Ismael Pereira, Gabriela Prado Paludo, Christian Hidalgo, Caroll Stoore, María Soledad Baquedano, Carolina Cabezas, Martín Cancela, Henrique Bunselmeyer Ferreira, Macarena Bastías, Aníbal Riveros, Claudio Meneses, Leonardo Sáenz, Rodolfo Paredes
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l). In the intermediate host, this disease is characterized by the growth of cysts in viscera such as liver and lungs, inside of which the parasite develops to the next infective stage known as protoscoleces. There are records that the infected viscera affect the development and morphology of E. granulosus s.l. protoscolex in hosts such as buffalo or humans. However, the molecular mechanisms that drive these differences remains unknown...
2024: Experimental Biology and Medicine