Biogenesis of extracellular vesicles from the pathogen perspective: Transkingdom strategies for delivering messages

A Rojas, N Regev-Rudzki - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
EVs are nanoparticles enclosing proteins, nucleic acids and lipids released by cells and are
essential for their metabolism and useful for intercellular communication. The importance of …

[HTML][HTML] Immune reactions of vector insects to parasites and pathogens

NA Ratcliffe, CB Mello, HC Castro, P Dyson… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
This overview initially describes insect immune reactions and then brings together present
knowledge of the interactions of vector insects with their invading parasites and pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Wolbachia infection in Aedes aegypti does not affect its vectorial capacity for Dirofilaria immitis

T Shirozu, MAF Regilme, M Ote, M Sasaki, A Soga… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and filariasis are a growing public health concern
in endemic countries. Biological approaches, such as the trans-infection of Wolbachia …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of biomarker candidates for filarial parasite infections by analysis of extracellular vesicles

D Yates, LS Di Maggio, BA Rosa, RW Sprung… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Improved diagnostic tools are needed for detecting active filarial infections in
humans. Tests are available that detect adult W. bancrofti circulating filarial antigen, but …

Prophenoloxidase-activating System Plays a Crucial Role in Innate Immune Responses to Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei Infection in Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

P Sukonthamarn, P Wongvises, N Sangklai… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2024 - Elsevier
The microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) is an emerging pathogen that
causes high economic losses in shrimp industry. The knowledge on shrimp's immune …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of extracellular vesicles in pathogens with special focus on human extracellular protozoan parasites

J Alvarado-Ocampo, E Abrahams-Sandí… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid-bilayered membrane-delimited particles secreted by
almost any cell type, involved in different functions according to the cell of origin and its …

[HTML][HTML] TNF signaling mediates cellular immune function and promotes malaria parasite killing in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

GR Samantsidis, H Kwon, M Wendland, C Fonder… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory cytokine and a master
regulator of immune cell function in vertebrates. While previous studies have implicated TNF …