Title |
14-3-3β protein expression in eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-7-97 |
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Authors |
Hung-Chin Tsai, Yen-Lin Huang, Yao-Shen Chen, Chuan-Min Yen, Rachel Tsai, Susan Shin-Jung Lee, Ming-Hong Tai |
Abstract |
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasite endemic in the Southeast Asian and Pacific regions. Humans are incidentally infected either by eating uncooked intermediate hosts or by consuming vegetables containing the living third-stage larvae. The 14-3-3β protein is a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) marker of neuronal damage during the development of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. In addition, increased 14-3-3β protein is also found in CSF from patients with a variety of neurological disorders. The goal of this study is to determine the roles of serum/CSF14-3-3β protein in patients with eosinophilic meningitis. |
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