Free-living amoebas, including Acanthamoeba spp., are widely distributed in soil, water, and
air. They are capable of causing granulomatous amebic encephalitis, Acanthamoeba …

Abstract Aims Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2) is an antioxidant-related protein upregulated in various
cellular stress conditions, especially cancer. In this study, we abrogated Lcn2 expression in …

Amoebae found in aquatic and terrestrial environments encompass various pathogenic
species, including the parasite Entamoeba histolytica and the free-living Acanthamoeba …

Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection caused mainly by Cryptococcus
neoformans. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of …

Acanthamoeba castellanii (A. castellanii) is an important opportunistic parasite. Induction of
oxidative stress by the host immune system is one of the most important defense strategies …

Background: Toxoplasmosis is suspected to have adverse effects on the male reproductive
system. We aimed to determine the possible role of Toxoplasma gondii in oxidative stress in …

This study aimed to investigate the effects of parasite antigens on Alzheimer's symptoms in
animal model. Alzheimer's model was induced in Wistar rats using Amyloid-beta peptide …

Abstract Efficacious treatments against Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) is challenging, often
ineffective and linked to the intragenotype variation in the drug efficacy. Increased oxygen …

The goal of this study was to compare the effects of kumquat extract and its chitosan
nanoparticles on biochemical, histopathological, and parasitological factors in mice infected …

Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide parasitic disease infecting about one-third of the human
population. At present, licensed medications are incapable of curing human chronic …