2011
Twenty-First Century Progress Toward the Global Control of Human Hookworm Infection
Bungiro R, Cappello M. Twenty-First Century Progress Toward the Global Control of Human Hookworm Infection. Current Infectious Disease Reports 2011, 13: 210. PMID: 21462001, DOI: 10.1007/s11908-011-0182-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman hookworm infectionHost immune responseCandidate vaccine antigensHigher infection rateExcretory/secretory proteinsImmunoepidemiological studiesTreatment failureHookworm infectionMass chemotherapyImmune responseAnimal modelsParasitic infectionsVaccine antigensMolecular pathogenesisInfection rateHookworm diseaseReduced efficacyProtease inhibitorsHookwormInfectionSaharan AfricaRecent studiesContinued useSecretory proteinsAsthma
2004
Molecular Characterization of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Kunitz-Type Serine Protease Inhibitor: Evidence for a Role in Hookworm-Associated Growth Delay
Chu D, Bungiro RD, Ibanez M, Harrison LM, Campodonico E, Jones BF, Mieszczanek J, Kuzmic P, Cappello M. Molecular Characterization of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Kunitz-Type Serine Protease Inhibitor: Evidence for a Role in Hookworm-Associated Growth Delay. Infection And Immunity 2004, 72: 2214-2221. PMID: 15039345, PMCID: PMC375216, DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.4.2214-2221.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth delayAdult hookwormsIron deficiency anemiaPolyclonal immunoglobulin GDeficiency anemiaHookworm infectionReverse transcription-PCRKunitz-type serine protease inhibitorImmunohistochemistry studiesBroad-spectrum inhibitorPartial protectionMajor causeImmunoglobulin GSerine protease inhibitorIntestinal proteasesThird-stage larvaeTranscription-PCRProtease inhibitorsAnemiaHookwormVivo roleMalnutritionInhibitorsInfected hostPancreatic elastase
2002
A novel family of anticoagulants from the saliva of Ixodes scapularis
Narasimhan S, Koski RA, Beaulieu B, Anderson JF, Ramamoorthi N, Kantor F, Cappello M, Fikrig E. A novel family of anticoagulants from the saliva of Ixodes scapularis. Insect Molecular Biology 2002, 11: 641-650. PMID: 12421422, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00375.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal amino acid sequenceSalivary gland cDNA libraryAmino acid sequenceN-terminal sequenceCDNA libraryAcid sequenceAnticoagulant proteinsIxodes scapularisMolecular approachesTerminal sequenceIntrinsic pathwayEscherichia coliSpecific inhibitorNovel familyProteinSalp14Different functionsTick salivaSequenceBiological activityDose-dependent mannerProtease inhibitorsReversed-phase HPLCParaloguesScapularis
2000
A Broad Spectrum Kunitz Type Serine Protease Inhibitor Secreted by the Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum *
Milstone A, Harrison L, Bungiro R, Kuzmic̆ P, Cappello M. A Broad Spectrum Kunitz Type Serine Protease Inhibitor Secreted by the Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 29391-29399. PMID: 10893410, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002715200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKunitz-type serine protease inhibitorType serine protease inhibitorSerine protease inhibitorSecretory signal sequenceBlood-feeding hookwormsPET-28a plasmidSoluble protein extractsTight binding inhibitorMature proteinCDNA correspondingSignal sequenceParasitic nematodesInfective third-stage larvaeProtease inhibitorsRecombinant proteinsParasite survivalMolecular mechanismsMolecular massProtein extractsEscherichia coliExcretory/secretory productsSerine proteasesThird-stage larvaeAdult A. ceylanicumIron deficiency anemia
1996
Anticoagulant repertoire of the hookworm Ancylostoma caninum.
Stassens P, Bergum P, Gansemans Y, Jespers L, Laroche Y, Huang S, Maki S, Messens J, Lauwereys M, Cappello M, Hotez P, Lasters I, Vlasuk G. Anticoagulant repertoire of the hookworm Ancylostoma caninum. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 2149-2154. PMID: 8700900, PMCID: PMC39925, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.5.2149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHookworm Ancylostoma caninumReactive site residuesFVIIa/TFBlood coagulation factor VIIaBlood coagulation factor XaMolecular cloningSerine protease inhibitorMammalian hostsCysteine residuesHost hemostasisSite residuesCoagulation factor VIIaHomologous regionsSequence positionsAncylostoma caninumNematode AscarisCatalytic centerBinary complexUnique mechanismCoagulation factor XaProtease inhibitorsResiduesInhibitorsTissue factorThird form
1995
Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa.
Cappello M, Vlasuk G, Bergum P, Huang S, Hotez P. Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6152-6156. PMID: 7597095, PMCID: PMC41660, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.6152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAncylostomaAnimalsArthropod ProteinsBlood CoagulationChromatography, GelChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Ion ExchangeFactor Xa InhibitorsHelminth ProteinsHirudinsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKineticsMass SpectrometryMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPeptidesProthrombin TimeRecombinant ProteinsSerine Proteinase InhibitorsTicksConceptsBlood lossFactor XaIntestinal blood lossGastrointestinal blood lossHuman hookworm infectionIron deficiency anemiaSoil-transmitted helminthsHuman coagulation factor XaFree factor XaAnticoagulant peptideSpecific inhibitorHookworm infectionDeficiency anemiaProthrombin timeIntestinal mucosaCoagulation factor XaMajor causeRecombinant hirudinChromogenic assayMajor anticoagulantAdult wormsAnticoagulantsProtease inhibitorsHuman coagulationInhibitors