- Differentially Expressed Gene Profile of Acanthamoeba castellanii Induced by an Endosymbiont Legionella pneumophila
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Moon EK, Park SM, Chu KB, Quan FS, Kong HH
- KMID: 2512988
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2021 Feb;59(1):67-75.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.1.67
Legionella pneumophila is an opportunistic pathogen that survives and proliferates within protists such as Acanthamoeba spp. in environment. However, intracellular pathogenic endosymbiosis and its implications within Acanthamoeba spp. remain poorly... -
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- Virus-like Particle Vaccine Containing Toxoplasma gondii Rhoptry Protein 13 Induces Protection against T. gondii ME49 Infection in Mice
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Kang HJ, Chu KB, Lee SH, Kim MJ, Park H, Jin H, Quan FS
- KMID: 2463745
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2019 Oct;57(5):543-547.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.5.543
Toxoplasma gondii can infect humans worldwide, causing serious diseases in pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals. T. gondii rhoptry protein 13 (ROP13) is known as one of the key proteins involved... -
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- Parasite Infiltration and Apoptosis in Spleen upon Toxoplasma gondii Infection
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Lee SH, Chu KB, Quan FS
- KMID: 2463744
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2019 Oct;57(5):537-541.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.5.537
Toxoplasma gondii infection induces parasite infiltration and apoptosis in the spleen. However, dose-dependent parasite infiltration, apoptosis, body weight alternations and survival in mice remain largely unknown. In this study, mice... -
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- Low Levels of Polymorphisms and Negative Selection in Plasmodum knowlesi Merozoite Surface Protein 8 in Malaysian Isolates
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Ahmed MA, Kang HJ, Quan FS
- KMID: 2459485
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2019 Aug;57(4):445-450.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.4.445
Human infections due to the monkey malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is increasingly being reported from most Southeast Asian countries specifically Malaysia. The parasite causes severe and fatal malaria thus there... -
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- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Fusion Protein-encoding DNA Vaccine Is Less Effective in Conferring Protection against Inflammatory Disease than a Virus-like Particle Platform
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Kwon YM, Hwang HS, Lee YT, Kim KH, Lee Y, Kim MC, Lee YN, Quan FS, Moore ML, Kang SM
- KMID: 2450203
- Immune Netw.
- 2019 Jun;19(3):e18.
- doi: 10.4110/in.2019.19.e18
Formalin-inactivated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination causes vaccine-enhanced disease (VED) after RSV infection. It is considered that vaccine platforms enabling endogenous synthesis of RSV immunogens would induce favorable immune responses... -
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- Previous Infection with Plasmodium berghei Confers Resistance to Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Mice
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Lee DH, Chu KB, Kang HJ, Lee SH, Quan FS
- KMID: 2448140
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2019 Apr;57(2):93-99.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.2.93
Both Plasmodium spp. and Toxoplasma gondii are important apicomplexan parasites, which infect humans worldwide. Genetic analyses have revealed that 33% of amino acid sequences of inner membrane complex from the... -
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- Comparison of Proteins Secreted into Extracellular Space of Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Acanthamoeba castellanii
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Moon EK, Choi HS, Park SM, Kong HH, Quan FS
- KMID: 2441615
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2018 Dec;56(6):553-558.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.6.553
Pathogenic Acanthamoeba spp. cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and keratitis. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but serious ocular infection that can result in permanent visual impairment or blindness. However, pathogenic... -
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- Effect of 2, 6-Dichlorobenzonitrile on Amoebicidal Activity of Multipurpose Contact Lens Disinfecting Solutions
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Moon EK, Lee S, Quan FS, Kong HH
- KMID: 2426754
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2018 Oct;56(5):491-494.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.5.491
Multipurpose contact lens disinfecting solutions (MPDS) are widely used to cleanse and disinfect microorganisms. However, disinfection efficacy of these MPDS against Acanthamoeba cyst remain insufficient. 2, 6-dichlorobenzonitrile (DCB), a cellulose... -
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- Virus-Like Particles Expressing Toxoplasma gondii Rhoptry Protein 18 Induces Better Protection Than Rhoptry Protein 4 against T. gondii Infection
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Kang HJ, Lee SH, Chu KB, Lee DH, Quan FS
- KMID: 2426747
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2018 Oct;56(5):429-435.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.5.429
Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan parasite responsible for causing toxoplasmosis. Preventive measures for toxoplasmosis are currently lacking and as such, development of novel vaccines are of urgent need. In... -
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- The efficacy of combination treatment of gabapentin and electro-acupuncture on paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain
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Kim MJ, Lee JH, Jang JU, Quan FS, Kim SK, Kim W
- KMID: 2395261
- Korean J Physiol Pharmacol.
- 2017 Nov;21(6):657-666.
- doi: 10.4196/kjpp.2017.21.6.657
Paclitaxel, a chemotherapeutic drug, induces severe peripheral neuropathy. Gabapentin (GBT) is a first line agent used to treat neuropathic pain, and its effect is mediated by spinal noradrenergic and muscarinic... -
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- Influenza M1 Virus-Like Particles Consisting of Toxoplasma gondii Rhoptry Protein 4
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Lee SH, Lee DH, Piao Y, Moon EK, Quan FS
- KMID: 2379416
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2017 Apr;55(2):143-148.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.2.143
Toxoplasma gondii infections occur throughout the world, and efforts are needed to develop various vaccine candidates expressing recombinant protein antigens. In this study, influenza matrix protein (M1) virus-like particles (VLPs)... -
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- DNA Methylation of Gene Expression in Acanthamoeba castellanii Encystation
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Moon EK, Hong Y, Lee HA, Quan FS, Kong HH
- KMID: 2379412
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2017 Apr;55(2):115-120.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.2.115
Encystation mediating cyst specific cysteine proteinase (CSCP) of Acanthamoeba castellanii is expressed remarkably during encystation. However, the molecular mechanism involved in the regulation of CSCP gene expression remains unclear. In... -
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- Identification and Characterization of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1 in Acanthamoeba castellanii
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Moon EK, Kong HH, Hong Y, Lee HA, Quan FS
- KMID: 2379411
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2017 Apr;55(2):109-114.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.2.109
Protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) is an important epigenetic regulator in eukaryotic cells. During encystation, an essential process for Acanthamoeba survival, the expression of a lot of genes involved in the... -
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- Efficacy of Korean Multipurpose Contact Lens Disinfecting Solutions against Acanthamoeba castellanii
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Moon EK, Park HR, Quan FS, Kong HH
- KMID: 2367409
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2016 Dec;54(6):697-702.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.6.697
Acanthamoeba keratitis has been increasing in recent years. Main risk factors are contact lens wear and their cleaning solutions. Most contact lens wearers use multipurpose disinfecting solutions (MPDS) for cleansing... -
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- Immune Correlates of Resistance to Trichinella spiralis Reinfection in Mice
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Chu KB, Kim SS, Lee SH, Lee DH, Kim AR, Quan FS
- KMID: 2360528
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2016 Oct;54(5):637-643.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.5.637
The immune correlate of host resistance induced by reinfection of Trichinella spiralis remains unclear. In this study, we investigated immune correlates between the resistance and serum IgG antibody level, CD23âº... -
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- Involvement of spinal muscarinic and serotonergic receptors in the anti-allodynic effect of electroacupuncture in rats with oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain
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Lee JH, Go D, Kim W, Lee G, Bae H, Quan FS, Kim SK
- KMID: 2371058
- Korean J Physiol Pharmacol.
- 2016 Jul;20(4):407-414.
- doi: 10.4196/kjpp.2016.20.4.407
This study was performed to investigate whether the spinal cholinergic and serotonergic analgesic systems mediate the relieving effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic cold allodynia in rats. The cold... -
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- Canine model of ischemic stroke with permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion: clinical and histopathological findings
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Kang BT, Lee JH, Jung DI, Park C, Gu SH, Jeon HW, Jang DP, Lim CY, Quan FS, Kim YB, Cho ZH, Woo EJ, Park HM
- KMID: 1106217
- J Vet Sci.
- 2007 Dec;8(4):369-376.
- doi: 10.4142/jvs.2007.8.4.369
The aim of the present study was to assess the clinical and histopathological findings in a canine model of ischemic stroke. Cerebral ischemic stroke was induced by middle cerebral artery... -
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- The infection status of anisakid larvae in marine fish and cephalopods from the Bohai Sea, China and their taxonomical consideration
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Ma HW, Jiang TJ, Quan FS, Chen XG, Wang HD, Zhang YS, Cui MS, Zhi WY, Jiang DC
- KMID: 1715332
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 1997 Mar;35(1):19-24.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.1997.35.1.19
The infection status of anisakid larvae was examined in 290 marine fish of 25 species and in 108 cephalopods of 3 species purchased in Bayuquan region, Yingko city nearby the... -
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