Entry
Name
Amoebiasis - Entamoeba histolytica
Description
Entamoeba histolytica, an extracellular protozoan parasite is a human pathogen that invades the intestinal epithelium. Infection occurs on ingestion of contaminated water and food. The pathogenesis of amoebiasis begins with parasite attachment and disruption of the intestinal mucus layer, followed by apoptosis of host epithelial cells. Intestinal tissue destruction causes severe dysentery and ulcerations in amoebic colitis. Several amoebic proteins such as lectins, cysteine proteineases, and amoebapores are associated with the invasion process. The parasite can cause extraintestinal infection like amoebic liver abscess by evading immune response.
Class
Human Diseases; Infectious disease: parasitic
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Organism
Entamoeba histolytica [GN:
ehi ]
Gene
EHI_035690 17.t00056; galactose-inhibitable lectin 35 kda subunit precursor [KO:K13971 ]
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
C18287 Monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor
Reference
Authors
Stanley SL
Title
Pathophysiology of amoebiasis.
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Authors
Espinosa-Cantellano M, Martinez-Palomo A
Title
Pathogenesis of intestinal amebiasis: from molecules to disease.
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Authors
Huston CD, Petri WA Jr
Title
Host-pathogen interaction in amebiasis and progress in vaccine development.
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Authors
Huston CD
Title
Parasite and host contributions to the pathogenesis of amebic colitis.
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Authors
Campos-Rodriguezp R, Jarillo-Luna A
Title
The pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica is related to the capacity of evading innate immunity.
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Authors
Lejeune M, Rybicka JM, Chadee K
Title
Recent discoveries in the pathogenesis and immune response toward Entamoeba histolytica.
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Authors
Carrero JC, Cervantes-Rebolledo C, Aguilar-Diaz H, Diaz-Gallardo MY, Laclette JP, Morales-Montor J
Title
The role of the secretory immune response in the infection by Entamoeba histolytica.
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Authors
Stanley SL Jr
Title
Amoebiasis.
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Authors
Stauffer W, Ravdin JI
Title
Entamoeba histolytica: an update.
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Authors
Petri WA Jr, Haque R, Mann BJ
Title
The bittersweet interface of parasite and host: lectin-carbohydrate interactions during human invasion by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
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Authors
Baxt LA, Singh U
Title
New insights into Entamoeba histolytica pathogenesis.
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Authors
Petri WA Jr
Title
Pathogenesis of amebiasis.
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Authors
Guo X, Houpt E, Petri WA Jr
Title
Crosstalk at the initial encounter: interplay between host defense and ameba survival strategies.
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Authors
Mortimer L, Chadee K
Title
The immunopathogenesis of Entamoeba histolytica.
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Authors
Meza I, Talamas-Rohana P, Vargas MA
Title
The cytoskeleton of Entamoeba histolytica: structure, function, and regulation by signaling pathways.
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Authors
Meza I
Title
Extracellular matrix-induced signaling in Entamoeba histolytica: its role in invasiveness.
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Reference
Authors
Stanley SL Jr, Reed SL
Title
Microbes and microbial toxins: paradigms for microbial-mucosal interactions. VI. Entamoeba histolytica: parasite-host interactions.
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Reference
Authors
Wong-Baeza I, Alcantara-Hernandez M, Mancilla-Herrera I, Ramirez-Saldivar I, Arriaga-Pizano L, Ferat-Osorio E, Lopez-Macias C, Isibasi A
Title
The role of lipopeptidophosphoglycan in the immune response to Entamoeba histolytica.
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Related pathway
ehi00330 Arginine and proline metabolism
KO pathway