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2. CONTRIBUTORS

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Abahuje, Egide, primary, Abrahim, Orit, additional, Adetifa, Ifedayo M.O., additional, Ajjampur, Sitara S.R., additional, Alexander, Suceena, additional, PhD, Chiara Altare,, additional, Alves, Fabiana, additional, Andrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy, additional, Angelakis, Emmanouil, additional, Aronson, Jeffrey K., additional, Atukorala, Inoshi G., additional, Baily, Guy, additional, Baker, Stephen, additional, Barrett, Alan D.T., additional, Basnyat, Buddha, additional, Bastawrous, Andrew, additional, Bates, Imelda, additional, Bausch, Daniel G., additional, Baxter, Cheryl, additional, Beare, Nicholas A.V., additional, Beeching, Nick J., additional, Bekker, Linda-Gail, additional, Berlin, Anita, additional, FRS, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, additional, Bloom, David E., additional, Blumberg, Lucille, additional, Boelaert, Marleen, additional, Brett-Major, David, additional, Brooker, Simon J., additional, Brouwer, Matthijs C., additional, Brunetti, Enrico, additional, Bull, Susan, additional, Bundy, Donald A.P., additional, Burri, Christian, additional, Bustinduy, Amaya L., additional, Caillet, Céline, additional, Chai, Jong Yil, additional, Chang, Thashi, additional, Chappuis, François, additional, Chibi, Buyisile, additional, Chiodini, Peter L., additional, Chowdhury, Rajiv, additional, Chowdhury, Sudipta Dhar, additional, Clemens, John D., additional, Cooke, Graham S., additional, Cotton, Mark F., additional, Currie, Bart J., additional, Cusack, Tomas-Paul, additional, Dance, David A.B., additional, Davis, Emily H., additional, Day, Nicholas P.J., additional, Deen, Jacqueline, additional, Dondorp, Arjen M., additional, Dünser, Martin W., additional, Eitzen, Edward, additional, Chebib, Hassan El, additional, Enria, Delia, additional, Faust, Christina, additional, Fekadu, Abebaw, additional, Fink, Günther, additional, Fischer, Peter U., additional, Fletcher, Tom, additional, Franco-Paredes, Carlos, additional, French, Neil, additional, Frumkin, Howard, additional, Garcia, Hector H., additional, Gerada, Alessandro, additional, Glass, Roger I., additional, Gordon, Stephen B., additional, Gottstein, Bruno, additional, Goyal, Alpesh, additional, Grey, Jonathan, additional, Gupta, Yashdeep, additional, Haines, Andy, additional, Hampson, Katie, additional, Hanlon, Charlotte, additional, Harrison, Mark, additional, Haswell, Melissa R., additional, Hawkesworth, Sophie, additional, Hay, Roderick J., additional, Heckmann, Jeannine M., additional, Heimesaat, Markus M., additional, Henao-Martínez, Andrés F., additional, Hien, Tran Tinh, additional, Hoerauf, Achim, additional, Irfan, Omar, additional, PhD, Euzebiusz Jamrozik, additional, Jobe, Modou, additional, John, George T., additional, Jones, Nick K., additional, Jones, Malcolm K., additional, Junghanss, Thomas, additional, Kaewkes, Sasithorn, additional, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, additional, Keiser, Jennifer, additional, Kelly, Paul, additional, Khan, Amira M., additional, King, Charles H., additional, Kishore, Sandeep P., additional, Lang, Trudie, additional, Le, Thuy, additional, Liesenfeld, Oliver, additional, Lockwood, Diana N.J., additional, Mabey, David C.W., additional, Madkour, M. Monir, additional, Manesh, Abi, additional, Masekela, Refiloe, additional, Mäser, Pascal, additional, Mayaud, Philippe, additional, Mbanya, Dora, additional, McCarthy, James S., additional, McCartney, Daniel J., additional, McGready, Rose, additional, McKee, Martin, additional, Mc, Namara, Paul S., additional, Meara, John G., additional, Meintjes, Graeme, additional, Merson, Laura, additional, Mola, Glen, additional, Morassutti, Alessandra L., additional, Morris-Jones, Rachael, additional, Mortimer, Kevin J., additional, Muliyil, Divya Elizabeth, additional, Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y., additional, Munoz, Flor M., additional, Murphy, Adrianna, additional, Mutabingwa, Theonest, additional, Nawa, Yukifumi, additional, Newton, Paul N., additional, Nightingale, Sam, additional, Nokes, D. James, additional, Nosten, François H., additional, O’Hea, Jennifer, additional, Olliaro, Piero, additional, Ong, Jason J., additional, Oommen, Anu Mary, additional, Parashar, Umesh D., additional, Paris, Daniel H., additional, Parker, Michael, additional, Pluschke, Gerd, additional, Preidis, Geoffrey A., additional, Prentice, Andrew M., additional, Quail, Geoffrey, additional, Quinn, Thomas C., additional, Rabie, Helena, additional, Rajashekharaiah, Harsha, additional, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, additional, Ranganathan, Kannan, additional, Raoult, Didier, additional, Rassi,, Anis, additional, Ravi, Vasanthapuram, additional, Reddy, K. Srinath, additional, Rees, Claire, additional, Reynolds, Steven J., additional, Richter, Joachim, additional, Rijken, Marcus J., additional, Riviello, Robert, additional, Robinson, Janet, additional, Salazar, Juan C., additional, Schultz, Marcus J., additional, Schwarz, Dan, additional, Sendagire, Ibrahim, additional, Sharma, Savitri, additional, Shawon, Shajedur Rahman, additional, Singh, Bhagteshwar, additional, Sithithaworn, Paiboon, additional, Siwila, Joyce, additional, Solomon, Tom, additional, Spiegel, Paul, additional, Sridhar, Devi, additional, Sripa, Banchob, additional, Srour, M. Leila, additional, Stojković, Marija, additional, Strader, Christopher, additional, Suárez, Jose A., additional, Sundar, Shyam, additional, Tamarozzi, Francesca, additional, Tandon, Nikhil, additional, Tate, Jacqueline E., additional, Thachil, Jecko, additional, Thomson, Madeleine C., additional, Thwaites, Guy, additional, Thwaites, C. Louise, additional, van Daalen, Kim R., additional, Beek, Diederik van de, additional, van Doorn, H. Rogier, additional, Vega-Lopez, Francisco, additional, von Seidlein, MD, PhD, Lorenz, additional, Wakeham, Katie, additional, Walker, Stephen L., additional, Wallace, Ryan M., additional, Ward, Honorine, additional, Warrell, David A., additional, Weber, Tim Frederik, additional, Weil, Gary J., additional, White, Nicholas J., additional, White, MB Ch, B, Graham B., additional, Wong, Vanessa, additional, Wood, Robin, additional, Wood, Georgina, additional, Wyllie, Sarah, additional, Yacoub, Sophie, additional, Yen, Lam Minh, additional, Young, Paul R., additional, and Zafren, Ken, additional

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2024
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13. A new diagnostic strategy which uses a luminol-H2O2 system to detect helminth eggs in fecal sediments processed by the Helmintex method

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Favero, Vivian, primary, Veríssimo, Carolina De Marco, additional, Piovesan, Angela R., additional, Morassutti, Alessandra L., additional, Souto, André A., additional, Bittencourt, Hélio R., additional, Pascoal, Vanessa F., additional, Lindholz, Catieli G., additional, Jones, Malcolm K., additional, Souza, Renata P., additional, Rigo, Francine De Vargas, additional, Carlini, Célia R., additional, and Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, additional

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2020
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17. Interface Molecules of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Their Role in Parasite Survival and Modulation of Host Defenses

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Morassutti, Alessandra L. and Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos

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Article Subject
Abstract

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a nematode parasite that causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Disease presents following the ingestion of third-stage larvae residing in the intermediate mollusk host and disease manifests as an acute inflammation of the meninges characterized by eosinophil infiltrates which release a battery of proinflammatory and cytotoxic agents in response to the pathogen. As a mechanism of neutralizing these host defenses, A. cantonensis expresses different molecules with immunomodulatory properties that are excreted or secreted (ES). In this paper we discuss the role of ES proteins on disease exacerbation and their potential use as therapeutic targets.

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2012
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18. Cross-reactivity of the 31 kDa antigen of Angiostrongylus cantonensis – Dealing with the immunodiagnosis of meningoencephalitis.

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MORASSUTTI, ALESSANDRA L., RASCOE, LISA N., HANDALI, SUKWAN, DA SILVA, ALEXANDRE J., WILKINS, PATRICIA P., and GRAEFF-TEIXEIRA, CARLOS

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*MENINGOENCEPHALITIS, *IMMUNODIAGNOSIS, *TOXOCARIASIS, *CROSS reactions (Immunology), *GNATHOSTOMIASIS
Abstract

The primary causative agent of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis (EoM) in endemic regions is the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The occurrence of EoM was previously restricted to countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands; however, more recently, it has been reported from other regions, including Brazil. The commonly used diagnosis is detection of specific antibody reactivity to the 31 kDa antigen, which is derived from female worm somatic extracts. Here we report the occurrence of cross-reactivity to this antigen in sera from other parasitic infections, especially those that may cause EoM, such as gnathostomiasis, toxocariasis, hydatidosis and strongyloidiasis. We also demonstrated that the cross-reactivity, in part, is dependent of the concentration of antigen used in Western blot assays. We discuss the importance of these findings on the interpretation of this test. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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2017
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19. Workshop on Research Priorities for Management and Treatment of Angiostrongyliasis1

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Cowie, Robert H., primary, Hollyer, James R., additional, da Silva, Alexandre J., additional, Hollingsworth, Robert G., additional, Dixon, Marlena C., additional, Eamsobhana, Praphathip, additional, Fox, LeAnne M., additional, Gosnell, William L., additional, Howe, Kathleen, additional, Johnson, Stuart, additional, Kim, Jaynee R., additional, Kramer, Kenton J., additional, Lim, Phaik Eem, additional, Lindo, John F., additional, Lun, Zhao-Rong, additional, Maldonado, Arnaldo, additional, Morassutti, Alessandra L., additional, Murphy, Gerald S., additional, Park, Sarah Y., additional, Qvarnstrom, Yvonne, additional, Robinson, Ralph D., additional, Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak, additional, Teem, John, additional, Thiengo, Silvana C., additional, Todd, Cheridah D., additional, Tsai, Hung-Chin, additional, Wallace, Gordon D., additional, Waugh, Cecelia A., additional, Whelen, A. Christian, additional, Wilkins, Patricia P., additional, Yang, Ting-Bao, additional, and Yong, Hoi-Sen, additional

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2012
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22. Expression of Recombinant Antigenic Proteins from Angiostrongylus cantonensis: A Brief Report.

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Morassutti, Alessandra L., Perelygin, Andrey, Levert, Keith, Seh-Ching Lin, Yeuk-Mui Lee, da Silva, Alexandre J., Wilkins, Patricia P., and Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos

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ANGIOSTRONGYLOSIS, ANGIOSTRONGYLUS cantonensis, MENINGITIS, EOSINOPHIL disorders, PARASITE antigens, WESTERN immunoblotting
Abstract

Cerebral angiostrongyliasis is an acute inflammation caused by the infection of the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis that results in eosinophilic meningitis. The current immunological assay of choice is an immunoblot that detects antibodies to a 31 kDa protein present in crude extracts of the female worm. Recently we have identified diagnostic targets from excretion and secretion products and determined the composition of the 31 kDa antigen after 2-D gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Here we cloned and expressed five proteins in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. Recombinant proteins were purified and analysed by Western blot assays and among them 14-3-3, Lec5 and ES7 were recognized by Angiostrongylus-specific serum, although the signal was weak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013

23. The 31-kDa antigen of Angiostrongylus cantonensis comprises distinct antigenic glycoproteins.

Author

Morassutti AL, Levert K, Perelygin A, da Silva AJ, Wilkins P, and Graeff-Teixeira C

Subjects
Angiostrongylus cantonensis isolation & purification, Animals, Biomphalaria parasitology, Carbohydrates, Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional, Female, Humans, Meningitis parasitology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Recombinant Proteins, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization, Strongylida Infections parasitology, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Angiostrongylus cantonensis immunology, Antibodies, Helminth blood, Antigens, Helminth immunology, Glycoproteins immunology, Strongylida Infections immunology
Abstract

Human angiostrongyliasis results from accidental infection with Angiostrongylus, an intra-arterial nematode. Angiostrongylus cantonensis infections result in eosinophilic meningitis, and A. costaricensis infections cause eosinophilic enteritis. Immunological methodologies are critical to the diagnosis of both infections, since these parasites cannot be isolated from fecal matter and are rarely found in cerebrospinal fluid samples. A. costaricensis and A. cantonensis share common antigenic epitopes which elicit antibodies that recognize proteins present in either species. Detection of antibodies to a 31-kDa A. cantonensis protein present in crude adult worm extracts is a sensitive and specific method for immunodiagnosis of cerebral angiostrongyliasis. The objective of the present work was to isolate and characterize the 31-kDa proteins using soluble protein extracts derived from adult female worms using both one- (1DE) and two-dimensional (2DE) gel electrophoresis. Separated proteins were blotted onto nitrocellulose and probed using sera from infected and non-infected controls. The 31-kDa band present in 1DE gels and the 4 spots identified in 2DE gels were excised and analyzed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Using the highest scores obtained following Mascot analysis, amino acid sequences were obtained that matched four unique proteins: tropomyosin, the 14-3-3 phosphoserine-binding protein, a protein containing a nascent polypeptide-associated complex domain, and the putative epsilon subunit of coatomer protein complex isoform 2. Oxidative cleavage of diols using sodium m-periodate demonstrated that carbohydrate moieties are essential for the antigenicity of all four spots of the 31-kDa antigen. In this article we describe the identification of the 31-kDa antigen, and provide DNA sequencing of the targets. In conclusion, these data suggest that reactivity to the 31-kDa proteins may represent antibody recognition of more than one protein, and recombinant protein-based assays for cerebral angiostrongyliasis diagnosis may require eukaryotic expression systems to maintain antigenicity.

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2012
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