"Ascariasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection by nematodes of the genus ASCARIS. Ingestion of infective eggs causes diarrhea and pneumonitis. Its distribution is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation and where human feces are used for fertilizer.
| Descriptor ID |
D001196
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.700.100.070
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| Concept/Terms |
Ascariasis- Ascariasis
- Ascariases
- Ascaris Infection
- Ascaris Infections
- Infection, Ascaris
- Infections, Ascaris
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ascariasis" by people in Profiles.
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Wang Y, Liu F, Urban JF, Paerewijck O, Geldhof P, Li RW. Ascaris suum infection was associated with a worm-independent reduction in microbial diversity and altered metabolic potential in the porcine gut microbiome. Int J Parasitol. 2019 03; 49(3-4):247-256.
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Solano-Aguilar G, Shea-Donohue T, Madden KB, Quino?es A, Beshah E, Lakshman S, Xie Y, Dawson H, Urban JF. Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis modulates the local immune response and glucose uptake in the small intestine of juvenile pigs infected with the parasitic nematode Ascaris suum. Gut Microbes. 2018; 9(5):422-436.
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Jang S, Lakshman S, Beshah E, Xie Y, Molokin A, Vinyard BT, Urban JF, Davis CD, Solano-Aguilar GI. Flavanol-Rich Cocoa Powder Interacts with Lactobacillus rhamnossus LGG to Alter the Antibody Response to Infection with the Parasitic Nematode Ascaris suum. Nutrients. 2017 Oct 12; 9(10).
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Urban JF, Hu Y, Miller MM, Scheib U, Yiu YY, Aroian RV. Bacillus thuringiensis-derived Cry5B has potent anthelmintic activity against Ascaris suum. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(6):e2263.
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Dawson H, Solano-Aguilar G, Beal M, Beshah E, Vangimalla V, Jones E, Botero S, Urban JF. Localized Th1-, Th2-, T regulatory cell-, and inflammation-associated hepatic and pulmonary immune responses in Ascaris suum-infected swine are increased by retinoic acid. Infect Immun. 2009 Jun; 77(6):2576-87.
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Uston PI, Urban JF, Ashraf M, Lee CM, Ampy FR. L3L4ES antigen and secretagogues induce histamine release from porcine peripheral blood basophils after Ascaris suum infection. Parasitol Res. 2007 Feb; 100(3):603-11.
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Eckardt AJ, Barnard GF. Endoscopic diagnosis and removal of Ascaris lumbricoides during colonoscopy for polyp surveillance (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Apr; 63(4):708-9, discussion 709.
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Schopf L, Luccioli S, Bundoc V, Justice P, Chan CC, Wetzel BJ, Norris HH, Urban JF, Keane-Myers A. Differential modulation of allergic eye disease by chronic and acute ascaris infection. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Aug; 46(8):2772-80.
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Dawson HD, Beshah E, Nishi S, Solano-Aguilar G, Morimoto M, Zhao A, Madden KB, Ledbetter TK, Dubey JP, Shea-Donohue T, Lunney JK, Urban JF. Localized multigene expression patterns support an evolving Th1/Th2-like paradigm in response to infections with Toxoplasma gondii and Ascaris suum. Infect Immun. 2005 Feb; 73(2):1116-28.
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Zarlenga DS, Dawson H, Kringel H, Solano-Aguilar G, Urban JF. Molecular cloning of the swine IL-4 receptor alpha and IL-13 receptor 1-chains: effects of experimental Toxoplasma gondii, Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis infections on tissue mRNA levels. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2004 Oct; 101(3-4):223-34.