Angiostrongylus cantonensis: a review of its distribution, molecular biology and clinical significance as a human pathogen

J Barratt, D Chan, I Sandaradura, R Malik, D Spielman… - Parasitology, 2016 - cambridge.org
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a metastrongyloid nematode found widely in the Asia-Pacific
region, and the aetiological agent of angiostrongyliasis; a disease characterized by …

Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an emergent disease in Brazil

AL Morassutti, SC Thiengo, M Fernandez… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Eosinophilic meningitis (EoM) is an acute disease that affects the central nervous system. It
is primarily caused by infection with the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. This …

Central nervous system manifestations of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection

YC Martins, HB Tanowitz, KR Kazacos - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Over 20 species of Angiostrongylus have been described from around the world, but only
Angiostrongylus cantonensis has been confirmed to cause central nervous system disease …

[HTML][HTML] Co-occurrence of Angiostrongylus malaysiensis and Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA in cerebrospinal fluid: Evidence from human eosinophilic meningitis …

D Watthanakulpanich, W Jakkul… - Food and Waterborne …, 2021 - Elsevier
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the main causative agent of human neuroangiostrongyliasis,
is a food-borne parasitic zoonosis, particularly in Southeast Asia and Mainland China …

[HTML][HTML] The current status of laboratory diagnosis of Angiostrongylus cantonensis infections in humans using serologic and molecular methods

PP Wilkins, Y Qvarnstrom, AC Whelen… - Hawai'i Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Laboratory diagnosis of angiostrongyliasis relies on serological techniques, since definitive
diagnosis is insensitive. Modern antibody detection methods focus on antibodies to the 29 …

14‐3‐3 in thoracic aortic aneurysms: identification of a novel autoantigen in large vessel vasculitis

R Chakravarti, K Gupta, M Swain… - Arthritis & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Large vessel vasculitides (LVV) are a group of autoimmune diseases
characterized by injury to and anatomic modifications of large vessels, including the aorta …

Glycans in the roles of parasitological diagnosis and host–parasite interplay

CDM Veríssimo, C Graeff-Teixeira, MK Jones… - Parasitology, 2019 - cambridge.org
The investigation of the glycan repertoire of several organisms has revealed a wide variation
in terms of structures and abundance of glycan moieties. Among the parasites, it is possible …

Immunoanalysis of different antigenic preparations of Angiostrongylus cantonensis for neuroangiostrongyliasis diagnosis improvement

LCV Melo, FCR Souza, AO Baccin… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
BACKGROUND Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the etiological agent of
neuroangiostrongyliasis in humans, which is developed in gastropods and vertebrate …

Cross-reactivity of the 31 kDa antigen of Angiostrongylus cantonensis–Dealing with the immunodiagnosis of meningoencephalitis

AL Morassutti, LN Rascoe, S Handali, AJ Da Silva… - Parasitology, 2017 - cambridge.org
The primary causative agent of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis (EoM) in endemic regions
is the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The occurrence of EoM was previously …

Qualitative analysis of Fasciola gigantica excretory and secretory products coimmunoprecipitated with buffalo secondary infection sera shows dissimilar components …

M Zheng, X Kong, X Jiang, Y Yang, S Fu, C Wen… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Buffaloes cannot mount a robust adaptive immune response to secondary infection by
Fasciola gigantica. Even if excretory and secretory products (ESPs) exhibit potent …