Protozoan parasites can infect the human intestinal tract causing serious diseases. In the
following article, we focused on the three most prominent intestinal protozoan pathogens …

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite responsible for amoebiasis, a disease with a
high prevalence in developing countries. Establishing an amoebic infection involves …

Amoebiasis, the disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica is the third leading cause of
human deaths among parasite infections. E. histolytica was reported associated with around …

Neutrophil defense mechanisms include phagocytosis, degranulation and the formation of
extracellular traps (NET). These networks of DNA are triggered by several immune and …

Host invasion by Entamoeba histolytica, the pathogenic agent of amebiasis, can lead to the
development of amebic liver abscess (ALA). Due to the difficulty of exploring host and …

Cysteine proteases are important for the growth and survival of apicomplexan parasites that
infect humans. The apicomplexan Toxoplasma gondiiH [SUHVVHV fiYH members of the C1 …

Amoebiasis is an infection of global importance, caused by the eukaryotic parasite
Entamoeba histolytica. Pathogenic E. histolytica is associated worldwide with over a million …

The main effector mechanisms of neutrophils are the release of neutrophil extracellular traps
(NETs) and myeloperoxidase (MPO). In this work, we evaluated the role of NETs and the …

Entamoeba histolytica virulence has been attributed to several amoebic molecules such as
adhesins, amoebapores and cysteine proteinases, but supporting evidence is either partial …

Neutrophils are the most abundant polymorphonuclear granular leukocytes in human blood
and are an essential part of the innate immune system. Neutrophils are efficient cells that …