Concepts in immunology and diagnosis of hydatid disease

W Zhang, J Li, DP McManus - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Echinococcosis is a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of cestodes
belonging to the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae). The two major species of medical …

Laboratory diagnosis of Echinococcus spp. in human patients and infected animals

M Siles-Lucas, A Casulli, FJ Conraths, N Müller - Advances in parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
Among the species composing the genus Echinococcus, four species are of human clinical
interest. The most prevalent species are Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus …

Antigens for the immunodiagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus infection: An update

D Carmena, A Benito, E Eraso - Acta tropica, 2006 - Elsevier
The taeniid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of the echinococcal
disease, an important zoonosis with worldwide distribution. Accurate immunodiagnosis of …

Extracellular vesicles from Echinococcus granulosus larval stage: Isolation, characterization and uptake by dendritic cells

MC Nicolao, C Rodriguez Rodrigues… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The secretion of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in helminth parasites is a constitutive
mechanism that promotes survival by improving their colonization and adaptation in the host …

[HTML][HTML] Excretory/secretory products from in vitro-cultured Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces

VG Virginio, KM Monteiro, F Drumond… - Molecular and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Cystic hydatid disease (CHD) is caused by infection with Echinococcus granulosus
metacestodes and affects humans and livestock. Proteins secreted or excreted by …

Cestode parasites release extracellular vesicles with microRNAs and immunodiagnostic protein cargo

ME Ancarola, A Marcilla, M Herz, N Macchiaroli… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intercellular communication is crucial in multiple aspects of cell biology. This interaction can
be mediated by several mechanisms including extracellular vesicle (EV) transfer. EV …

Proteomic analysis of the Echinococcus granulosus metacestode during infection of its intermediate host

KM Monteiro, MO de Carvalho, A Zaha… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cystic hydatid disease (CHD) is caused by infection with the Echinococcus granulosus
metacestode and affects both humans and livestock. In this work, we performed a proteomic …

Current status and future prospective of vaccine development against Echinococcus granulosus

MM Pourseif, G Moghaddam, N Saeedi, A Barzegari… - Biologicals, 2018 - Elsevier
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most important zoonotic parasite diseases in
human, livestock, and wildlife worldwide. Development of effective vaccines against CE …

Improved immunodiagnosis of cystic hydatid disease by using a synthetic peptide with higher diagnostic value than that of its parent protein, Echinococcus granulosus …

G González-Sapienza, C Lorenzo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
The assays are used for the diagnosis of hydatid disease are still imperfect. The reported
diagnostic sensitivity and specificity vary greatly depending on the panel of sera used, the …

Immunodiagnosis of parasitic diseases with synthetic peptides

O Noya, ME Patarroyo, F Guzman… - Current Protein and …, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
Parasitic diseases remain as a major public health problem worldwide, not only based on
their historically high morbidity and mortality rates, but also because risk factors associated …