[HTML][HTML] Microvesicles and intercellular communication in the context of parasitism

NS Barteneva, N Maltsev, IA Vorobjev - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
There is a rapidly growing body of evidence that production of microvesicles (MVs) is a
universal feature of cellular life. MVs can incorporate microRNA (miRNA), mRNA, mtDNA …

[HTML][HTML] New insights regarding the biology of Giardia lamblia

PG Carranza, HD Lujan - Microbes and infection, 2010 - Elsevier
Giardia lamblia is one of the most common causes of intestinal disease in humans. To adapt
to environments both inside and outside of the host's small intestine, this protozoan parasite …

[HTML][HTML] Peptidylarginine Deiminase Inhibition Abolishes the Production of Large Extracellular Vesicles From Giardia intestinalis, Affecting Host-Pathogen Interactions …

B Gavinho, B Sabatke, V Feijoli, IV Rossi… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Giardia intestinalis is a microaerophilic protozoan that is an important etiologic agent of
diarrhea worldwide. There is evidence that under diverse conditions, the parasite is capable …

Encystation of Giardia lamblia: a model for other parasites

T Lauwaet, BJ Davids, DS Reiner, FD Gillin - Current opinion in …, 2007 - Elsevier
To colonize the human small intestine, Giardia lamblia monitors a dynamic environment.
Trophozoites attach to enterocytes that mature and die. The parasites must 'decide'whether …

[HTML][HTML] The role of extracellular vesicles in modulating the host immune response during parasitic infections

S Montaner, A Galiano, M Trelis… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Parasites are the cause of major diseases affecting billions of people. As the inflictions
caused by these parasites affect mainly developing countries, they are considered as …

A new family of giardial cysteine-rich non-VSP protein genes and a novel cyst protein

BJ Davids, DS Reiner, SR Birkeland, SP Preheim… - PloS one, 2006 - journals.plos.org
Since the Giardia lamblia cyst wall is necessary for survival in the environment and host
infection, we tested the hypothesis that it contains proteins other than the three known cyst …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes or microvesicles? Two kinds of extracellular vesicles with different routes to modify protozoan-host cell interaction

I Evans-Osses, LH Reichembach, MI Ramirez - Parasitology Research, 2015 - Springer
Parasite-host cell interaction can be modulated by a dynamic communication between
extracellular vesicles (EVs). They should play key roles in cell-cell communications …

Cyst and encystment in protozoan parasites: optimal targets for new life-cycle interrupting strategies?

H Aguilar-Díaz, JC Carrero, R Argüello-García… - Trends in …, 2011 - cell.com
Certain protozoan parasites use survival strategies to reside outside the host such as the
formation of cysts. This dormant and resistant stage results from the complex process of …

Interaction forces drive the environmental transmission of pathogenic protozoa

A Dumètre, D Aubert, PH Puech… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The protozoan parasites Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and Toxoplasma gondii
are pathogens that are resistant to a number of environmental factors and pose significant …

Membrane trafficking and organelle biogenesis in Giardia lamblia: use it or lose it

C Faso, AB Hehl - International journal for parasitology, 2011 - Elsevier
The secretory transport capacity of Giardia trophozoites is perfectly adapted to the changing
environment in the small intestine of the host and is able to deploy essential protective …