A Metronidazole-Resistant Isolate of Blastocystis spp. Is Susceptible to Nitric Oxide and Downregulates Intestinal Epithelial Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase by a Novel Parasite Survival Mechanism

Blastocystis, one of the most common parasites colonizing the human intestine, is an extracellular, noninvasive, luminal protozoan with controversial pathogenesis. Blastocystis infections can be asymptomatic or cause intestinal symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Although chronic inf...

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Hlavní autoři: Mirza, Haris, Wu, Zhaona, Kidwai, Fahad, Tan, Kevin S. W.
Médium: Artigo
Jazyk:Inglês
Vydáno: American Society for Microbiology 2011
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Fungal and Parasitic Infections
On-line přístup:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3232666/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21930763
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.05632-11
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