The Korean Journal of Parasitology (KJP)

Behroz Mahdavi Poor, Jalil Rashedi, Vahid Asgharzadeh, Amirali Mirmazhary, Nazila Gheitarani

Characterization of novel extracellular proteases produced by Acanthamoeba castellanii after contact with human corneal epithelial cells and their relevance to pathogenesis

Alvie Loufouma-Mbouaka, Tania Martín-Pérez, Martina Köhsler, Zeynep Danisman, Maya Schwarz, Rounik Mazumdar, Ascel Samba-Louaka, Julia Walochnik

Comparative cytotoxicity of Acanthamoeba castellanii-derived conditioned medium on human corneal epithelial and stromal cells

Abdullah Alhazmi, Laura E. Sidney, Andy Hopkinson, Hany M. Elsheikha

Identification of an Antimicrobial Protease from Acanthamoeba via a Novel Zymogram

Alvaro de Obeso Fernández del Valle, Luis Javier Melgoza-Ramírez, María Fernanda Esqueda Hernández, Alfonso David Rios-Pérez, Sutherland K. Maciver

Acanthamoeba Mannose and Laminin Binding Proteins Variation across Species and Genotypes

In Vitro Cytopathogenic Activities of Acanthamoeba T3 and T4 Genotypes on HeLa Cell Monolayer

Rosnani Hanim Mohd Hussain, Mohamed Kamel Abdul Ghani, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Shafiq Aazmi, Hasseri Halim, Tengku Shahrul Anuar

Differential expression of Acanthamoeba castellanii proteins during amoebic keratitis in rats

Ana Carolina Carvalho-Silva, Camila H. Coelho, Cecília Cirelli, Frederico Crepaldi, Isabela Aurora Rodrigues-Chagas, Cinthia Furst, Daniel Carvalho Pimenta, Juliano Simões de Toledo, Ana Paula Fernandes, Adriana Oliveira Costa

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Peganum harmala Extract Has Antiamoebic Activity to Acanthamoeba triangularis Trophozoites and Changes Expression of Autophagy-Related Genes

Rachasak Boonhok, Suthinee Sangkanu, Julalak Chuprom, Mayuna Srisuphanunt, Roghayeh Norouzi, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Farzaneh Mirzaei, Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Sueptrakool Wisessombat, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Polrat Wilairatana, Chr

Extracellular protease profile of Acanthamoeba after prolonged axenic culture and after interaction with MDCK cells

Cecília Cirelli, Elaine Isabela Soares Mesquita, Isabela Aurora Rodrigues Chagas, Cinthia Furst, Cynara Oliveira Possamai, Jonatas Santos Abrahão, Ludmila Karen dos Santos Silva, Marina Felipe Grossi, Carlos Alberto Tagliati, Adriana Oliveira Costa

Parasitology Research.2020; 119(2): 659. CrossRef

Busting biofilms: free-living amoebae disrupt preformed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Mycobacterium bovis biofilms

Kevin H. Martin, Grace I. Borlee, William H. Wheat, Mary Jackson, Bradley R. Borlee

Anti-amoebic potential of azole scaffolds and nanoparticles against pathogenic Acanthamoeba

Shweta Walvekar, Ayaz Anwar, Areeba Anwar, Nanthini Sridewi, Mohammad Khalid, Yoon Yen Yow, Naveed Ahmed Khan

Identification and biochemical characterisation of Acanthamoeba castellanii cysteine protease 3

Zhixin Wang, Duo Wu, Hiroshi Tachibana, Meng Feng, Xun-jia Cheng

Extracellular vesicles and vesicle-free secretome of the protozoa Acanthamoeba castellanii under homeostasis and nutritional stress and their damaging potential to host cells

Diego de Souza Gonçalves, Marina da Silva Ferreira, Susie Coutinho Liedke, Kamilla Xavier Gomes, Gabriel Afonso de Oliveira, Pedro Ernesto Lopes Leão, Gabriele Vargas Cesar, Sergio H. Seabra, Juliana Reis Cortines, Arturo Casadevall, Leonardo Nimrichter,

Characterization of extracellular proteases of Acanthamoeba genotype T4 isolated from different sources in Iran

Behroz Mahdavi Poor, Abdolhossein Dalimi, Fatemeh Ghafarifar, Fariba Khoshzaban, Jalal Abdolalizadeh

Parasitology Research.2017; 116(12): 3373. CrossRef

Characterisation and expression analysis of trophozoite and cyst proteins of Acanthamoeba spp. isolated from Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) patient

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.2016; 205(1-2): 29. CrossRef

Microbial collagenases: challenges and prospects in production and potential applications in food and nutrition

Acanthamoeba culbertsoni: Electron‐Dense Granules in a Highly Virulent Clinical Isolate

Bibiana Chávez‐Munguía, Lizbeth Salazar‐Villatoro, Maritza Omaña‐Molina, Martha Espinosa‐Cantellano, Elizabeth Ramírez‐Flores, Jacob Lorenzo‐Morales, Adolfo Martínez‐Palomo

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.2016; 63(6): 744. CrossRef

Diversity, Structures, and Collagen-Degrading Mechanisms of Bacterial Collagenolytic Proteases

Yu-Zhong Zhang, Li-Yuan Ran, Chun-Yang Li, Xiu-Lan Chen, F. E. Löffler

Applied and Environmental Microbiology.2015; 81(18): 6098. CrossRef

Acanthamoeba Protease Activity Promotes Allergic Airway Inflammation via Protease-Activated Receptor 2

Mi Kyung Park, Min Kyoung Cho, Shin Ae Kang, Hye-Kyung Park, Dong-Hee Kim, Hak Sun Yu, Venuprasad K. Poojary

Characterization of a Novel Subtilisin-like Protease Myroicolsin from Deep Sea Bacterium Myroides profundi D25 and Molecular Insight into Its Collagenolytic Mechanism

Li-Yuan Ran, Hai-Nan Su, Ming-Yang Zhou, Lei Wang, Xiu-Lan Chen, Bin-Bin Xie, Xiao-Yan Song, Mei Shi, Qi-Long Qin, Xiuhua Pang, Bai-Cheng Zhou, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Xi-Ying Zhang

Journal of Biological Chemistry.2014; 289(9): 6041. CrossRef

Structural and mechanistic insights into collagen degradation by a bacterial collagenolytic serine protease in the subtilisin family

Li‐Yuan Ran, Hai‐Nan Su, Guo‐Yan Zhao, Xiang Gao, Ming‐Yang Zhou, Peng Wang, Hui‐Lin Zhao, Bin‐Bin Xie, Xi‐Ying Zhang, Xiu‐Lan Chen, Bai‐Cheng Zhou, Yu‐Zhong Zhang

Molecular Microbiology.2013; 90(5): 997. CrossRef

Pathological characteristics of the different stages of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Yuzhao Sun, Jing Hong, Pei Zhang, Rongmei Peng, Gege Xiao

Proteases fromEntamoebaspp. and Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae as Virulence Factors

Jesús Serrano-Luna, Carolina Piña-Vázquez, Magda Reyes-López, Guillermo Ortiz-Estrada, Mireya de la Garza

Journal of Tropical Medicine.2013; 2013: 1. CrossRef

Acanthamoeba interactions with the blood–brain barrier under dynamic fluid flow

James Edwards-Smallbone, Richard J. Pleass, Naveed A. Khan, Robin J. Flynn

Experimental Parasitology.2012; 132(3): 367. CrossRef

Host-Parasite Interaction: Parasite-Derived and -Induced Proteases That Degrade Human Extracellular Matrix

Carolina Piña-Vázquez, Magda Reyes-López, Guillermo Ortíz-Estrada, Mireya de la Garza, Jesús Serrano-Luna

Journal of Parasitology Research.2012; 2012: 1. CrossRef

Serine protease activities in Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi promastigotes

Raquel Elisa da Silva-López, Tatiana Resende dos Santos, José Andrés Morgado-Díaz, Marcelo Neves Tanaka, Salvatore Giovanni de Simone

Parasitology Research.2010; 107(5): 1151. CrossRef

Acanthamoeba culbertsoni Elicits Soluble Factors That Exert Anti-Microglial Cell Activity

Jenica L. Harrison, Gabriela A. Ferreira, Erinn S. Raborn, Audrey D. Lafrenaye, Francine Marciano-Cabral, Guy A. Cabral

Infection and Immunity.2010; 78(9): 4001. CrossRef

Differential effects of α-helical and β-hairpin antimicrobial peptides against Acanthamoeba castellanii

R. S. SACRAMENTO, R. M. MARTINS, A. MIRANDA, A. S. S. DOBROFF, S. DAFFRE, A. S. FORONDA, D. DE FREITAS, S. SCHENKMAN

Gabriela A. Ferreira, Ana C.M. Magliano, Elizabeth M.F. Pral, Silvia C. Alfieri

Characterization of a Serine Proteinase Mediating Encystation of Acanthamoeba

Eun-Kyung Moon, Dong-Il Chung, Yeon-Chul Hong, Hyun-Hee Kong

Differentially expressed genes of Acanthamoeba castellanii during encystation

Eun-Kyung Moon, Dong-Il Chung, Yeon-Chul Hong, Hyun-Hee Kong

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