Pathogenesis of ocular toxoplasmosis

JR Smith, LM Ashander, SL Arruda, CA Cordeiro… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Ocular toxoplasmosis is a retinitis–almost always accompanied by vitritis and choroiditis–
caused by intraocular infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Depending on retinal location, this …

Impact of the MICA-129Met/Val dimorphism on NKG2D-mediated biological functions and disease risks

A Isernhagen, D Malzahn, H Bickeböller… - Frontiers in …, 2016‏ - frontiersin.org
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I chain-related A (MICA) is the most
polymorphic non-classical MHC class I gene in humans. It encodes a ligand for NKG2D (NK …

Association of MICA-129Met/Val polymorphism with clinical outcome of anti-TNF therapy and MICA serum levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

M Iwaszko, J Świerkot, M Dratwa… - The …, 2020‏ - nature.com
MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A (MICA) is a stress-induced protein involved in
activation of NK and T cells through interaction with NKG2D receptor. These molecules are …

Host response profile of human brain proteome in toxoplasma encephalitis co-infected with HIV

A Sahu, S Kumar, SK Sreenivasamurthy, LDN Selvan… - Clinical proteomics, 2014‏ - Springer
Background Toxoplasma encephalitis is caused by the opportunistic protozoan parasite
Toxoplasma gondii. Primary infection with T. gondii in immunocompetent individuals …

[HTML][HTML] CCR5 chemokine receptor gene polymorphisms in ocular toxoplasmosis

GM de Faria Junior, CM Ayo, AP de Oliveira, AG Lopes… - Acta tropica, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Csingle bondC chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) is a chemokine receptor that influences
the immune response to infectious and parasitic diseases. This study aimed to determine …

Ocular toxoplasmosis: susceptibility in respect to the genes encoding the KIR receptors and their HLA class I ligands

CM Ayo, FB Frederico, RC Siqueira… - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of the genes encoding the KIR
receptors and their HLA ligands in the susceptibility of ocular toxoplasmosis. A total of 297 …

The Potential Contribution of ABO, Lewis and Secretor Histo-Blood Group Carbohydrates in Infection by Toxoplasma gondii

LC De Mattos, AIC Ferreira, KY de Oliveira… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
The glycosyltransferases encoded by genes from the human ABO, Lewis, and Secretor histo-
blood group systems synthesize part of the carbohydrate antigens in hematopoietic and non …

[HTML][HTML] Doporučený postup pro diagnostiku a léčbu toxoplazmózy

M Geleneky, P Prášil, P Kodym - Klin. Mikrobiol. Infekc. Lek, 2017‏ - nemjh.cz
Uvedený text obsahuje doporučení pro diagnostiku a léčbu všech forem toxoplasmózy,
vyjma oblasti pacientů HIV pozitivních, pro něž platí již v minulosti vydaná guidelines …

MICA polymorphisms associated with antithyroid drug‐induced agranulocytosis in the Chinese Han population

X Gong, P Chen, P Ma, J Gao, J Yang… - Immunity …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Graves' disease (GD) is a clinical autoimmune thyroid disease. During the
treatment of GD, antithyroid drug‐induced agranulocytosis (TIA) is a common and even life …

[PDF][PDF] Caused by Toxoplasma gondii

CGF Gomes, GM De Faria Jr, GH Pereira… - …, 2023‏ - preprints.org
To evaluate which risk factors, contribute directly or indirectly to Toxoplasma gondii infection
in patients with ocular toxoplasmosis. Between 2018-2020, a total of 306 patients were …