Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-22DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.06.017
Petr Volf, Katerina Pruzinova, Ryuji Yanase, Jack D Sunter
{"title":"Midgut and stomodeal valve attachment of Leishmania in sand flies.","authors":"Petr Volf, Katerina Pruzinova, Ryuji Yanase, Jack D Sunter","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.06.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.06.017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Leishmania development in sand flies involves critical attachment steps to the midgut epithelium and the stomodeal valve, mediated by parasite- and vector-derived molecules. Initial midgut attachment prevents parasite loss during defecation and determines vector competence. In specific vectors like Phlebotomus papatasi, attachment involves galectins and Leishmania lipophosphoglycan, while in permissive species like Lutzomyia longipalpis, mucin adhesion dominates. Later, promastigotes adhere to the stomodeal valve, forming adhesion plaques, which in combination with the promastigote secretory gel (PSG) blocks the gut and promotes transmission. Recent studies identified three flagellar proteins (KIAP1-3) crucial for plaque formation. Knockouts of KIAPs prevented stomodeal valve colonization and PSG production, likely impacting parasite transmission. Thus, KIAPs are essential for late-stage Leishmania development in sand flies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"769-779"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144699599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-08-06DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.011
Yaw Aniweh, Jerzy Dziekan, Matthijs M Jore, Steven Kho, Liliana Mancio-Silva, Catherine J Merrick, Wiebke Nahrendorf, Stuart A Ralph, Ashley M Vaughan, Julie M J Verhoef
{"title":"BioMalPar at 21 - a coming of age for malaria research and interventions.","authors":"Yaw Aniweh, Jerzy Dziekan, Matthijs M Jore, Steven Kho, Liliana Mancio-Silva, Catherine J Merrick, Wiebke Nahrendorf, Stuart A Ralph, Ashley M Vaughan, Julie M J Verhoef","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"703-708"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144800382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-08-06DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.003
Giuliano Cecchi, Nancy Ngari, Massimo Paone, Jill de Gier, Seth Onyango, Antoine Barreaux, Sophie Thévenon, Philippe Solano, Alexander Kaye, Warren Tennant, Michael J Tildesley, Lénaïg Halos
{"title":"Disease intelligence and modelling for progressive control of animal trypanosomosis in Africa.","authors":"Giuliano Cecchi, Nancy Ngari, Massimo Paone, Jill de Gier, Seth Onyango, Antoine Barreaux, Sophie Thévenon, Philippe Solano, Alexander Kaye, Warren Tennant, Michael J Tildesley, Lénaïg Halos","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The transformation of livestock production underway in Africa to support a growing population and the livelihood of farmers cannot be implemented without controlling major endemic diseases, such as vector-borne animal trypanosomosis (AT). Evidence-based decision-making is crucial for cost-effective trypanosomosis control, and through coordinated efforts, disease intelligence is being enhanced at the continental and national level. Information systems on the disease and its vectors ('atlases') have been established for Africa and in 14 high-burden countries. These initiatives underpin the progressive control pathway (PCP), a strategic approach that is being rolled out across the continent. However, information systems need continuous updates, enhanced dissemination and in-depth data analysis, including modelling, if their full potential is to be realized.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"734-745"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144800383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Echinococcosis on the Tibetan Plateau, where to go?","authors":"Shilin Miao, Xiuju He, Xin Jin, Ting Zhang, Shu Shen, Yanping Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The post-COVID-19 era has exacerbated challenges in controlling echinococcosis on the Tibetan Plateau, the epicentre of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis, where reduced funding for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) coincides with growing tourism and trade. This convergence heightens transmission risk, and we provide a novel synthesis of context-specific, integrated control strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"716-719"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144660374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in parasitologyPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-08-08DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.006
Jean-François Doherty, Armando Alcázar-Magaña, Maor Arad, Jaden Chen, Lucy Shuxin Chi, Osei B Fordwour, Alessia Palumbo, Jason C Rogalski, Yuming Shi, Lucy Song, Yishan Zhang, Huan Zhong, Leonard J Foster
{"title":"Beyond genomics: a multiomics future for parasitology.","authors":"Jean-François Doherty, Armando Alcázar-Magaña, Maor Arad, Jaden Chen, Lucy Shuxin Chi, Osei B Fordwour, Alessia Palumbo, Jason C Rogalski, Yuming Shi, Lucy Song, Yishan Zhang, Huan Zhong, Leonard J Foster","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parasitology has long relied on genomics and transcriptomics to explore gene function, diversity, and host-parasite interactions, yet functional insight often requires deeper molecular resolution. This forum highlights advances in proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, and emerging technologies. We advocate an integrative multiomics approach to better understand parasite biology in context.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":"711-715"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144812455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anastasios D Tsaousis, Daisy Shaw, Katerina Jirku, David Carmena, Eleni Gentekaki
{"title":"Rethinking Blastocystis: ubiquity and cyclical abundance in the human gut.","authors":"Anastasios D Tsaousis, Daisy Shaw, Katerina Jirku, David Carmena, Eleni Gentekaki","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.08.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2025.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Blastocystis, a prevalent eukaryote in human stool, may represent a core but cyclically abundant gut resident rather than a sporadic microorganism. Its fluctuating detectability might reflect host-microbe-environment dynamics and diagnostic limitations. Longitudinal sampling and advanced detection methods are essential to elucidate its ecological role and clinical significance.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144970687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Lutzomyia longipalpis complex: what's next?","authors":"Lucas C de Sousa-Paula","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.08.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2025.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lutzomyia longipalpis is a phlebotomine sand fly of medico-veterinary importance and the primary vector of Leishmania infantum in the Americas. Its taxonomic status has been debated for decades, with ongoing uncertainty about whether it represents a single species or a species complex. While multiple studies support the existence of cryptic species, no formal taxonomic revision has been conducted to describe the putative species within the so-called L. longipalpis complex. A crucial step in resolving this issue is the designation of a name-bearing specimen (neotype) for L. longipalpis sensu stricto. Herein, I address the ongoing debate surrounding the L. longipalpis complex and provide insights to advance its taxonomic resolution and public health implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144970730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessandra Della Torre, Beniamino Caputo, Carlo Maria De Marco, Eleonora Perugini, Marco Pombi
{"title":"Anopheles coluzzii.","authors":"Alessandra Della Torre, Beniamino Caputo, Carlo Maria De Marco, Eleonora Perugini, Marco Pombi","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2025.07.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144970676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strongyloides fuelleborni.","authors":"Huan Zhao, Catherine Gordon, Richard S Bradbury","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.08.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2025.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144970721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Arthropod adiponectin receptor-like proteins and microbial persistence.","authors":"Yingao Guo, Yuchen Wang, Zhangnv Yang, Erol Fikrig, Xiaotian Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.pt.2025.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2025.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Arthropod-borne diseases, caused by diverse pathogens, are global public health threats. Recent studies show that adiponectin receptor-like proteins in vectors such as Anopheles gambiae, Aedes aegypti, and Ixodes scapularis influence transmission of diseases such as malaria, Zika virus, and Lyme disease. These receptors could be novel targets for controlling vector-borne diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":23327,"journal":{"name":"Trends in parasitology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144970727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}