Strategies by which some pathogenic trichomonads integrate diverse signals in the Decision-making Process

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Main Author: Luciene López Bottentuit
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Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2000
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contents Strategies by which some pathogenic trichomonads integrate diverse signals in the Decision-making Process Luciene López Bottentuit Mariane Braga Bandeira de Melo Jaime López Ortega Rossana Arroyo Fernando Filho Costa E Silva Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) host parasitic protozoa Trichomonas vaginalis Tritrichomonas foetus trichomonal virulence The interaction between each one of Trichomonas vaginalis and Tritrichomonas foetus with their hosts is acomplex process in which components associated to the cell surfaces of both parasites and host epithelialcells, and also to soluble components found in vaginal/urethral secretions, are involved. Either cytoadhesionor the cytotoxicity exerted by parasites to host cells can be dictated by virulence factors such as adhesins,cysteine proteinases, laminin-binding proteins, integrins, integrin-like molecules, a cell detachment factor,a pore-forming protein, and glycosidases among others. How trichomonads manipulate informations fromthe extracellular medium, transduce such informations, and respond to them by stimulating the activities ofsome surface molecules and/or releasing enzymes are the aspects concerning trichomonal virulence whichare here briefly reviewed and discussed. 2000 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32772206 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.72
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spellingShingle Strategies by which some pathogenic trichomonads integrate diverse signals in the Decision-making Process
Luciene López Bottentuit
Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
host
parasitic protozoa
Trichomonas vaginalis
Tritrichomonas foetus
trichomonal virulence
Strategies by which some pathogenic trichomonads integrate diverse signals in the Decision-making Process Luciene López Bottentuit Mariane Braga Bandeira de Melo Jaime López Ortega Rossana Arroyo Fernando Filho Costa E Silva Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) host parasitic protozoa Trichomonas vaginalis Tritrichomonas foetus trichomonal virulence The interaction between each one of Trichomonas vaginalis and Tritrichomonas foetus with their hosts is acomplex process in which components associated to the cell surfaces of both parasites and host epithelialcells, and also to soluble components found in vaginal/urethral secretions, are involved. Either cytoadhesionor the cytotoxicity exerted by parasites to host cells can be dictated by virulence factors such as adhesins,cysteine proteinases, laminin-binding proteins, integrins, integrin-like molecules, a cell detachment factor,a pore-forming protein, and glycosidases among others. How trichomonads manipulate informations fromthe extracellular medium, transduce such informations, and respond to them by stimulating the activities ofsome surface molecules and/or releasing enzymes are the aspects concerning trichomonal virulence whichare here briefly reviewed and discussed. 2000 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32772206 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.72
title Strategies by which some pathogenic trichomonads integrate diverse signals in the Decision-making Process
topic Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
host
parasitic protozoa
Trichomonas vaginalis
Tritrichomonas foetus
trichomonal virulence
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