Cezar Augusto Vilela da Silva, Carlos Eduardo Costa Dos Santos, Mariana Fernandes de Paula Cortezzi, César da Silva Santana Moura, Ruth Elizabeth Cruz, Camila de Almeida Lopes, Karen Costa, Lucas Teixeira de Souza, Patrícia Costa Lima da Silva, Elisabeth Neumann, Álvaro Cantini Nunes, Maria Aparecida Gomes, Fabrício Marcus Silva Oliveira, Marcelo Vidigal Caliari
Amoebiasis is a disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica, affecting the large intestine of humans and occasionally leading to extra-intestinal lesions. Entamoeba dispar is another amoeba species considered commensal, although it has been identified in patients presenting with dysenteric and nondysenteric colitis, as well as amoebic liver abscess. Amoebic virulence factors are essential for the invasion and development of lesions. There is evidence showing that the association of enterobacteria with trophozoites contributes to increased gene expression of amoebic virulence factors...
April 11, 2024: Experimental Parasitology