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Oliver Liesenfeld

Inflammatix Inc
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Treatment of toxoplasmosis: historical perspective, animal models, and current clinical practice

IR Dunay, K Gajurel, R Dhakal… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Primary Toxoplasma gondii infection is usually subclinical, but cervical lymphadenopathy or
ocular disease can be present in some patients. Active infection is characterized by …

Immunology of Toxoplasma gondii

M Munoz, O Liesenfeld… - Immunological reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite. Following oral infection the parasite
crosses the intestinal epithelial barrier to disseminate throughout the body and establish …

Ocular toxoplasmosis past, present and new aspects of an old disease

M Maenz, D Schlueter, O Liesenfeld, G Schares… - Progress in retinal and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) is considered the most frequent form of infectious posterior
uveitis and is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The resulting vision loss …

Interleukin (IL)-23 mediates Toxoplasma gondii–induced immunopathology in the gut via matrixmetalloproteinase-2 and IL-22 but independent of IL-17

M Muñoz, MM Heimesaat, K Danker, D Struck… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - rupress.org
Peroral infection with Toxoplasma gondii leads to the development of small intestinal
inflammation dependent on Th1 cytokines. The role of Th17 cells in ileitis is unknown. We …

Association of CD4+ T cell-dependent, interferon-gamma-mediated necrosis of the small intestine with genetic susceptibility of mice to peroral infection with …

O Liesenfeld, J Kosek, JS Remington… - The Journal of …, 1996 - rupress.org
Since there is a remarkable difference in susceptibility to peroral infection with Toxoplasma
gondii among inbred strains of mice, we performed studies to examine the mechanism (s) of …

Gram-negative bacteria aggravate murine small intestinal Th1-type immunopathology following oral infection with Toxoplasma gondii

MM Heimesaat, S Bereswill, A Fischer… - The Journal of …, 2006 - journals.aai.org
Oral infection of susceptible mice with Toxoplasma gondii results in Th1-type
immunopathology in the ileum. We investigated gut flora changes during ileitis and …

False-positive results in immunoglobulin M (IgM) toxoplasma antibody tests and importance of confirmatory testing: the Platelia Toxo IgM test

O Liesenfeld, C Press, JG Montoya, R Gill… - Journal of clinical …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although tests for detection of immunoglobulin M (IgM) toxoplasma antibodies have been
reported to have a high degree of accuracy, it is well recognized by investigators in the …

Effect of Testing for IgG Avidity in the Diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pregnant Women: Experience in a US Reference Laboratory

O Liesenfeld, JG Montoya, S Kinney… - The Journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The usefulness of testing for IgG avidity in association with Toxoplasma gondii was
evaluated in a US reference laboratory. European investigators have reported that high …

Molecular diagnosis of sepsis: New aspects and recent developments

O Liesenfeld, L Lehman, KP Hunfeld… - European Journal of …, 2014 - akjournals.com
By shortening the time to pathogen identification and allowing for detection of organisms
missed by blood culture, new molecular methods may provide clinical benefits for the …

IL-10 is required for prevention of necrosis in the small intestine and mortality in both genetically resistant BALB/c and susceptible C57BL/6 mice following peroral …

Y Suzuki, A Sher, G Yap, D Park, LE Neyer… - The Journal of …, 2000 - journals.aai.org
The role for IL-10 in the immunopathogenesis of acute toxoplasmosis following peroral
infection was examined in both genetically susceptible C57BL/6 and resistant BALB/c mice …