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TWiP 246: Everything spiral: a worm in a hurry

  • November 1, 2024
  • Tagged as: bear meat, eosinophilia, nurse cell, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, pork, Trichinella, trichinellosis

TWiP taps into Dickson’s knowledge of Trichinella to discuss an outbreak in humans who consumed rare bear meat, and the impact of globalization and climate change on the epidemiology of the species. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson…

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TWiP 144: A blood-free snip

  • December 14, 2017
  • Tagged as: excretedproteins, ivermectin, mass spectometry, nurse cell, onchocerca volvulus, parasite, parasitism, river blindness, secreted proteins, Trichinella pseudospiralis

The TWiPtomaniacs solve the case of the Boy With Visual Disturbances and Itching, and discuss identifying secreted and excreted proteins of Trichinella parasites.

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TWiP 128: It’s over 9000!

  • March 4, 2017
  • Tagged as: case study, collagen, eosinophilia, helminth, nurse cell, parasite, parasitism, Strongyloides stercoralis, Trichinella
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The TWiPerati solve the case of the Man Who Sat in Feces, and discuss a study on how Dickson’s favorite parasite induces the formation of a collagen capsule.

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TWiP 102: Nursing eosinophils

  • February 6, 2016
  • Tagged as: balantidium coli, case report, eosinophil, glucose, IL4, innate response, nurse cell, parasite, parasitism, skeletal muscle, STAT6, Trichinella
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The TWiPyzoites solve the case of the Uncommon Parasite, and discuss the role of eosinophils in promoting the growth of Trichinella in skeletal muscle.

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TWiP 5 – The nurse cell

  • March 4, 2010
  • Tagged as: muscle, nurse cell, parasite, parasitism, Trichinella

Vincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species.

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