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| Title |
Pathogenic potential of Blastocystis hominis in laboratory mice
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| Published in |
Parasitology Research, May 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00436-010-1922-y |
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| Authors |
Hala S. Elwakil, Iman H. Hewedi |
| Abstract |
Blastocystis hominis is a ubiquitous enteric protozoan whose pathogenic potential is still controversial. This study was carried out to clarify the pathogenecity of B. hominis infection and to study the proper number of parasites for mice infection. A total of 15 albino mice were orally inoculated with B. hominis and divided according to the inoculums, 10(2), 10(5), and 4 x 10(7) B. hominis forms/100 microl saline, into three groups consisting of five mice each, GI, GII GIII, respectively. In addition with group IV (uninfected control) consisting of five mice. All mice were sacrificed 2 weeks post-infection. The results revealed that all mice of GIII and two mice of GII got the infection while all mice of GI showed a completely negative result. Histopathological examination of large intestine on highly infected group (GIII) showed that B. hominis infiltrated the lamina propria, the submucosa, and the muscle layers in the form of collection of vacuolar forms. This was accompanied by active colitis with infiltration of mixed inflammatory cells. In conclusion, this study revealed that large number of B. hominis is essential for oral infection of mice and that vacuolar forms of B. hominis can invade the lamina propria, the submucosa, and even the muscle layers. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 63 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 14% |
| Researcher | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 16 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 8% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 18 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 June 2012.
All research outputs
#5,846,938
of 22,694,633 outputs
Outputs from Parasitology Research
#398
of 3,773 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#27,891
of 95,797 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Parasitology Research
#4
of 18 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 3,773 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 2.7. This one has done well, scoring higher than 89% of its peers.
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