Publications by authors named "Edson G Bernal-Teran"
Characterization of antigenic proteins of the Taenia solium postoncospheral form.
Mol Biochem Parasitol
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- * The study aimed to identify specific proteins from the early postoncospheral stages using serum samples from patients, finding key antigenic proteins with molecular weights of 23 kDa and 46-48 kDa through immunoblotting.
- * Proteins linked to the host-parasite interaction were identified, including nuclear elongation factor 1 alpha and calcium binding protein; these findings suggest potential for their use in developing diagnostic tools and vaccines.
Taenia solium is known to cause human cysticercosis while T. saginata does not. Comparative in vitro and in vivo studies on the oncosphere and the postoncospheral (PO) forms of T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is a helminth infection affecting the central nervous system caused by the larval stage (cysticercus) of Taenia solium. Since vascular alteration and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption contribute to NCC pathology, it is postulated that angiogenesis could contribute to the pathology of this disease. This study used a rat model for NCC and evaluated the expression of two angiogenic factors called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF2).
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