Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in Dendritic Cells Contributes to Protective Immunity against Herpes Simplex Virus Skin Infection.

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) infections are highly prevalent in the human population and produce mild to life-threatening diseases. These viruses interfere with the function and viability of dendritic cells (DCs), which are professional antigen-presenting cells that initiate and regulate the host's antiviral immune responses. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is an inducible host enzyme with reported antiviral activity against HSVs in epithelial cells and neurons.

First records of parasitic nematodes in two species of river fish, San Juan Province, Argentina.

In rivers and other watercourses from San Juan Province specimens of Hatcheria macraei (Girard, 1855), Psalidodon eigenmanniorum (=Astyanax eigenmanniorum (Cope, 1894), Jenynsia lineata (Jenyns, 1842) and Trichomycterus corduvensis Weyenbergh 1877 were captured. Of these, H. macraei and P.

Gastrointestinal nematodes of freshwater fish from Pilcomayo River, Argentina, including description of a new species of Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus).

Helminthological examination of viscera of six freshwater fish species, collected from Misión la Paz, Pilcomayo River, Province of Salta, Argentina, revealed the presence of five species of parasitic nematodes belonging to the Camallanidae, Cystidicolidae, Cucullanidae and Anisakidae  The material also contained one unknown species, Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) tomsici sp. nov. collected from Pimelodus albicans, Pygocentrus nattereri and Hoplias misionera.