BACKGROUND: The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects and alters the neurotransmission in cerebral cortex and other brain regions, leading to neurobehavioral and neuropathologic changes in humans and animals. However, the molecules that contribute to these changes remain l...
Although Toxoplasma gondii has been recognized as an obligate intracellular parasite, the lipid metabolic alterations it induces in colonic contents during acute infection remain poorly characterized. This study generated an acute infection model using C57BL/6J mice by oral inoculation with the T...
Proteus mirabilis is a predominant cause of catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), and a key virulence factor is its urease enzyme which hydrolyzes urea to ammonia. This process results in the formation of urinary stones, facilitating catheter blockage and bacteremia. The o...