- Evaluation of Three Different Methods to Establish Animal Models of Acanthamoeba Keratitis
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Ren M, Wu X
- KMID: 1779617
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2010 Jan;51(1):121-127.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.1.121
PURPOSE: To produce animal models of Acanthamoeba keratitis and to evaluate the advantages and adaptation range of each of the three methods employed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mice and Wistar rats... -
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- Purification and characterization of a 33 kDa serine protease from Acanthamoeba lugdunensis KA/E2 isolated from a Korean keratitis patient
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Kim HK, Ha YR, Yu HS, Kong HH, Chung DI
- KMID: 662758
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2003 Dec;41(4):189-196.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2003.41.4.189
In order to evaluate the possible roles of secretory proteases in the pathogenesis of amoebic keratitis, we purified and characterized a serine protease secreted by Acanthamoeba lugdunensis KA/E2, isolated from... -
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- Phospholipase Activities in Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Acanthamoeba
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Matin A, Jung SY
- KMID: 1715626
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2011 Mar;49(1):1-8.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.1.1
The pathogenesis and pathophysiology of Acanthamoeba infections remain incompletely understood. Phos-pholipases are known to cleave phospholipids, suggesting their possible involvement in the host cell plasma membrane disruption leading to host... -
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- Genetic Characterization of Clinical Acanthamoeba Isolates from Japan using Nuclear and Mitochondrial Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA
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Rahman MM, Yagita K, Kobayashi , Oikawa Y, Hussein AI, Matsumura , Tokoro M
- KMID: 1715685
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2013 Aug;51(4):401-411.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.4.401
Because of an increased number of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) along with associated disease burdens, medical professionals have become more aware of this pathogen in recent years. In this study, by... -
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