Choroid plexus and the blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier in disease

P Solár, A Zamani, L Kubíčková, P Dubový… - Fluids and Barriers of the …, 2020 - Springer
The choroid plexus (CP) forming the blood–cerebrospinal fluid (B-CSF) barrier is among the
least studied structures of the central nervous system (CNS) despite its clinical importance …

Biomarkers Associated With Leishmania infantum Exposure, Infection, and Disease in Dogs

C Maia, L Campino - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a vector-borne disease caused by the protozoan
Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum species [syn. L.(L.) infantum chagasi species in the …

The impact of leishmaniasis on mental health and psychosocial well-being: a systematic review

M Pires, B Wright, PM Kaye, V da Conceição… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical parasitic disease endemic in South Asia,
East Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. It is associated with low socioeconomic …

Choroid Plexus Pathophysiology

Y Courtney, A Hochstetler… - Annual Review of …, 2025 - annualreviews.org
This review examines the crucial roles of the choroid plexus (ChP) in central nervous system
(CNS) pathology, emphasizing its involvement in disease mechanisms and therapeutic …

Occurrence of Leishmania infantum in the central nervous system of naturally infected dogs: Parasite load, viability, co-infections and histological alterations

VC Oliveira, VC Boechat, AAV Mendes Junior… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum and little is
known about the occurrence and pathogenesis of this parasite in the CNS. The aims of this …

Frequency of co-seropositivities for certain pathogens and their relationship with clinical and histopathological changes and parasite load in dogs infected with …

VC Oliveira, AAVM Junior, LC Ferreira, TMQ Calvet… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In canine leishmaniosis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, little is known about
how co-infections with or co-seropositivities for other pathogens can influence aggravation …

Toll-like receptors and cytokines in the brain and in spleen of dogs with visceral leishmaniosis

FG Grano, JES Silva, GD Melo, MS de Souza… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Visceral leishmaniosis (VL) is a multisystem disease that affects domestic dogs and can
have several clinical manifestations, including some rare reports of neurological clinical …

Unveiling Cerebral Leishmaniasis: parasites and brain inflammation in Leishmania donovani infected mice

GD Melo, S Goyard, L Fiette, A Boissonnas… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a systemic disease with multifaceted clinical manifestations,
including neurological signs, however, the involvement of the nervous system during VL is …

The role of chemokines and their receptors during protist parasite infections

FM Menzies, D Macphail, FL Henriquez - Parasitology, 2016 - cambridge.org
Protists are a diverse collection of eukaryotic organisms that account for a significant global
infection burden. Often, the immune responses mounted against these parasites cause …

Detection of DNA of Leishmania infantum in the brains of dogs without neurological signs in an endemic region for leishmaniasis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul …

G da Rosa, AS Ries, JF Cargnelutti, EK Masuda… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan
Leishmania infantum. Neurological infection occurs due to the parasite's ability to cross the …