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Revealing the progression and pathologic features of intraperitoneal infection of Trichomonas vaginalis in mice via parasite α-actinin-based immunological detection (2024)
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Xie, Y., Zhang, C., Tang, P., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z.-R. (in press). Revealing the progression and pathologic features of intraperitoneal infection of Trichomonas vaginalis in mice via parasite α-actinin-based immunological detection. BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, Article 1173. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10041-8

Background: Trichomoniasis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis is the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted disease in women and has frequently damaged public health. To better use the animal model and take a step forward fully elucidating this pa... Read More about Revealing the progression and pathologic features of intraperitoneal infection of Trichomonas vaginalis in mice via parasite α-actinin-based immunological detection.

Toxoplasma gondii (2024)
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Hide, G. (2024). Toxoplasma gondii. [Video presentation of Lecture]

Multiomics of parkinsonism cynomolgus monkeys highlights significance of metabolites in interaction between host and microbiota (2024)
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Gao, J.-M., Xia, S.-Y., Hide, G., Li, B.-H., Liu, Y.-Y., Wei, Z.-Y., …Rao, J.-H. (2024). Multiomics of parkinsonism cynomolgus monkeys highlights significance of metabolites in interaction between host and microbiota. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 10(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-024-00535-3

The gut microbiota has been demonstrated to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, conflicting findings regarding specific microbial species have been reported, possibly due to confounding factors within hum... Read More about Multiomics of parkinsonism cynomolgus monkeys highlights significance of metabolites in interaction between host and microbiota.

Apicomplexa micropore: history, function, and formation (2024)
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Yang, J., Long, S., Hide, G., Lun, Z.-R., & Lai, D.-H. (2024). Apicomplexa micropore: history, function, and formation. Trends in Parasitology, 40(5), S1471-4922(24)00079-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2024.03.008

The micropore, a mysterious structure found in apicomplexan species, was recently shown to be essential for nutrient acquisition in Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii. However, the differences between the micropores of these two parasites qu... Read More about Apicomplexa micropore: history, function, and formation.

First outbreak of trypanosomiasis in farmed blood parrot cichlids (Vieja melanura♀ × Amphilophus citrinellus♂) from southern China (2024)
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Zhou (周), J.-Y. (., Xu (徐), L. (., Bi (毕), Y.-X. (., Zhang (章), J. (., Hide, G., Lai (赖), D.-H. (., & Lun (伦), Z.-R. (. (2024). First outbreak of trypanosomiasis in farmed blood parrot cichlids (Vieja melanura♀ × Amphilophus citrinellus♂) from southern China. Aquaculture, 588, 740944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.740944

Outbreaks of fish trypanosomiasis are regularly reported in cultured groupers (Epinephelus spp.), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), and many other species of Cyprinidae, but only rarely reported in ornamental fish. This study reports a trypano... Read More about First outbreak of trypanosomiasis in farmed blood parrot cichlids (Vieja melanura♀ × Amphilophus citrinellus♂) from southern China.

The Toxoplasma monocarboxylate transporters are involved in the metabolism within the apicoplast and are linked to parasite survival (2024)
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Dong, H., He, K., Yang, J., Zheng, W., Lai, D., Liu, J., …Long, S. (2024). The Toxoplasma monocarboxylate transporters are involved in the metabolism within the apicoplast and are linked to parasite survival. eLife, 12, RP88866. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.88866.3

The apicoplast is a four-membrane plastid found in the apicomplexans, which harbors biosynthesis and organelle housekeeping activities in the matrix. However, the mechanism driving the flux of metabolites, in and out, remains unknown. Here, we used T... Read More about The Toxoplasma monocarboxylate transporters are involved in the metabolism within the apicoplast and are linked to parasite survival.

The transplant rejection response involves neutrophil and macrophage adhesion-mediated trogocytosis and is regulated by NFATc3 (2024)
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Zhao, S., Hu, Y., Yang, B., Zhang, L., Xu, M., Jiang, K., …Shen, J. (in press). The transplant rejection response involves neutrophil and macrophage adhesion-mediated trogocytosis and is regulated by NFATc3. Cell Death and Disease, 15(1), 75. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-024-06457-4

The anti-foreign tissue (transplant rejection) response, mediated by the immune system, has been the biggest obstacle to successful organ transplantation. There are still many enigmas regarding this process and some aspects of the underlying mechanis... Read More about The transplant rejection response involves neutrophil and macrophage adhesion-mediated trogocytosis and is regulated by NFATc3.

Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria (2024)
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Ayadi, O., Djemai, S., & Hide, G. (2024). Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria. Acta parasitologica / Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-023-00773-z

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Avian coccidiosis is an important and widely distributed disease that affects global agricultural economies through losses. In Algeria, there is limited epidemiological and ecological knowledge about this disease and this hinders implementat... Read More about Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria.

Macrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis (2023)
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Shen, J., Zhao, S., Peng, M., Li, Y., Zhang, L., Li, X., …Wu, Z. (in press). Macrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis. Cell Discovery, 9(1), 101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-023-00603-6

Schistosoma parasites, causing schistosomiasis, exhibit typical host specificity in host preference. Many mammals, including humans, are susceptible to infection, while the widely distributed rodent, Microtus fortis, exhibits natural anti-schistosome... Read More about Macrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis.

Functional screening reveals Toxoplasma prenylated proteins required for endocytic trafficking and rhoptry protein sorting (2023)
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Wang, Q., Sun, M., Tang, T., Lai, D., Liu, J., Maity, S., …Long, S. (2023). Functional screening reveals Toxoplasma prenylated proteins required for endocytic trafficking and rhoptry protein sorting. mBio, https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01309-23

In the apicomplexans, endocytosed cargos (e.g., hemoglobin) are trafficked to a specialized organelle for digestion. This follows a unique endocytotic process at the micropore/cytostome in these parasites. However, the mechanism underlying endocytic... Read More about Functional screening reveals Toxoplasma prenylated proteins required for endocytic trafficking and rhoptry protein sorting.

The Toxoplasma micropore mediates endocytosis for selective nutrient salvage from host cell compartments (2023)
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Wan, W., Dong, H., Lai, D., Yang, J., He, K., Tang, X., …Long, S. (in press). The Toxoplasma micropore mediates endocytosis for selective nutrient salvage from host cell compartments. Nature communications, 14(1), 997. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36571-4

Apicomplexan parasite growth and replication relies on nutrient acquisition from host cells, in which intracellular multiplication occurs, yet the mechanisms that underlie the nutrient salvage remain elusive. Numerous ultrastructural studies have doc... Read More about The Toxoplasma micropore mediates endocytosis for selective nutrient salvage from host cell compartments.

Investigation into the potential of using UV-treated sporulated oocysts of Eimeria tenella as a local solution to immunization of chickens against caecal coccidiosis (2023)
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Djemai, S., Mekroud, A., Hide, G., Khelifi, D., & Bellil, I. (in press). Investigation into the potential of using UV-treated sporulated oocysts of Eimeria tenella as a local solution to immunization of chickens against caecal coccidiosis. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-022-01562-7

In this study, we aim to evaluate the immune response of chickens to UV-treated sporulated oocysts as a means of protection against caecal coccidiosis caused by field strains of Eimeria tenella. Two groups of chicks were immunized using prepared UV-t... Read More about Investigation into the potential of using UV-treated sporulated oocysts of Eimeria tenella as a local solution to immunization of chickens against caecal coccidiosis.

PAG3 promotes the differentiation of bloodstream forms in Trypanosoma brucei and reveals the evolutionary relationship among the Trypanozoon trypanosomes (2022)
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Wen, Y., Tang, H., Cai, X., Wu, N., Xu, J., Su, B., …Lai, D. (2022). PAG3 promotes the differentiation of bloodstream forms in Trypanosoma brucei and reveals the evolutionary relationship among the Trypanozoon trypanosomes. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1021332

Introduction: Trypanosoma brucei, T. evansi and T. equiperdum are members of the subgenus Trypanozoon and are highly similar morphologically and genetically. The main differences between these three species are their differentiation patterns in the h... Read More about PAG3 promotes the differentiation of bloodstream forms in Trypanosoma brucei and reveals the evolutionary relationship among the Trypanozoon trypanosomes.

Prevalence of Eimeria species, detected by ITS1-PCR, in broiler poultry farms located in seven provinces of northeastern Algeria. (2022)
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Djemai, S., Ayadi, O., Khelifi, D., Bellil, I., & Hide, G. (2022). Prevalence of Eimeria species, detected by ITS1-PCR, in broiler poultry farms located in seven provinces of northeastern Algeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 54(5), 250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03252-1

Coccidiosis is an important global chickens' disease which can cause serious economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. Little is known about the extent of infection or diversity, of the causative agent Eimeria spp., in Algeria. A priority, t... Read More about Prevalence of Eimeria species, detected by ITS1-PCR, in broiler poultry farms located in seven provinces of northeastern Algeria..

Novel insertions in the mitochondrial maxicircle of Trypanosoma musculi, a mouse trypanosome (2022)
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Wang, J., Lin, R., Zhang, X., Hide, G., Lun, Z., & Lai, D. (2022). Novel insertions in the mitochondrial maxicircle of Trypanosoma musculi, a mouse trypanosome. Parasitology, 1-42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182022001019

Trypanosoma musculi is a, globally distributed, mouse-specific haemoflagellate, of the family Trypanosomatidae, which shares similar characteristics in morphology with Trypanosoma lewisi. The kinetoplast (mitochondrial) DNA of Trypanosomatidae flagel... Read More about Novel insertions in the mitochondrial maxicircle of Trypanosoma musculi, a mouse trypanosome.

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) can be experimentally infected with both marine and freshwater fish trypanosomes. (2022)
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Chen, K., Zhang, P., Yang, T., Wen, Y., Hide, G., Lun, Z., & Lai, D. (2022). Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) can be experimentally infected with both marine and freshwater fish trypanosomes. Experimental Parasitology, 239, 108288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108288

Trypanosomes are haemoflagellates found in vertebrate species and many of them can cause death in infected hosts including fish and humans. With the development of high-density farming in marine and freshwater fish aquaculture systems, severe disease... Read More about Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) can be experimentally infected with both marine and freshwater fish trypanosomes..

iNOS is essential to maintain a protective Th1/Th2 response and the production of cytokines/chemokines against Schistosoma japonicum infection in rats (2022)
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Shen, J., Yu, S., Peng, M., Lai, D., Hide, G., Wu, Z., & Lun, Z. (2022). iNOS is essential to maintain a protective Th1/Th2 response and the production of cytokines/chemokines against Schistosoma japonicum infection in rats. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(5), e0010403. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010403

Humans and a wide range of mammals are generally susceptible to Schistosoma infection, while some rodents such as Rattus rats and Microtus spp are not. We previously demonstrated that inherent high expression levels of nitric oxide (NO), produced by... Read More about iNOS is essential to maintain a protective Th1/Th2 response and the production of cytokines/chemokines against Schistosoma japonicum infection in rats.

Transplantation of Gut Microbiota From High-Fat-Diet-Tolerant Cynomolgus Monkeys Alleviates Hyperlipidemia and Hepatic Steatosis in Rats. (2022)
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Gao, J., Rao, J., Wei, Z., Xia, S., Huang, L., Tang, M., …Chen, J. (2022). Transplantation of Gut Microbiota From High-Fat-Diet-Tolerant Cynomolgus Monkeys Alleviates Hyperlipidemia and Hepatic Steatosis in Rats. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 876043. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.876043

Emerging evidence has been reported to support the involvement of the gut microbiota in the host's blood lipid and hyperlipidemia (HLP). However, there remains unexplained variation in the host's blood lipid phenotype. Herein a nonhuman primate HLP m... Read More about Transplantation of Gut Microbiota From High-Fat-Diet-Tolerant Cynomolgus Monkeys Alleviates Hyperlipidemia and Hepatic Steatosis in Rats..

The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice (2022)
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Cai, X., Li, S., Zhang, P., Li, Z., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2022). The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 806626. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.806626

Pleomorphic Trypanosoma brucei are best known for their tightly controlled cell growth and developmental program, which ensures their transmissibility and host fitness between the mammalian host and insect vector. However, after long-term adaptation... Read More about The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice.

Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China (2021)
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Chen, Y., Liao, L., Wu, N., Gao, J., Zhang, P., Wen, Y., …Lun, Z. (2021). Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(12), e0010055. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010055

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been declared as one of the six major tropical diseases by the World Health Organization. This disease has been successfully controlled in China, except for some areas in the western region, such as the Xinjiang Autono... Read More about Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China.