Pleiotropic Effects of Blastocystis spp. Subtypes 4 and 7 on Ligand-Specific Toll-Like Receptor Signaling and NF-κB Activation in a Human Monocyte Cell Line

Diagnosis and subtype analysis of Blastocystis sp.in 442 patients in a hospital setting in the Netherlands

(2013) Aldert Bart et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Lipopolysaccharide sensing on the inside

(2013) Vijay A. K. Rathinam et al.   NATURE

Genetic Diversity of Blastocystis in Livestock and Zoo Animals

(2013) Mohammed A. Alfellani et al.   PROTIST

Blastocystosis in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms: a case–control study

(2012) Ayhan Hilmi Cekin et al.   BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY

Statin pleiotropy prevents rho kinase-mediated intestinal epithelial barrier compromise induced byBlastocystiscysteine proteases

(2012) Haris Mirza et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

MAPK-Activated Protein Kinase 2 Contributes to Clostridium difficile-Associated Inflammation

(2012) Linda D. Bobo et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Blastocystis: past pitfalls and future perspectives

(2012) Pauline D. Scanlan   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

New Insights into Blastocystis spp.: A Potential Link with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

(2012) Philippe Poirier et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Entamoeba histolytica Induces Intestinal Cathelicidins but Is Resistant to Cathelicidin-Mediated Killing

(2011) Eduardo R. Cobo et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

(2011) Haris Mirza et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Levels of genetic diversity vary dramatically between Blastocystis subtypes

(2011) C. Rune Stensvold et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Intestinal Protozoa Infections among Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Prevalence and Impact on Clinical Disease Course

(2010) Jesús K. Yamamoto-Furusho et al.   DIGESTION

Constitutive activation of epithelial TLR4 augments inflammatory responses to mucosal injury and drives colitis-associated tumorigenesis

(2010) Masayuki Fukata et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

The innate immune system in the intestine

(2010) Satoshi Uematsu et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Current Views on the Clinical Relevance of Blastocystis spp.

(2010) Kevin S. W. Tan et al.   Current Infectious Disease Reports

Blastocystis: unravelling potential risk factors and clinical significance of a common but neglected parasite

(2009) C. R. STENSVOLD et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Expression of interferon gamma and proinflammatory cytokines in the cecal mucosa of rats experimentally infected with Blastocystis sp. strain RN94-9

(2009) Aya Iguchi et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

A novel secreted protease from Pseudomonas aeruginosa activates NF-κB through protease-activated receptors

(2008) Yutaka Kida et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Oh my aching gut: irritable bowel syndrome, Blastocystis, and asymptomatic infection

(2008) Kenneth F Boorom et al.   Parasites & Vectors