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1. Cardicola opisthorchis n. sp. (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) from the Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844), cultured in Japan

Author:
K. Ogawa; K. Ishimaru; S. Shirakashi; I. Takami; D. Grabner
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 307-312
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Cardicola; Thunnus orientalis; Thunnus thynnus; animal ovaries; blood; body length; cecum; flukes; geographical distribution; internal transcribed spacers; new species; parasitology; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA; testes; Japan; Mexico; Spain
Abstract:
... A new aporocotylid blood fluke is described, based on specimens from the ventricle of the Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis (Temminck et Schlegel), cultured in Wakayama and Nagasaki Prefectures, Japan. The new species is morphologically similar to the members of the genus Cardicola Short, 1953, but shows distinct differences in the body form, location of the testis and the orientation of th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.05.002

2. Characterization of Plasmodium berghei glutathione synthetase

Author:
S.K. Sharma; H.S. Banyal
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 321-323
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Plasmodium berghei; adenosine triphosphate; ammonium sulfate; erythrocytes; glutathione synthase; heavy metals; malaria; mice; pH; parasites; parasitology; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Abstract:
... Plasmodium berghei contained 0.454±0.031U/mg of glutathione synthetyase (GS). GS was purified using solid ammonium sulfate and Sephadex G-200 from P. berghei infected mouse erythrocytes. SDS-PAGE showed purified GS as a single band protein of 70kDa and its Km for γ-glutamylcysteine, glycine and ATP being 0.33mM, 8.3mM and 0.43mM respectively with noncompetitive inhibition by GSH. The malaria paras ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.02.006

3. Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Dioctophymatoidea) in the abdominal cavity of Rattus norvegicus in Japan

Author:
Toshihiro Tokiwa; Tsunehito Harunari; Tsutomu Tanikawa; Nobuaki Akao; Nobuo Ohta
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 324-326
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
DNA; Nematoda; Rattus norvegicus; abdominal cavity; adults; eggs; nucleotide sequences; parasitology; rats; sequence analysis; Japan
Abstract:
... We collected 24 brown rats, Rattus norvegicus, in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan and found one rat harboring a dioctophymatid nematode. A single male and a female worm were recovered from the abdominal cavity and were identified as Dioctophyme renale based on morphologic features and a BLAST DNA sequence analysis. We describe the morphological features of the adult worms and eggs from this extremely ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.03.003

4. First report of gastrocotylinean post-oncomiracidia (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea: Heteronchoinea) on gills of flyingfish (Exocoetidae), snapper (Lutjanidae), dolphinfish (Coryphaenidae), and amberjack (Carangidae) from the Gulf of Mexico: Decoy hosts and the dilution effect

Author:
Delane C. Kritsky; Stephen A. Bullard; Micah D. Bakenhaster
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 274-282
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Coryphaena hippurus; Exocoetidae; Lutjanus; Platyhelminthes; Seriola dumerili; adults; gills; hosts; larvae; marine fish; parasites; parasitology; snapper; Florida; Gulf of Mexico; Mississippi
Abstract:
... Larvae, identified as post-oncomiracidia of the suborder Gastrocotylinea (Monogenoidea), were collected from formalin-fixed gills excised from six species of marine fishes captured from the Gulf of Mexico off Mississippi and Florida: common dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus and pompano dolphinfish, Coryphaena equiselis (both Perciformes, Coryphaenidae); gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus (Perciformes, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.03.008

5. In vitro antileishmanial activity and cytotoxicity of essential oil from Lippia sidoides Cham

Author:
Maria das Graças Freire de Medeiros; Aline Caroline da Silva; Antonia Maria das Graças Lopes Citó; Andrezza Raposo Borges; Sidney Gonçalo de Lima; José Arimatéia Dantas Lopes; Regina Celia Bressan Queiroz Figueiredo
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 237-241
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Leishmania amazonensis; Lippia; antileishmanials; cutaneous leishmaniasis; cytoplasm; cytotoxicity; droplets; essential oils; macrophages; mammals; parasites; parasitology; patients; promastigotes; thymol; ultrastructure; vaccines; viability
Abstract:
... Leishmaniasis is a widespread tropical infection caused by different species of Leishmania protozoa. There is no vaccine available for Leishmania infections and conventional treatments are very toxic to the patients. Therefore, antileishmanial drugs are urgently needed. In this study we have analyzed the effects of essential oils from Lippia sidoides (LSEO) and its major compound thymol on the gro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.03.004

6. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in wild boars (Sus scrofa leucomystax) and wild sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Author:
Jun Matsumoto; Yune Kako; Yukio Morita; Hidenori Kabeya; Chieko Sakano; Akira Nagai; Soichi Maruyama; Sadao Nogami
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 331-332
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Cervus nippon; Sus scrofa; Toxoplasma gondii; antibodies; deer; human diseases; humans; ingestion; latex agglutination test; meat; parasitology; seroprevalence; wild boars; Japan
Abstract:
... The ingestion of undercooked meat from wild animals can be a source of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans and other animals. In this study, we determined the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in 175 wild boars (Sus scrofa leucomystax) and 107 wild sika deer (Cervus nippon) hunted in 2004–2007 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, by using a commercial latex agglutination test (LAT). Antibodies (LAT, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.05.005

7. Taxonomy, host specificity and dietary implications of Hurleytrematoides (Digenea: Monorchiidae) from chaetodontid fishes on the Great Barrier Reef

Author:
M.K.A. McNamara; T.H. Cribb
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 255-269
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Chaetodontidae; fish; genitalia; host specificity; islands; new species; parasitology; Great Barrier Reef
Abstract:
... Five new and five previously described species of Hurleytrematoides are reported from 19 of 34 chaetodontid species examined from the Great Barrier Reef; new species are H. faliexae n. sp., H. galzini n. sp., H. loi n. sp., H. morandi n. sp., and H. sasali n. sp. Previously described species are H. coronatum, H. fijiensis, H. prevoti, H. bartolii, and H. zebrasomae. The genus is rediagnosed in the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.03.007

8. Vaccine potential of hemocyanin from Oncomelania hupensis against Schistosoma Japonicum

Author:
Daoyi Guo; Hua Wang; Dan Zeng; Xun Li; Xiaolin Fan; Yongdong Li
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 242-246
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Oncomelania; Schistosoma japonicum; adults; antiserum; arthropods; cercariae; cross reaction; eggs; epitopes; mice; molluscs; oxygen; parasitology; transport proteins; vaccines
Abstract:
... Hemocyanin, a giant oxygen transport protein which is usually found in many arthropods and mollusks was isolated and purified from Oncomelania hupensis. In this study, we showed that Oncomelania hupensis hemocyanin (OhH) shared carbohydrate epitopes with different developmental stages of Schistosoma japonicum (Cercaria, Schistosomulum, Adult worm and Egg) and exhibited serological cross-reaction w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.03.005

9. A novel liquid-phase piezoelectric immunosensor for detecting Schistosoma japonicum circulating antigen

Author:
Zhili Wen; Shiping Wang; Zhaoyang Wu; Guoli Shen
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 301-306
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Schistosoma japonicum; antibodies; circulating antigens; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; immunoglobulin G; immunosensors; parasitology; patients; quartz; rabbits; schistosomiasis
Abstract:
... AIMS: A new liquid-phase piezoelectric immunosensor (LP-PEIS), which can detect Schistosoma japonicum (Sj) circulating antigens (SjCAg) quantificationally, was developed. METHODS: The IgG antibodies were purified from the sera of rabbits which had been infected or immunized by Sj and were immobilized on the surface of piezoelectric quartz crystal in LP-PEIS by staphylococcal protein A (SPA). It wa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.05.001

10. Antimalarial activity of endoperoxide compound 6-(1,2,6,7-tetraoxaspiro[7.11]nonadec-4-yl)hexan-1-ol

Author:
Akira Sato; Akiko Hiramoto; Masayuki Morita; Masahiro Matsumoto; Yuka Komich; Yukari Nakase; Natsuki Tanigawa; Osamu Hiraoka; Kazuyuki Hiramoto; Hikoya Hayatsu; Kazutaka Higaki; Satoru Kawai; Araki Masuyama; Masatomo Nojima; Yusuke Wataya; Hye-Sook Kim
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 270-273
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Plasmodium berghei; Plasmodium falciparum; artemisinin; diarrhea; humans; mice; oral administration; parasitemia; parasites; parasitology; rats; toxicity; weight loss
Abstract:
... Plasmodium falciparum, the major causative parasite for the disease, has acquired resistance to most of the antimalarial drugs used today, presenting an immediate need for new antimalarial drugs. Here, we report the in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activities of 6-(1,2,6,7-tetraoxaspiro[7.11]nonadec-4-yl)hexan-1-ol (N-251) against P. falciparum and Plasmodium berghei parasites. The N-251 showed h ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.04.001

11. Biomphalaria species in Alexandria water channels

Author:
Iman F. Abou-El-Naga; Suzanne M.F. El-Nassery; Sonia R. Allam; Eman A. Shaat; Rasha F.M. Mady
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 247-254
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Biomphalaria alexandrina; Biomphalaria glabrata; Schistosoma mansoni; hybrids; intermediate hosts; parasitology; people; polymerase chain reaction; probability; snails; Egypt
Abstract:
... Of the several species of Biomphalaria snails worldwide that serve as the intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni, Biomphalaria alexandrina is a species that is indigenous to Egypt. Recently, there has been much debate concerning the presence of Biomphalaria glabrata and the hybrid of the species with Biomphalaria alexandrina. Due to this debate, the absence of a clear explanation for the presen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.03.006

12. Case report of primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst

Author:
Gang Yang; Xuejun Wang; Yu Mao; Wenying Liu
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 333-334
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
anaphylaxis; boys; case studies; disease diagnosis; humans; immunologic techniques; kidneys; laparotomy; liver; parasitology; risk; ultrasonography
Abstract:
... Hydatid cyst develops in retroperitoneal space without accompanied lesion in other organs is defined as primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst. It is extremely rare though hydatid cyst may affect every organ in human body. A 15years old boy presented with a giant retroperitoneal cyst and hydatid cyst was suspected. Thorough examination did not revealed lesions in liver, lung, kidney or other organs. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.04.002

13. Limitations of tpi and bg genes sub-genotyping for characterization of human Giardia duodenalis isolates

Author:
Julie Bonhomme; Laetitia Le Goff; Véronique Lemée; Gilles Gargala; Jean-Jacques Ballet; Loïc Favennec
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 327-330
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Giardia lamblia; epidemiological studies; genes; genotype; genotyping; giardiasis; giardin protein; human diseases; humans; loci; metronidazole; molecular epidemiology; nucleotide sequences; parasitology; triose-phosphate isomerase; France
Abstract:
... The intestinal protozoan Giardia duodenalis includes 2 genetically distinct assemblages, A and B, which are responsible for human infections. Little is known so far on the genotypes of G. duodenalis human isolates in France. The present characterization of 19 French clinical isolates was aimed at determining their genotype patterns and associations with clinical symptoms, and in vivo metronidazole ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.05.004

14. Molecular identification of Taenia spp. in wolves (Canis lupus), brown bears (Ursus arctos) and cervids from North Europe and Alaska

Author:
Antti Lavikainen; Sauli Laaksonen; Kimberlee Beckmen; Antti Oksanen; Marja Isomursu; Seppo Meri
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 289-295
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Alces alces; Canis lupus; Rangifer tarandus; Taenia hydatigena; Ursus arctos; cysticerci; cytochrome-c oxidase; elks; genes; hosts; muscles; nucleotide sequences; parasitology; reindeer; tapeworms; wolves; Alaska; Finland
Abstract:
... Taenia tapeworms of Finnish and Swedish wolves (Canis lupus) and Finnish brown bears (Ursus arctos), and muscle cysticerci of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), Alaskan Grant's caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) and Alaskan moose (Alces americanus) were identified on the basis of the nucleotide sequence of a 396bp region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene. T ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.04.004

15. PEXEL-independent trafficking of Plasmodium falciparum SURFIN₄.₂ to the parasite-infected red blood cell and Maurer's clefts

Author:
Jean Semé Fils Alexandre; Kazuhide Yahata; Satoru Kawai; Motomi Torii; Osamu Kaneko
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 313-320
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Plasmodium falciparum; Western blotting; erythrocytes; genetically modified organisms; green fluorescent protein; parasites; parasitology; solubility; tryptophan
Abstract:
... SURFIN₄.₂ is a parasite-infected red blood cell (iRBC) surface associated protein of Plasmodium falciparum. To analyze the region responsible for the intracellular trafficking of SURFIN₄.₂ to the iRBC and Maurer's clefts, a panel of transgenic parasite lines expressing recombinant SURFIN₄.₂ fused with green fluorescent protein was generated and evaluated for their localization. We found that the c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.05.003

16. RNA interference targeting cathepsin B of the carcinogenic liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini

Author:
Jittiyawadee Sripa; Porntip Pinlaor; Paul J. Brindley; Banchob Sripa; Sasithorn Kaewkes; Mark W. Robinson; Neil D. Young; Robin B. Gasser; Alex Loukas; Thewarach Laha
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 283-288
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Opisthorchis viverrini; RNA interference; messenger RNA; fluorescence; pathogens; cathepsin B; adults; liver flukes; genomics; parasitology; reporter genes; Clonorchis sinensis; carcinogenicity; electroporation
Abstract:
... Functional genomics have not been reported for Opisthorchis viverrini or the related fish-borne fluke, Clonorchis sinensis. Here we describe the introduction by square wave electroporation of Cy3-labeled small RNA into adult O. viverrini worms. Adult flukes were subjected to square wave electroporation employing a single pulse for 20ms of 125V in the presence of 50μg/ml of Cy3-siRNA. The parasites ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.04.003
PubMed:
21565281
PubMed Central:
PMC3682765

17. Schistosomicidal and antifecundity effects of oral treatment of synthetic endoperoxide N-89

Author:
Toshie Taniguchi; Takashi Kumagai; Rieko Shimogawara; Shizuko Ichinose; Akiko Hiramoto; Akira Sato; Masayuki Morita; Masatomo Nojima; Hye-Sook Kim; Yusuke Wataya; Nobuo Ohta
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 231-236
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Schistosoma mansoni; adults; animal models; body length; drugs; egg production; malaria; mice; oral administration; parasites; parasitology; schistosomiasis; schistosomula; toxicity; transmission electron microscopy
Abstract:
... 1,2,6,7-Tetraoxaspiro[7.11]nonadecane (N-89) is a chemically synthesized compound with good efficacy against malaria parasites. We observed strong anti-schistosomal activities of N-89 both in vitro and in vivo. In a murine model with experimental infection of Schistosoma mansoni, orally administered N-89 at the dose of 300mg/kg resulted in a significant reduction in worm burden (63%) when mice wer ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.02.007

18. The expression of REG 1A and REG 1B is increased during acute amebic colitis

Author:
Kristine M. Peterson; Xiaoti Guo; Abdel G. Elkahloun; Dinesh Mondal; Pradip K. Bardhan; Akira Sugawara; Priya Duggal; Rashidul Haque; William A. Petri, Jr.
Source:
Parasitology international 2011 v.60 no.3 pp. 296-300
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Entamoeba histolytica; amebiasis; apoptosis; biopsy; colitis; diarrhea; epithelial cells; gene expression; gene expression regulation; genes; humans; immunohistochemistry; intestinal mucosa; mice; microarray technology; parasites; parasitology; patients; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
Abstract:
... Entamoeba histolytica, a protozoan parasite, is an important cause of diarrhea and colitis in the developing world. Amebic colitis is characterized by ulceration of the intestinal mucosa. We performed microarray analysis of intestinal biopsies during acute and convalescent amebiasis in order to identify genes potentially involved in tissue injury or repair. Colonic biopsy samples were obtained fro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2011.04.005
PubMed:
21586335
PubMed Central:
PMC3124591