Microbial antioxidant defense enzymes

C Staerck, A Gastebois, P Vandeputte, A Calenda… - Microbial …, 2017 - Elsevier
Free radicals are often described as chemical compounds characterized by unpaired
electrons in their outer orbital rendering them highly reactive species. In mammalians …

Immune Response of Amebiasis and Immune Evasion by Entamoeba histolytica

K Nakada-Tsukui, T Nozaki - Frontiers in immunology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite and the causative agent of amebiasis. It is
estimated approximately 1% of humans are infected with E. histolytica, resulting in an …

Regulation of Virulence of Entamoeba histolytica

C Marie, WA Petri Jr - Annual review of microbiology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Entamoeba histolytica is the third-leading cause of parasitic mortality globally. E. histolytica
infection generally does not cause symptoms, but the parasite has potent pathogenic …

Host-Parasite Interaction of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and the Ectoparasite Neoparamoeba perurans in Amoebic Gill Disease

NA Botwright, AR Mohamed, J Slinger… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are susceptible to recurrent amoebic gill
disease (AGD) caused by the ectoparasite Neoparamoeba perurans over the growout …

[HTML][HTML] Virulence and virulence factors in Entamoeba histolytica, the agent of human amoebiasis

DM Faust, N Guillen - Microbes and infection, 2012 - Elsevier
Human infections with Entamoeba histolytica sporadically become pathogenic, unknown
triggers converting the parasite to its invasive phenotype. Parasite virulence results from …

Enteric bacteria boost defences against oxidative stress in Entamoeba histolytica

H Varet, Y Shaulov, O Sismeiro, M Trebicz-Geffen… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Oxidative stress is one of the strongest toxic factors in nature: it can harm or even kill cells.
Cellular means of subverting the toxicity of oxidative stress are important for the success of …

Low-molecular-mass antioxidants in parasites

RL Krauth-Siegel, AE Leroux - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Parasitic infections continue to be a major problem for global human health.
Vaccines are practically not available and chemotherapy is highly unsatisfactory. One …

Entamoeba histolytica under Oxidative Stress: What Countermeasure Mechanisms Are in Place?

E Pineda, D Perdomo - Cells, 2017 - mdpi.com
Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of human amoebiasis; it affects 50 million
people worldwide and causes approximately 100,000 deaths per year. Entamoeba …

[HTML][HTML] Entamoeba thiol-based redox metabolism: A potential target for drug development

G Jeelani, T Nozaki - Molecular and biochemical parasitology, 2016 - Elsevier
Amebiasis is an intestinal infection widespread throughout the world caused by the human
pathogen Entamoeba histolytica. Metronidazole has been a drug of choice against …

Bacterial‐type oxygen detoxification and iron‐sulfur cluster assembly in amoebal relict mitochondria

B Maralikova, V Ali, K Nakada‐Tsukui… - Cellular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The assembly of vital reactive iron‐sulfur (Fe‐S) cofactors in eukaryotes is mediated by
proteins inherited from the original mitochondrial endosymbiont. Uniquely among …