Inhibition of human erythrocyte invasion by Babesia divergens using serine protease inhibitors

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-84

  Montero, Estrella ^a   Rafiq, Sarwish ^a   Heck, Susanne ^a   Lobo, Cheryl A ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia divergens; Invasion and growth inhibition; Plasmodium; Protease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TOSYLLYSYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE;

ARTICLE; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIOSIS; CELL INVASION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINASE INHIBITION;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; CALCIUM; ERYTHROCYTES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; PARASITOLOGY; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; TOSYLLYSINE CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; VIRULENCE;

BABESIA DIVERGENS;

EID: 34047131647     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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