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TWiP 206: Bacteria protect mosquitoes from parasites

  • May 30, 2022
  • Tagged as: gut microbiota, lymphatic filariasis, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, tryptophan metabolism, Wuchereria bancrofti

The TWiP team solves the case of the Ghanian Women With Leg Swelling, and relate how Anopheline mosquitoes are protected against parasite infection by tryptophan catabolism in gut microbiota.

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TWiP 166: From remote locations

  • February 16, 2019
  • Tagged as: B1 cells, Chagas disease, elephantiasis, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Trypanosoma cruzi, Wuchereria bancrofti

The Podfessors solve the case of the Teenager With Swollen Scrotum, and continue the story arc of Daniel’s favorite cells, B-1 cells, and their association with protective immune responses in human Chagas disease.

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TWiP 94: Loa hanging fruit

  • September 5, 2015
  • Tagged as: Brugia malayi, c-abl, eukaryote, filaria, filariasis, Gleevac, imatinib, loa loa, lymphatic filariasis, macrofilaricide, microfilaricide, onchocerciasis, parasite, parasitism, tyrosine kinase, Wuchereria bancrofti

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel solve the case about the man from El Salvador, and discuss the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors to treat onchocerciasis and filariasis.

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