Laboratory of Parasite Immunology

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Found: 69 records

• Horká H., Staudt V., Klein M., Taube Ch., Reuter S., Dehzad N., Andersen J.F., Kopecký J., Schild H., Kotsyfakis M., Hoffmann M., Gerlitzki B., Stassen M., Bopp T., Schmitt E. (2012) The tick salivary protein Sialostatin L inhibits the Th9-derived production of the asthma-promoting cytokine IL-9 and is effective in the prevention of experimental asthma. Journal of Immunology 188: 2669–2676. (link)

  DOI: 10.4049/​jimmunol.1100529

• Lieskovská J., Kopecký J. (2012) Tick saliva suppresses IFN signaling in dendritic cells upon Borrelia afzelii infection. Parasite Immunology 34: 32-39.

  DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2011.01345.x

• Achazi K., Růžek D., Donoso-Mantke O., Schlegel M, Ali H.S., Wenk M., Schmidt-Chanasit J., Ohlmeyer L., Ruhe F., Vor T., Kiffner Ch., Kallies R., Ulrich R.G., Niedrig M. (2011) Rodents as Sentinels for the Prevalence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 11: 641–647.

  DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0236

• Chmelař J., Oliveira C.J., Řezáčová P., Francischetti I.M., Kovářová Z., Pejler G., Kopáček P., Ribeiro J.M., Mareš M., Kopecký J., Kotsyfakis M. (2011) A tick salivary protein targets cathepsin G and chymase and inhibits host inflammation and platelet aggregation. Blood 117: 736–744.

  DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-06-293241

• Chrudimská T., Slaninová J., Rudenko N., Růžek D., Grubhoffer L. (2011) Functional characterization of two defensin isoforms of the hard tick Ixodes ricinus. Parasites and Vectors 4: e63.

  DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-63

• Gaumann R., Růžek D., Muhlemann K., Strasser M., Beuret C.M. (2011) Phylogenetic and virulence analysis pf tick-borne encephalitis virus field isolates from Switzerland. Journal of Medical Virology 83: 853–863.

  DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21993

• Kváč M., Kodádková A., Sak B., Květoňová D., Jalovecká M., Rost M., Salát J. (2011) Activated CD8+ T cells contribute to clearance of gastric Cryptosporidium muris infections. Parasite Immunology 33: 210–216.

  DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2010.01271.x

• Růžek D., Salát J., Singh S.K., Kopecký J. (2011) Breakdown of the blood-brain barrier during tick-borne encephalitis in mice is not dependent on CD8+ T-cells. PLOS One 6: e20472.

  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020472

• Široký P., Erhart J., Petrželková K., Kamler M. (2011) Life cycle of tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium under laboratory conditions. Experimental and Applied Acarology 54: 277–284.

  DOI: 10.1007/s10493-011-9442-8

• Slámová M., Skallová A., Páleníková J., Kopecký J. (2011) Effect of tick saliva on immune interactions between Borrelia afzelii and murine dendritic cells. Parasite immunology 33: 654–660.

  DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2011.01332.x

• Unni S.K., Růžek D., Chhatbar C., Mishra R., Johri M.K., Singh S.K. (2011) Japanese encephalitis virus: from genome to infectome. Microbes and Infection 13: 312–321.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.01.002

• Weidmann M., Růžek D., Křivanec K., Zoeller G., Essbauer S., Pfeffer M., Zanotto P. M. de A., Hufert F.T., Dobler G. (2011) Relation of genetic phylogeny and geographical distance of tick-borne encephalitis virus in central Europe. Journal of General Virology 92: 1906–1916.

  DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.032417-0

• Fialová A., Cimburek Z., Iezzi G., Kopecký J. (2010) Ixodes ricinus tick saliva modulates tick-borne encephalitis virus infection of dendritic cells. Microbes and Infection 12: 580–585.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.03.015

• Jalovecká M., Sak B., Kváč M., Květoňová D., Kučerová Z., Salát J. (2010) Activation of protective cell-mediated immune response in gastric mucosa during Cryptosporidium muris infection and re-infection in immunocompetent mice. Parasitology Research 106: 1159–1166.

  DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-1785-2

• Kilian P., Růžek D., Danielová V., Hypša V., Grubhoffer L. (2010) Nucleotide variability of Ťahyňa virus (Bunyaviridae, Orthobunyavirus) small (S) and medium (M) genomic segments in field strains differing in biological properties. Virus Research 149: 119–123.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2010.01.005

• Kotsyfakis M., Horká H., Salát J., Andersen J.F. (2010) The crystal structures of two salivary cystatins from the tick Ixodes scapularis and the effect of these inhibitors on the establishment of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in a murine model. Molecular Microbiology 77: 456–470.

  DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07220.x

• Rudolf I., Šikutová S., Kopecký J., Hubálek Z. (2010) Salivary gland extract from engorged Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) stimulates in vitro growth of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Journal of Basic Microbiology 50: 294–298.

  DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200900237

• Růžek D., Dobler G., Mantke O.D. (2010) Tick-borne encephalitis: Pathogenesis and clinical implications. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 8: 223-232.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.06.004

• Růžek D., Yakimenko V.V., Karan L.S., Tkachev S.E. (2010) Omsk haemorrhagic fever. The Lancet 376: 2104–2113.

  DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61120-8

• Salát J., Paesen G.C., Řezáčová P., Kotsyfakis M., Kovářová Z., Šanda M., Majtán J., Grunclová L., Horká H., Andersen J.F., Brynda J., Horn M., Nunn M.A., Kopáček P., Kopecký J., Mareš M. (2010) Crystal structure and functional characterization of an immunomodulatory salivary cystatin from the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata. Biochemical Journal 429: 103–112.

  DOI: 10.1042/BJ20100280

• Široký P. Kubelová M., Modrý D., Erhart J., Literák I., Špitalská E., Kocianová E. (2010) Tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium s long term carrier of Q fever agent Coxiella burnetii - evidence from experimental infection. Parasitology Research 107: 1515–1520.

  DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2037-1

• AHANTARIG A., RŮŽEK D., VANCOVÁ M., JANOWICZ A., ŠŤASTNÁ H., TESAŘOVÁ M., GRUBHOFFER L. (2009) Tick-borne encephalitis virus infection of cultured mouse macrophages. Intervirology 52: 283-290.

  DOI: 10.1159/000235741

• BELL-SAKYI L., RŮŽEK D., GOULD E.A. (2009) Cell lines from the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata. Experimental and Applied Acarology 49: 209-219.

  DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9258-y

• HORKÁ H., ČERNÁ-KÝČKOVÁ K., SKALLOVÁ A., KOPECKÝ J. (2009) Tick saliva affects both proliferation and distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes in mouse organs and increases transmission of spirochetes to ticks. International Journal of Medical Microbiology 299: 373-380.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.10.009

• RUDENKO N., GOLOVCHENKO M., RŮŽEK D., PISKUNOVÁ N., MALLÁTOVÁ N., GRUBHOFFER L (2009) Molecular detection of Borrelia bissettii DNA in serum samples from patiens in the Czech Republic with suspected borreliosis. FEMS Microbiology Letters 292: 274-281.

  DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01498.x

• RŮŽEK D., SALÁT J., PALUS M., GRITSUN, T. S., GOULD E. A., DYKOVÁ I., SKALLOVÁ A., JELÍNEK J., KOPECKÝ J., GRUBHOFFER L. (2009) CD8+ T-cells mediate immunopathology in tick-borne encephalitis. Virology 384: 1-6.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.11.023

• RŮŽEK D., VANCOVÁ M., TESAŘOVÁ M., AHANTARING A., KOPECKÝ J., GRUBHOFFER L. (2009) Morphological changes in human neural cells following tick-borne encephalitis virus infection. Journal of General Virology 90: 1649-1658.

  DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.010058-0

• CHMELAŘ J., KOPECKÝ J., ANDERSON J.M., VALENZUELA J.G., JOCHIM R.C., MU J. (2008) Insight into the sialome of the castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinus. BMC Genomics 20: 233-0.

  DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-233

• FIŠEROVÁ L., ČERNÁ K., HORKÁ H., KOPECKÝ J. (2008) Two ways of experimental infection of Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with spirochetes of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Folia Parasitologica 55: 150-154.

  Documents for download: 2008_Fiserova_Fp_150

• PAKANDL M., HLÁSKOVÁ L., POPLŠTEIN M., CHROMÁ V., VODIČKA T., SALÁT J., MUCKSOVÁ J. (2008) Dependence of the immune response to coccidiosis on the age of rabbit suckling. Parasitology Research 103: 1265-1271.

  DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1123-0

• PAKANDL M., HLÁSKOVÁ L., POPLŠTEIN M., NEVEČEŘALOVÁ M., VODIČKA T., SALÁT J., MUCKSOVÁ J. (2008) Immune response to rabbit coccidiosis: a comparison between infections with Eimeria flavescens and Eimeria intestinalis. Folia Parasitologica 55: 1-6.

  Documents for download: 2008_Pakandl_FP_1

• PÍSEK L., TRÁVNÍČEK J., SALÁT J., KROUPOVÁ V., SOCH M. (2008) Changes in white blood cells in sheep blood during selenium supplementation. Veterinární medicína 53: 255-259.

• RUDENKO N., GOLOVCHENKO M., MOKRÁČEK A., PISKUNOVA N., RŮŽEK D., MALLÁTOVÁ N., GRUBHOFFER L. (2008) Detection of Borrelia bissettii in cardiac valve tissue of a patient with endocarditis and aortic valve stenosis in the Czech Republic. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 46: 3540-3543.

  DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01032-08

• RŮŽEK D., BELL-SAKYI L., KOPECKÝ J., GRUBHOFFER L. (2008) Growth of tick-borne encephalitis virus (European subtype) in cell lines from vector and non-vector ticks. Virus Research 137: 142-146.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.05.013

• RŮŽEK D., GRITSUN T.S., FORRESTER N.L., GOULD E.A., KOPECKÝ J., GOLOVCHENKO M., RUDENKO N., GRUBHOFFER L. (2008) Mutations in the NS2B and NS3 genes affect mouse neuroinvasiveness of a Western European field strain of tick-borne encephalitis virus. Virology 374: 249-255.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.01.010

• SALÁT J., JELÍNEK J., CHMELAŘ J., KOPECKÝ J. (2008) Efficacy of gamma interferon and specific antibody for treatment of microsporidiosis caused by Encephalitozoon cuniculi in SCID mice. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 52: 2169-2174.

  DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01506-07

• SKALLOVÁ A., IEZZI G., AMPENBERGER F., KOPF M., KOPECKÝ J. (2008) Tick saliva inhibits dendritic cell migration, maturation and function, while promoting development of Th2 responses. Journal of Immunology 180: 6186-6192.

• JELÍNEK J., SALÁT J., SAK B., KOPECKÝ J. (2007) Effects of interferon gamma and specific polyclonal antibody on the infection of murine peritoneal macrophages and murine macrophage cell line PMJ2-R with Encephalitozoon cuniculi. Folia Parasitologica 54: 172-176. (link)

• KVÁČ M., KVĚTOŇOVÁ D., SALÁT J., DITRICH O. (2007) Viability staining and animal infectivity of Cryptosporidium andersoni oocysts after long-term storage. Parasitology Research 100: 213-217.

  DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0272-2

• RŮŽEK D., PISKUNOVA N., ŽAMPACHOVÁ E. (2007) High variability in viral load in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with herpes simplex and varicella-zoster infections of the central nervous system. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 13: 1217-1219.

  DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01831.x

• RŮŽEK D., ŠŤASTNÁ H., KOPECKÝ J., GOLOVLJOVA I., GRUBHOFFER L. (2007) Rapid subtyping of tick-borne encephalitis virus-isolates using multiplex RT-PCR. Journal of Virological Methods 144: 133-137.

  DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.04.010

• KONÍK P., SLAVÍKOVÁ V., SALÁT J., ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ J., DVOROŽŇÁKOVÁ E., KOPECKÝ J. (2006) Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha activity in Ixodes ricinus saliva. Parasite Immunology 28: 649-656.

  DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00899.x

• KÝČKOVÁ K., KOPECKÝ J. (2006) Effect of tick saliva on mechanisms of innate immune response against Borrelia afzelii. Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 1208-1214.

  DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1208:EOTSOM]2.0.CO;2

• MACHÁČKOVÁ M., OBORNÍK M., KOPECKÝ J. (2006) Effect of salivary gland extract from Ixodes ricinus ticks on the proliferation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in vivo. Folia Parasitologica 53: 153-158.

• RŮŽEK D., ŠTĚRBA J., KOPECKÝ J., GRUBHOFFER L. (2006) The supposedly attenuated Hy-HK variant of highly virulent Hypr strain of tick-borne encephalitis virus is obviously a stain of Langat virus. Acta Virologica 50: 277-278.

• SAK B., SALÁT J., HORKÁ H., SAKOVÁ K., DITRICH O. (2006) Antibodies enhance the protective effect of CD4+ T lymphocytes in SCID mice perorally infected with Encephalitozoon cuniculi. Parasite Immunology 28: 95-99.

  DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2005.00813.x

• SALÁT J., HORKÁ H., SAK B., KOPECKÝ J. (2006) Pure CD4+ T lymphocytes fail to protect perorally infected SCID mice from lethal microsporidiosis caused by Encephalitozoon cuniculi. Parasitology Research 99: 682-686.

  DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0208-x

• ŠENIGL F., GRUBHOFFER L., KOPECKÝ J. (2006) Differences in maturation of tick-borne encephalitis virus in mammalian and tick cell line. Intervirology 49: 239-248.

  DOI: 10.1159/000091471

• SALÁT J., KOPECKÝ J., JANEČKOVÁ B., DITRICH O. (2005) Different routes of infection with Encephalitozoon intestinalis affect the development of immune response in immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice. Acta Parasitologica 50: 180-188.

• SEVERINOVÁ J., SALÁT J., KROČOVÁ Z., ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ J., DEMOVÁ H., HORKÁ H., KOPECKÝ J. (2005) Coinoculation of Borrelia afzelii with tick salivary gland extract influences distribution of immunocompetent cells in the skin and lymph nodes of mice. Folia Microbiologica 50: 457–463.

  DOI: 10.1007/BF02931430

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