Blastocystosis
New Findings from Ain Shams University Describe Advances in Blastocystosis
Published in Gastroenterology Week, October 17th, 2011
2011 OCT 17 -- New investigation results, "Proteaese activity of Blastocystis hominis subtype3 in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients," are detailed in a study published in Parasitology Research. According to the authors of a study from Cairo, Egypt, "Despite accumulating evidence indicating that Blastocystis hominis is pathogenic and that cysteine proteases are involved in its pathogenesis, few researches discussed the protease activity of B. hominis genetic subtypes. Therefore, the present study aims to identify the underlying pathogenic role of the proteases of B. hominis subtype 3 at different molecular weights in correlation to gastrointestinal symptoms."
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