Original Research

Published on 13 May 2024

Next step towards point-of-care molecular diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): evaluation of an instrument-free LAMP procedure

in Parasite Diagnostics

Kim J. M. van Bergen
Eric A.T. Brienen
Bodo S. Randrianasolo
Charles E. Ramarokoto
Peter Leutscher
Eyrun F. Kjetland
Angela van Diepen
Floris Dekker
Vittorio Saggiomo
Aldrik H. Velders

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1297310

247 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Apr 2024

Identification of potent schistosomicidal compounds predicted as type II-kinase inhibitors against Schistosoma mansoni c-Jun N-terminal kinase SMJNK

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Bernardo P. Moreira
Sandra G. Gava
Simone Haeberlein
Sophie Gueye
Ester S. S. Santos
Michael H. W. Weber
Tigran M. Abramyan
Christoph G. Grevelding
Marina M. Mourão
Franco H. Falcone

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1394407

449 views

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Apr 2024

Transcriptome Analysis Reveal Molecular Targets of Erythrocyte Invasion Phenotype Diversity in Natural Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Cameroon

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Ines Atuh Ngoh
karim Mane
Jarrah Manneh
Fatoumata Bojang
Aminata Seedy Jawara
Theresia Nkuo Akenji
Damian Nota Anong
Umberto D'Alessandro
Alfred Amambua-Ngwa

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1370615

Original Research

Published on 09 Apr 2024

In vitro and in vivo antimalarial activities of the ethanol extract of Erythrina sigmoidea stem bark used for the treatment of malaria in the Western Region of Cameroon

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Tientcheu Noutong Jemimah Sandra
Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia
Yamssi Cedric
Gamago Nkadeu Guy-Armand
Mounvera Abdel Azizi
Ngouyamsa Nsapkain Aboubakar Sidiki
Tako Djimefo Alex Kevin
Vincent Khan Payne
Haibo Hu

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1359442

293 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2024

Immunomodulatory properties of Leishmania tarentolae extracellular vesicles containing the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Ana Catalina Medina
Hamlet Acevedo Ospina
Albert Descoteaux

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1306478

286 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2024

Genetic variation of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in parasite isolates from Homabay County in Kenya

in Parasite Genetics

Michael Maina
Sebastian Musundi
Josiah Kuja
Harrison Waweru
Daniel Kiboi
Bernard N. Kanoi
Jesse Gitaka

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1346017

319 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2024

EhVps35, a retromer component, is involved in the recycling of the EhADH and Gal/GalNac virulent proteins of Entamoeba histolytica

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Joselin Díaz-Valdez
Rosario Javier-Reyna
Sarita Montaño
Daniel Talamás-Lara
Esther Orozco

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1356601

319 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 26 Mar 2024

Toward the elimination of NTDs: application of cost-effective and sensitive molecular environmental surveillance tools—a pilot study

in Parasite Diagnostics

Juliet Hodgson
Gideon Twieku
Gerard Quarcoo
Emmanuel Armah
Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana
Samuel Armoo

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1340161

314 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2024

Field testing of recombinant subunit vaccines against Teladorsagia circumcincta in lambing ewes demonstrates a lack of efficacy in the face of a multi-species parasite challenge

in Parasite Vaccines

Alasdair J. Nisbet
Tom N. McNeilly
Daniel R. G. Price
Yvonne Bartley
Margaret Oliver
Dave McBean
Leigh Andrews
Gillian Mitchell
Rachael Duncan
Sarah Brocklehurst

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1360029

258 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2024

Development of a rapid and highly sensitive nucleic acid-based diagnostic test for schistosomes, leveraging on identical multi-repeat sequences

in Parasite Diagnostics

Ombeni Ally
Bernard N. Kanoi
Shwetha Kamath
Clement Shiluli
Eric M. Ndombi
Maurice Odiere
Gerald Misinzo
Steven Ger Nyanjom
Chunduri Kiran Kumar
Lucy Ochola

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1361493

697 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2024

Purification and transcriptomic characterization of proliferative cells of Mesocestoides corti selectively affected by irradiation

in Parasitology Omics

Alicia Costábile
María Fernanda Domínguez
Inés Guarnaschelli
Matías Preza
Uriel Koziol
Estela Castillo
José F. Tort

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1362199

530 views

Review

Published on 28 Feb 2024

Antiparasitic activity of the iron-containing milk protein lactoferrin and its potential derivatives against human intestinal and blood parasites

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Namrata Anand

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1330398

439 views

Perspective

Published on 13 Feb 2024

Usefulness of polymerase chain reaction tests in Chagas disease studies

in Parasite Diagnostics

Norma Bautista-Lopez
Momar Ndao

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1292143

565 views

Mini Review

Published on 13 Feb 2024

TRP drop, TRP drop: a steady patter of anti-schistosomal target illumination

in Antiparasitic Drugs and Drug Resistance

Daniel J. Sprague
Claudia M. Rohr
Jonathan S. Marchant

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1349623

317 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Manipulation of mitochondrial poly(A) polymerase family proteins in Trypanosoma brucei impacts mRNA termini processing

in Molecular Cellular Parasitology

Clara M. Smoniewski
Poorya Mirzavand Borujeni
Marshall Hampton
Austin Petersen
Sean P. Faacks
Reza Salavati
Sara L. Zimmer

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1298561

478 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Pathogen presence, prevalence, and diversity in Ixodes scapularis and mammal hosts at their expanding northern range limits

in Epidemiology and Ecology

Kirsten E. Crandall
Jeremy T. Kerr
Virginie Millien

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1272790

343 views

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Articles

Next step towards point-of-care molecular diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): evaluation of an instrument-free LAMP procedure

Identification of potent schistosomicidal compounds predicted as type II-kinase inhibitors against Schistosoma mansoni c-Jun N-terminal kinase SMJNK

Transcriptome Analysis Reveal Molecular Targets of Erythrocyte Invasion Phenotype Diversity in Natural Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Cameroon

In vitro and in vivo antimalarial activities of the ethanol extract of Erythrina sigmoidea stem bark used for the treatment of malaria in the Western Region of Cameroon

Immunomodulatory properties of Leishmania tarentolae extracellular vesicles containing the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2

Genetic variation of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in parasite isolates from Homabay County in Kenya

EhVps35, a retromer component, is involved in the recycling of the EhADH and Gal/GalNac virulent proteins of Entamoeba histolytica

Toward the elimination of NTDs: application of cost-effective and sensitive molecular environmental surveillance tools—a pilot study

Field testing of recombinant subunit vaccines against Teladorsagia circumcincta in lambing ewes demonstrates a lack of efficacy in the face of a multi-species parasite challenge

Development of a rapid and highly sensitive nucleic acid-based diagnostic test for schistosomes, leveraging on identical multi-repeat sequences

Purification and transcriptomic characterization of proliferative cells of Mesocestoides corti selectively affected by irradiation

Antiparasitic activity of the iron-containing milk protein lactoferrin and its potential derivatives against human intestinal and blood parasites

Usefulness of polymerase chain reaction tests in Chagas disease studies

TRP drop, TRP drop: a steady patter of anti-schistosomal target illumination

Manipulation of mitochondrial poly(A) polymerase family proteins in Trypanosoma brucei impacts mRNA termini processing

Pathogen presence, prevalence, and diversity in Ixodes scapularis and mammal hosts at their expanding northern range limits