The Cysteine Protease Giardipain-1 from <i>Giardia duodenalis</i> Contributes to a Disruption of Intestinal Homeostasis

In giardiasis, diarrhoea, dehydration, malabsorption, weight loss and/or chronic inflammation are indicative of epithelial barrier dysfunction. However, the pathogenesis of giardiasis is still enigmatic in many aspects. Here, we show evidence that a cysteine protease of <i>Giardia duodenalis&l...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Quezada-Lázaro, Yessica Vázquez-Cobix, Rocío Fonseca-Liñán, Porfirio Nava, Daniel Dimitri Hernández-Cueto, Carlos Cedillo-Peláez, Yolanda López-Vidal, Sara Huerta-Yepez, M. Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/21/13649