliminated in Iran. Molecular techniques including PCR, which has proved more sensitive …

Mechanisms of cell death in unicellular parasites have been subjects of debate for the last
decade, with studies demonstrating evidence of apoptosis or non-apoptosis like …

Background Plasmodium vivax is the second most important human malaria parasite, widely
spread across the world. This parasite is associated with important issues in the process …

Malaria is one of the most widespread communicable diseases in the southeast regions of
Iran, particularly the Chabahar County. Although the outbreak of this disease is a climate …

Background: The application of insecticides against vector mosquito larvae is a crucial step
to control human malaria. Insecticide resistance is a major impediment to vector control …