Smith, H.V. and Nichols, R. and Grimason, A.M. (2005) Cryptosporidium excystation and invasion: getting to the guts of the matter. Trends in Parasitology, 21 (3). pp. 133-142. ISSN 1471-4922
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Cryptosporidium parvum excystation and host cell invasion have been characterized in some detail ultrastructurally. However, until recently, the biochemical and molecular basis of host-parasite interactions and parasite- and host-specific molecules involved in excystation, motility and host cell invasion have been poorly understood. This article describes our understanding of Cryptosporidium excystation and the events leading to host cell invasion, and draws from information available about these processes in other apicomplexans. Many questions remain but, once the specific mechanisms are identified, they could prove to be novel targets for drug delivery.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 6861 |
| Keywords: | Cryptosporidium parvum excystation, apicomplexans, mechanisms for drug delivery, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Subjects: | Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Civil Engineering |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2008 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:45 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/6861 |
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