The Korean Journal of Parasitology (KJP)

A novel enemy of cancer: recent investigations into protozoan anti-tumor properties

Zhi Zheng, Xiao Lu, Dong Zhou, Xu-feng Deng, Quan-xing Liu, Xiao-bing Liu, Jiao Zhang, Yan-qi Li, Hong Zheng, Ji-gang Dai

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.2024;[Epub] CrossRef

Convergence between helminths and breast cancer: intratumoral injection of the excretory/secretory antigens of the human parasite Toxocara canis (EST) increase lung macro and micro metastasis

Raúl Aragón-Franco, Rocío Alejandra Ruiz-Manzano, Karen Elizabeth Nava-Castro, Víctor Hugo Del Rìo Araiza, Claudia Angelica Garay-Canales, Armando Pérez-Torres, Romel Chacón-Salinas, Manuel Iván Girón-Pérez, Jorge Morales-Montor

Inhibition of mouse colon cancer growth following immunotherapy with a fraction of hydatid cyst fluid

Shahla Rostamirad, Shima Daneshpour, Mohammad Reza Mofid, Alireza Andalib, Abbasali Eskandariyan, Somayeh Mousavi, Hossein Yousofi Darani

Experimental Parasitology.2023; 249: 108501. CrossRef

Prophylactic antineoplastic activity of Toxoplasma gondii RH derived antigen against ehrlich solid carcinoma with evidence of shared antigens by comparative immunoblotting

Maha M. Eissa, Maha R. Gaafar, Layla K. Younis, Cherine A. Ismail, Nahla El Skhawy

Infectious Agents and Cancer.2023;[Epub] CrossRef

Parasites as potential targets for cancer immunotherapy

Morteza Yousefi, Mohammadesmail Akbari, Mahboubeh hadipour, Azar Balouti Dehkordi, Zohreh Farahbakhsh, Hossein Yousofi Darani

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology.2023; 149(10): 8027. CrossRef

Toxoplasma gondii-derived antigen modifies tumor microenvironment of Ehrlich solid carcinoma murine model and enhances immunotherapeutic activity of cyclophosphamide

Cherine A. Ismail, Maha M. Eissa, Maha R. Gaafar, Layla K. Younis, Nahla El Skhawy

Shedding light on a mysterious link between Toxoplasma gondii and cancer: A review

Experimental Parasitology.2023; 250: 108544. CrossRef

Using Helminths to Fight Cancer: An Innovative Approach

Nima Ameli, Alireza Masoumi, Mahnaz Kerachi, Niloufar Sheidaeimehneh, Naghmeh Layegh Khavidaki, Melika Zamanian

World's Veterinary Journal.2023; 13(4): 606. CrossRef

In vitro anti-gastrointestinal cancer activity of Toxocara canis-derived peptide: Analyzing the expression level of factors related to cell proliferation and tumor growth

Saeed Bahadory, Javid Sadraei, Mohammad Zibaei, Majid Pirestani, Abdolhossein Dalimi

Toxoplasma gondii infection possibly reverses host immunosuppression to restrain tumor growth

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.2022;[Epub] CrossRef

Anti-cancer immunoprotective effects of immunization with hydatid cyst wall antigens in a non-immunogenic and metastatic triple-negative murine mammary carcinoma model

Mahshid Shakibapour, Amirhosein Kefayat, Mohammad Reza Mofid, Behrokh Shojaie, Fereshteh Mohamadi, Seydeh Maryam Sharafi, Mahdi Mahmoudzadeh, Hossein Yousofi Darani

International Immunopharmacology.2021; 99: 107955. CrossRef

Effect of Toxoplasma gondii on colon cancer growth in mouse model

Farideh Zavareh, Mahboubeh Hadiipour, Reza Kalantari, Somayeh Mousavi

American Journal of BioMedicine.2021; 9(2): 168. CrossRef

Gamma Radiation-Attenuated Toxoplasma gondii Provokes Apoptosis in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma-Bearing Mice Generating Long-Lasting Immunity

Eman N. Hafez, Fatma S. M. Moawed, Gehan R. Abdel-Hamid, Nermeen M. Elbakary

Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment.2020; 19: 153303382092659. CrossRef

Identifying the most effective hydatid cyst fluid fraction for anticancer vaccination of 4T1 breast tumor-bearing mice

Shima Daneshpour, Shahla Rostamirad, Amirhosein Kefayat, MohammadReza Mofid, Ashkan Safavi, HosseinYousofi Darani

International Journal of Preventive Medicine.2019; 10(1): 143. CrossRef

Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies attach to mouse cancer cell lines but not normal mouse lymphocytes

Fereshteh Mohamadi, Mahshid Shakibapour, Seyedeh Sharafi, Ali Andalib, Sepideh Tolouei, Hossein Yousofi Darani

Plasmodium yoelii infection inhibits murine leukaemia WEHI-3 cell proliferation in vivo by promoting immune responses

Zhen-Zhen Tong, Zheng-Ming Fang, Qi Zhang, Yun Zhan, Yue Zhang, Wan-Fang Jiang, Xiao Hou, Yong-Long Li, Ting Wang

Infectious Diseases of Poverty.2018;[Epub] CrossRef

GADD45β Loss Ablates Innate Immunosuppression in Cancer

Daniela Verzella, Jason Bennett, Mariafausta Fischietti, Anil K. Thotakura, Camilla Recordati, Fabio Pasqualini, Daria Capece, Davide Vecchiotti, Daniel D'Andrea, Barbara Di Francesco, Marcella De Maglie, Federica Begalli, Laura Tornatore, Salvatore Papa,

Study on the mitochondrial apoptosis pathways of small cell lung cancer H446 cells induced by Trichinella spiralis muscle larvae ESPs

JINGMEI LUO, LI YU, GUANGCHENG XIE, DAN LI, MENG SU, XUERONG ZHAO, LUANYING DU

Hossein Yousofi Darani, Morteza Yousefi, Marzieh Safari, Rasool Jafari

Journal of Parasitic Diseases.2016; 40(2): 217. CrossRef

Effect of two hydatid cyst antigens on the growth of melanoma cancer in C57/black mice

Milad Badri Chookami, Seyedeh Maryam Sharafi, Raheleh Rafiei Sefiddashti, Rasool Jafari, Mehran Bahadoran, Nader Pestechian, Hossein Yousofi Darani

Journal of Parasitic Diseases.2016; 40(4): 1170. CrossRef

Influence of Toxoplasma gondii on in vitro proliferation and apoptosis of hepatoma carcinoma H7402 cell

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine.2016; 9(1): 63. CrossRef

A Nonglycosylated 27 KDa Molecule as Common Antigen between Human Breast Cancer and Echinococcus granulosus Hydatid Cyst Wall

Seyedeh Maryam Sharafi, Raheleh Rafiei, Raheleh Rafiei, Mahboubeh Hadipour, Hedayat Shirzad, Hossein Khanahmad, Hossein Yousofi Darani

Advances in Breast Cancer Research.2016; 05(02): 90. CrossRef

Puzzling and ambivalent roles of malarial infections in cancer development and progression

Preliminary study on association between toxoplasmosis and breast cancer in Iran

Narges Kalantari, Salman Ghaffari, Masomeh Bayani, Maryam Mitra Elmi, Daryush Moslemi, Novin Nikbakhsh, Fariedh Ghavipanjeh

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine.2015; 5(1): 44. CrossRef

Mutual action of anticancer and antiparasitic drugs: are there any shared targets?

Zahra Dorosti, Morteza Yousefi, Seyedeh Maryam Sharafi, Hossein Yousofi Darani

Targeting tumors with nonreplicating Toxoplasma gondii uracil auxotroph vaccines

Barbara A. Fox, Kiah L. Sanders, Shan Chen, David J. Bzik

Trends in Parasitology.2013; 29(9): 431. CrossRef

Trichinella spiralis infection reduces tumor growth and metastasis of B16-F10 melanoma cells

Yun-Jeong Kang, Jin-Ok Jo, Min-Kyoung Cho, Hak-Sun Yu, Sun-Hee Leem, Kyoung Seob Song, Mee Sun Ock, Hee-Jae Cha

Veterinary Parasitology.2013; 196(1-2): 106. CrossRef

Hydatid Cyst Protoscolices Induce Cell Death in WEHI-164 Fibrosarcoma Cells and Inhibit the Proliferation of Baby Hamster Kidney FibroblastsIn Vitro

Hossein Yousofi Darani, Narges Soozangar, Soliman Khorami, Fatomeh Taji, Mortaza Yousofi, Hedayatollah Shirzad

Journal of Parasitology Research.2012; 2012: 1. CrossRef

Parasites and cancers: parasite antigens as possible targets for cancer immunotherapy

Toxoplasma gondii But Not Leishmania major or Trichomonas vaginalis Decreases Cell Proliferation and Increases Cell Death on Fibrosarcoma Cancer Cells in Culture Medium

Hedayatollah Shirzad, Soleiman Khorami, Narges Soozangar, Mortaza Yousefi, Hossein Yousofi Darani

World Journal of Vaccines.2012; 02(02): 105. CrossRef

Natural Cytotoxicity of NC‐2+ Cells Against the Growth and Metastasis of WEHI‐164 Fibrosarcoma

H. Shirzad, R. C. Burton, Y. C. Smart, M. Rafieian‐kopaei, M. Shirzad

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology.2011; 73(2): 85. CrossRef

Suppressed CD31 Expression in Sarcoma-180 Tumors after Injection with Toxoplasma gondii Lysate Antigen in BALB/c Mice

Kyoung-Ho Pyo, Bong-Kwang Jung, Jong-Yil Chai, Eun-Hee Shin

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2010; 48(2): 171. CrossRef