Publication List in 2023

  1. Establishment of a stable transfection and gene targeting system in Babesia divergens.
    Eliana F G Cubillos, Pavla Snebergerova, Sarka Borsodi, Dominika Reichensdorferova, Viktoriya Levytska, Masahito Asada, Daniel Sojka, Marie Jalovecka, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023 Dec: 13: 1278041. doi: 10.3389/ fcimb.2023.1278041.
  2. Wide bovine tick-borne pathogen spectrum: Predominancy of Theileria annulata and the first molecular detection of Ehrlichia minasensis in Turkey.
    Onur Ceylan, Zhuowei Ma, Ceylan Ceylan, Muhammed Hudai Culha, Eloiza May Galon, Shengwei Ji, Hang Li, Iqra Zafar, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Xuenan Xuan, Ferda Sevinc, Veterinary Research Communications. 2023 Dec. doi: 10.1007/s11259-023-10266-z.
  3. Antiparasitic activity of FLLL-32 against four Babesia species, B. bovis, B. bigemina, B. divergens and B. caballi, and one Theileria species, Theileria equi in vitro, and Babesia microti in mice.
    Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, El-Sayed El-Alfy, Hanadi B Baghdadi, Mohamed Z Sayed-Ahmed, Saad S Alqahtani, Nawazish Alam, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Md Sajid Ali, Ikuo Igarashi, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2023 Nov: 14: 1278451. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1278451.
  4. In Vitro and In Vivo Trypanocidal Efficacy of Nitrofuryl- and Nitrothienylazines.
    Helena D Janse van Rensburg, David D N’Da, Keisuke Suganuma, ACS Omega. 2023 Oct; 8(45): 43088-43098. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c06508.
  5. Development and evaluation of specific polymerase chain reaction assays for detecting Theileria equi genotypes.
    Believe Ahedor, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Atambekova Zhyldyz, Azirwan Guswanto, Noel Muthoni Mumbi Ngigi, Maria Fátima Rodríguez Valinotti, Hemal Kothalawala, Nizanantha Kalaichelvan, Seekkuge Susil Priyantha Silva, Hemali Kothalawala, Tomás Javier Acosta, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Parasites & Vectors. 2023 Nov; 16(1): 435. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-06045-z.
  6. Challenges for Precise Subtyping and Sequencing of a H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Isolated in Japan in the 2022-2023 Season Using Classical Serological and Molecular Methods.
    James G Komu, Hiep Dinh Nguyen, Yohei Takeda, Shinya Fukumoto, Kunitoshi Imai, Hitoshi Takemae, Tetsuya Mizutani, Haruko Ogawa, Viruses. 2023 Nov; 15(11): 2274. doi: 10.3390/v15112274.
  7. Complete mitochondrial genome analyses confirm that bat Polychromophilus and ungulate Plasmodium constitute a distinct clade independent of other Plasmodium species.
    Juthathip Poofery, Thongchai Ngamprasertwong, Duriyang Narapakdeesakul, Apinya Arnuphapprasert, Yudhi Ratna Nugraheni, Suchansa Thanee, Masahito Asada, Osamu Kaneko, Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Scientific Reports. 2023 Nov; 13(1): 20258. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45551-z.
  8. Evaluation of the Inhibitory Effect of Moringa oleifera Leaves Methanolic Extract against In Vitro Growth of Several Babesia Species and Theileria equi and the In Vivo Growth of Babesia microti.
    Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Mohamed Z Sayed-Ahmed, Yosif Almoshari, Saad S Alqahtani, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Nawazish Alam, Basma H Marghani, Abdelbaset E Abdelbaset, Ikuo Igarashi, Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2023 Oct: 2023: 4285042. doi: 10.1155/2023/4285042.
  9. Bovine Piroplasma Populations in the Philippines Characterized Using Targeted Amplicon Deep Sequencing.
    Eloiza May Galon, Adrian Miki Macalanda, Tatsuki Sugi, Kyoko Hayashida, Naoko Kawai, Taishi Kidaka, Rochelle Haidee Ybañez, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Hang Li, Shengwei Ji, Junya Yamagishi, Adrian Ybañez, Xuenan Xuan, Microorganisms. 2023 Oct; 11(10): 2584. doi: 10.3390/ microorganisms11102584.
  10. In Vivo Efficacy of Curcumin and Curcumin Nanoparticle in Trypanosoma congolense, Broden 1904 (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae)-Infected Mice.
    Nthatisi Innocentia Molefe-Nyembe, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Daisuke Kondoh, Kentaro Kato, Noboru Inoue, Keisuke Suganuma, Pathogens. 2023 Oct; 12(10): 1227. doi: 10.3390/pathogens 12101227.
  11. An Ionizable Lipid Material with a Vitamin E Scaffold as an mRNA Vaccine Platform for Efficient Cytotoxic T Cell Responses.
    Ryotaro Oyama, Harumichi Ishigame, Hiroki Tanaka, Naho Tateshita, Moeko Itazawa, Ryosuke Imai, Naomasa Nishiumi, Jun-Ichi Kishikawa, Takayuki Kato, Jessica Anindita, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Masatoshi Maeki, Manabu Tokeshi, Kota Tange, Yuta Nakai, Yu Sakurai, Takaharu Okada, Hidetaka Akita, ACS Nano. 2023 Oct; 17(19): 18758-18774. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02251.
  12. Molecular detection of Rickettsia africae from Amblyomma hebraeum ticks in Mafikeng city of North West Province, South Africa.
    Oriel Thekisoe, Tsepo Ramatla, Aron Ringo, Sifiso Mnisi, Nthabiseng Mphuthi, Lehlohonolo Mofokeng, Kgaugelo Lekota, Xuenan Xuan, Research in Veterinary Science. 2023 Nov; 164: 105027. doi: 10.1016/j. rvsc.2023.105027.
  13. Molecular Identification of Piroplasmids in Ticks from Infested Small Ruminants in Konya Province, Turkey.
    Zhuowei Ma, Onur Ceylan, Eloiza May Galon, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Shengwei Ji, Hang Li, Thanh Thom Do, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Iqra Zafar, Mingming Liu, Ferda Sevinc, Xuenan Xuan, Pathogens. 2023 Sep; 12(9): 1123. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12091123.
  14. Tick-borne Pathogen Detection and Its Association with Alterations in Packed Cell Volume of Dairy Cattle in Thailand.
    Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Eloiza May Galon, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Benedicto Byamukama, Ruttayaporn Ngasaman, Saruda Tiwananthagorn, Ketsarin Kamyingkird, Tawin Inpankaew, Xuenan Xuan, Animals (Basel). 2023 Sep; 13(18): 2844. doi: 10.3390/ani13182844.
  15. Retinal ferroptosis as a critical mechanism for the induction of retinochoroiditis during ocular toxoplasmosis.
    Kazuhisa Yamada, Akira Tazaki, Nanako Ushio-Watanabe, Yoshihiko Usui, Atsunobu Takeda, Masaaki Matsunaga, Ayana Suzumura, Hideyuki Shimizu, Hao Zheng, Nanang R Ariefta, Masahiro Yamamoto, Hideaki Hara, Hiroshi Goto, Koh-Hei Sonoda, Koji M Nishiguchi, Masashi Kato, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Shinya Toyokuni, Hiroki Kaneko, Redox Biology. 2023 Nov: 67: 102890. doi: 10.1016/j.redox. 2023.102890.
  16. The First Survey of Bovine Babesia Species Infecting Yaks (Bos grunniens) in Mongolia.
    Davaajav Otgonsuren, Punsantsogvoo Myagmarsuren, Myagmar Zoljargal, Believe Ahedor, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Banzragch Battur, Badgar Battsetseg, Naoaki Yokoyama, Journal of Parasitology. 2023 Oct; 109(5): 480-485. doi: 10.1645/22-93.
  17. Babesia ovis secreted antigen-1 is a diagnostic marker during the active Babesia ovis infections in sheep.
    Ferda Sevinc, Mo Zhou, Shinuo Cao, Onur Ceylan, Mehmet Can Ulucesme, Sezayi Ozubek, Munir Aktas, Xuenan Xuan, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023 Aug; 13: 1238369. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1238369.
  18. Whole genome sequence and diversity in multigene families of Babesia ovis.
    Junya Yamagishi, Onur Ceylan, Xuenan Xuan, Ferda Sevinc, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023 Aug; 13: 1194608. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1194608.
  19. Molecular Detection and Identification of Piroplasm in Cattle from Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
    Medhavi Dhakal, Tulsi Ram Gompo, Prakash Devkota, Sharmila Chapagain Kafle, Janak Raj Subedi, Haiyan Gong, Hiroaki Arima, Richard Culleton, Masahito Asada, Kishor Pandey, Pathogens. 2023 Aug; 12(8): 1045. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12081045.
  20. Chromosome-level genome assembly of Babesia caballi reveals diversity of multigene families among Babesia species.
    Akihiro Ochi, Taishi Kidaka, Hassan Hakimi, Masahito Asada, Junya Yamagishi, BMC Genomics. 2023 Aug; 24(1): 483. doi: 10.1186/s12864-023-09540-w.
  21. Draft genome sequence data of Haemaphysalis longicornis Oita strain.
    Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Xuenan Xuan, Kozo Fujisaki, Junya Yamagishi, Data in Brief. 2023 Jun; 49: 109352. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109352.
  22. Investigation of vertical and horizontal transmission of Spiroplasma in ticks under laboratory conditions.
    Shohei Ogata, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Kodai Kusakisako, Keita Kakisaka, Elisha Chatanga, Naoki Hayashi, Yurie Taya, Yuma Ohari, Gita Sadaula Pandey, Abdelbaset Eweda Abdelbaset, Yongjin Qiu, Keita Matsuno, Nariaki Nonaka, Ryo Nakao, Scientific Reports. 2023 Aug; 13(1): 13265. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-39128-z.
  23. Molecular characterization and phylogeny of Anaplasma marginale, A. phagocytophilum and A. bovis in livestock of Bangladesh.
    Uday Kumar Mohanta, Boniface Chikufenji, Eloiza May Galon, Shengwei Ji, Zhuowei Ma, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Moaz M Amer, Thanh Thom Do, Xuenan Xuan, Parasitology International. 2023 Dec: 97: 102790. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102790.
  24. An epidemiological survey of vector-borne pathogens infecting cattle in Kyrgyzstan.
    Atambekova Zhyldyz, Kamarli Aitakin, Berdikulov Atabek, Jetigenov Elmurat, Nurgaziev Rysbek, Orozov Jailobek, Believe Ahedor, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Ngigi Noel Muthoni Mumbi, Azirwan Guswanto, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Parasitology International. 2023 Dec: 97: 102791. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102791.
  25. Efficacy of oral administration of ascofuranone with and without glycerol against Trypanosoma congolense.
    Ai Yamazaki, Keisuke Suganuma, Yusuke Tanaka, Kenichi Watanabe, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Kiyoshi Kita, Noboru Inoue, Experimental Parasitology. 2023 Sep; 252: 108588. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2023.108588.
  26. Babesia microti alleviates disease manifestations caused by Plasmodium berghei ANKA in murine co-infection model of complicated malaria.
    Iqra Zafar, Tomoyo Taniguchi, Hanadi B Baghdadi, Daisuke Kondoh, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Eloiza May Galon, Shengwei Ji, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Thom Do, Hang Li, Moaz M Amer, Ma Zhuowei, Ma Yihong, Jinlin Zhou, Noboru Inoue, Xuenan Xuan, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023 Jul; 13: 1226088. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1226088.
  27. In vitro trypanocidal activities and structure-activity relationships of ciprofloxacin analogs.
    Helena D Janse van Rensburg, Keisuke Suganuma, David D N’Da, Molecular Diversity. 2023 Jul. doi: 10.1007/s11030-023-10704-9.
  28. Target Protein Expression on Tetrahymena thermophila Cell Surface Using the Signal Peptide and GPI Anchor Sequences of the Immobilization Antigen of Cryptocaryon irritans.
    Yuho Watanabe, Masahito Asada, Mayu Inokuchi, Maho Kotake, Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga, Molecular Biotechnology. 2023 Jul. doi: 10.1007/s12033-023-00824-w.
  29. In vitro anti-trypanosomal activity of synthetic nitrofurantoin-triazole hybrids against Trypanosoma species causing human African trypanosomosis.
    Anna Seetsi, David N’da, Nthatisi Molefe-Nyembe, Keisuke Suganuma, Tsepo Ramatla, Oriel Thekisoe, Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology. 2023 Jul. doi: 10.1111/fcp.12940.
  30. Unique asymmetric distribution of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine in Toxoplasma gondii revealed by nanoscale analysis.
    Rikako Konishi, Kayoko Fukuda, Sayuri Kuriyama, Tatsunori Masatani, Xuenan Xuan, Akikazu Fujita, Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 2023 Oct; 160(4): 279-291. doi: 10.1007/ s00418-023-02218-0.
  31. Membrane-Vesicle-Mediated Interbacterial Communication Activates Silent Secondary Metabolite Production.
    Aya Yoshimura, Rio Saeki, Ryusuke Nakada, Shota Tomimoto, Takahiro Jomori, Keisuke Suganuma, Toshiyuki Wakimoto, Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2023 Jul; e202307304. doi: 10.1002/anie.202307304.
  32. Babesia gibsoni Whole-Genome Sequencing, Assembling, Annotation, and Comparative Analysis.
    Qin Liu, Xing-Ai Guan, Dong-Fang Li, Ya-Xin Zheng, Sen Wang, Xue-Nan Xuan, Jun-Long Zhao, Lan He, Microbiology Spectrum. 2023 Aug; 11(4): e0072123. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00721-23.
  33. Formation of free oocysts in Anopheles mosquitoesinjected with Plasmodium ookinetes.
    Asako Haraguchi, Makoto Takano, Jun Hakozaki, Kazuhiko Nakayama, Sakure Nakamura, Yasunaga Yoshikawa, Shinya Fukumoto, Kodai Kusakisako, Hiromi Ikadai, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2023 Sep; 85(9): 921-928. doi: 10.1292/ jvms.23-0099.
  34. In vitro screening of compounds from the Food and Drug Administration-approved library identifies anti-Babesia gibsoni activity of idarubicin hydrochloride and vorinostat.
    Hang Li, Eloiza May Galon, Shengwei Ji, Iqra Zafar, Zhuowei Ma, Thom Do, Moaz M Amer, Yihong Ma, Mingming Liu, Xuenan Xuan, Parasitology International. 2023 Oct; 96: 102774. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102774.
  35. Two New Cytotoxic Sesquiterpene-Amino Acid Conjugates and a Coumarin-Glucoside from Crossostephium chinense.
    Zhichao Wang, Ben-Yeddy Abel Chitama, Keisuke Suganuma, Yoshi Yamano, Sachiko Sugimoto, Susumu Kawakami, Osamu Kaneko, Hideaki Otsuka, Katsuyoshi Matsunami, Molecules. 2023 Jun; 28(12): 4696. doi: 10.3390/molecules28124696.
  36. Molecular Detection and Phylogenetic Analyses of Babesia spp. and Theileria spp. in Livestock in Bangladesh.
    Uday Kumar Mohanta, Boniface Chikufenji, Eloiza May Galon, Shengwei Ji, Zhuowei Ma, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Thanh Thom Do, Xuenan Xuan, Microorganisms. 2023 Jun; 11(6): 1563. doi:10.3390/ microorganisms11061563.
  37. Molecular Detection of Animal Trypanosomes in Different Animal Species in the Visayas Region of the Philippines.
    Afraa Elata, Eloiza May Galon, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Rochelle Haidee D Ybanez, Ehab Mossaad, Caro B Salces, Gundolino P Bajenting, Adrian P Ybanez, Xuenan Xuan, Noboru Inoue, Keisuke Suganuma, Acta Parasitologica. 2023 Sep; 68(3): 604-611. doi: 10.1007/s11686-023-00696-9.
  38. Evaluating the inhibitory effect of resveratrol on the multiplication of several Babesia species and Theileria equi on in vitro cultures, and Babesia microti in mice.
    Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, El-Sayed El-Alfy, Mohamed Z Sayed-Ahmed, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Saad S Alqahtani, Nawazish Alam, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Md Sajid Ali, Ikuo Igarashi, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2023 May; 14: 1192999. doi: 10.3389/ fphar.2023.1192999.
  39. Disruption of a DNA fragment that encodes the microneme adhesive repeat domain-containing region of the BBOV_III011730 does not affect the blood stage growth of Babesia bovis in vitro.
     Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Azirwan Guswanto, Arifin Budiman Nugraha, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naoaki Yokoyama, Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 2023 Jun; 255: 111576. doi: 10.1016/ j.molbiopara.2023.111576.
  40. Antiplasmodial Activity Evaluation of a Bestatin-Related Aminopeptidase Inhibitor, Phebestin.
    Nanang R Ariefta, Baldorj Pagmadulam, Masaki Hatano, Noriko Ikeda, Kunio Isshiki, Kazuaki Matoba, Masayuki Igarashi, Coh-Ichi Nihei, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2023 Jul; 67(7): e0160622. doi: 10.1128/aac.01606-22.
  41. RNA activation in ticks.
    Kofi Dadzie Kwofie, Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Anisuzzaman, Hayato Kawada, Yuki Koike, Sana Sasaki, Takahiro Inoue, Kei Jimbo, Fusako Mikami, Danielle Ladzekpo, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Kayoko Yamaji, Tetsuya Tanaka, Makoto Matsubayashi, Md Abdul Alim, Samuel Kweku Dadzie, Shiroh Iwanaga, Naotoshi Tsuji, Takeshi Hatta, Scientific Reports. 2023 Jun; 13(1): 9341. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36523-4.
  42. Seasonal Variation and Factors Affecting Trypanosoma theileri Infection in Wild Sika Deer (Ezo Sika Deer Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Eastern Hokkaido.
    Yujon Hong, Keisuke Suganuma, Yuma Ohari, Mitsunori Kayano, Kenji Nakazaki, Shinya Fukumoto, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Noboru Inoue, Animals (Basel). 2023 May; 13(10): 1707. doi: 10.3390/ani13101707.
  43. Serum metabolomic profiles in BALB/c mice induced by Babesia microti infection.
    Liang Shen, Chunhua Wang, Ruilin Wang, Xue Hu, Shiying Liao, Wentong Liu, Aoling Du, Shengwei Ji, Eloiza May Galon, Hang Li, Xuenan Xuan, Juan Xiao, Mingming Liu, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023 Apr; 13: 1179967. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1179967.
  44. Characterization of anti-erythrocyte and anti-platelet antibodies in hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia induced by Plasmodium spp. and Babesia spp. infection in mice.
    Mo Zhou, Jun Xie, Osamu Kawase, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Shengwei Ji, Shanyuan Zhu, Shinuo Cao, Xuenan Xuan, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2023 Apr; 13: 1143138. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1143138.
  45. Identification and Characterization of Rhipicephalus microplus ATAQ Homolog from Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks and Its Immunogenic Potential as an Anti-Tick Vaccine Candidate Molecule.
    Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Souichirou Naomasa, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Nariko Sato, Kiyoshi Okado, Weiqing Zheng, Seung-Hun Lee, Juan Mosqueda, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Microorganisms. 2023 Mar; 11(4): 822. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11040822.
  46. Development of a promising antigenic cocktail for the global detection of Babesia caballi in horse by ELISA.
    Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Hanadi B Baghdadi, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Gantuya Sambuu, Arifin Budiman Nugraha, Ikuo Igarashi, PLoS One. 2023 Apr; 18(4): e0284535. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284535.
  47. Proteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from tick hemolymph and uptake of extracellular vesicles by salivary glands and ovary cells.
    Zhengmao Xu, Yanan Wang, Meng Sun, Yongzhi Zhou, Jie Cao, Houshuang Zhang, Xuenan Xuan, Jinlin Zhou, Parasites & Vectors. 2023 Apr; 16(1): 125. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05753-w.
  48. Diminazene aceturate and imidocarb dipropionate-based combination therapy for babesiosis – A new paradigm.
    Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Ikuo Igarashi, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2023 Jul; 14(4): 102145. doi: 10.1016/ j.ttbdis.2023.102145.
  49. Spherical Body Protein 4 from Babesia bigemina: A Novel Gene That Contains Conserved B-Cell Epitopes and Induces Cross-Reactive Neutralizing Antibodies in Babesia ovata.
    Juan Mosqueda, Diego Josimar Hernandez-Silva, Massaro W Ueti, Adolfo Cruz-Reséndiz, Ricardo Marquez-Cervantez, Uriel Mauricio Valdez-Espinoza, Minh-Anh Dang-Trinh, Thu-Thuy Nguyen, Minerva Camacho-Nuez, Miguel Angel Mercado-Uriostegui, Gabriela Aguilar-Tipacamú, Juan Alberto Ramos-Aragon, Ruben Hernandez-Ortiz, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Ikuo Igarashi, Pathogens. 2023 Mar; 12(3): 495. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12030495.
  50. Editorial: Epidemic status and prevention of swine infectious diseases.
    Mo Zhou, Lianfeng Li, Keisuke Suganuma, Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2023 Mar; 10: 1169644. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1169644.
  51. Identification of three members of the multidomain adhesion CCp family in Babesia gibsoni.
    Hang Li, Shengwei Ji, Eloiza May Galon, Iqra Zafar, Zhuowei Ma, Thom Do, Moaz M Amer, Yihong Ma, Junya Yamagishi, Mingming Liu, Xuenan Xuan, Acta Tropica. 2023 May; 241: 106890. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106890.
  52. PCR detection of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in apparently healthy horses in Paraguay.
    Believe Ahedor, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Maria Fátima Rodríguez Valinotti, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Naoaki Yokoyama, Tomás J Acosta, Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 2023 Apr; 39: 100835. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2023.100835.
  53. Phytochemical investigation of Scutellaria scordiifolia and its trypanocidal activity.
    Stipan Nurbyek, Buyanmandakh Buyankhishig, Keisuke Suganuma, Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Mika Kutsuma, Marie Abe, Kenroh Sasaki, Bekh-Ochir Davaapurev, Javzan Batkhuu, Toshihiro Murata, Phytochemistry. 2023 May; 209: 113615. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113615.
  54. Application of regulation of reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation to disease treatment.
    Mototada Shichiri, Hiroshi Suzuki, Yuji Isegawa, Hiroshi Tamai, Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 2023 Jan; 72(1): 13-22. doi: 10.3164/jcbn.22-61.
  55. De novo assembled transcriptomics assisted label-free quantitative proteomics analysis reveals sex-specific proteins in the intestinal tissue of Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis.
    Hejia Ma, Eloiza May Galon, Yanjun Lao, Ming Kang, Xuenan Xuan, Jixu Li, Yali Sun, Infection Genetics and Evolution. 2023 Apr; 109: 105409. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2023.105409.
  56. Detection of Babesia bovis using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with improved thermostability, sensitivity and alternative visualization methods.
    Apinya Arnuphapprasert, Yudhi Ratna Nugraheni, Aung Aung, Masahito Asada, Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Scientific Reports. 2023 Feb; 13(1): 1838. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29066-1.
  57. Localization of secreted ferritin (FER2) in the embryos of the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis.
    Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Kei Shimazaki, Hiroko Niihara, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanaka, Parasites & Vectors. 2023 Jan; 16(1): 42. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05669-5.
  58. Molecular characterization of anopheline mosquitoes from the goat malaria-endemic areas of Thailand.
    Anh Hoang Lan Nguyen, Yudhi Ratna Nugraheni, Trang Thuy Nguyen, Aung Aung, Duriyang Narapakdeesakul, Winai Kaewlamun, Masahito Asada, Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 2023 Jun; 37(2): 381-395. doi: 10.1111/mve.12638.
  59. Involvement of chemokine receptor CXCR3 in the defense mechanism against Neospora caninum infection in C57BL/6 mice.
    Hanan H Abdelbaky, Shuichiro Mitsuhashi, Kenichi Watanabe, Nanako Ushio, Miku Miyakawa, Hidefumi Furuoka, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Frontiers in Microbiology. 2023 Jan ; 13: 1045106. doi: 10.3389/ fmicb.2022.1045106.
  60. Evaluation of Crude and Recombinant Antigens of Schistosoma japonicum for the Detection of Schistosoma mekongi Human Infection.
    Jose Ma M Angeles, Atcharaphan Wanlop, Minh-Anh Dang-Trinh, Masashi Kirinoki, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Aya Yajima, Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Jan; 13(2): 184. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13020184.
  61. Epididymitis in mice experimentally infected with Trypanosoma equiperdum: a histopathological and immunohistochemical study.
    Yusuke Tanaka, Keisuke Suganuma, Kenichi Watanabe, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi, Journal of Comparative Pathology. 2023 Feb; 201:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2022.12.005.
  62. Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine: a Highly Potent Therapeutic Agent Clears Piroplasm Infection In Vitro.
    Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, El-Sayed El-Alfy, Ikuo Igarashi, Acta Parasitologica. 2023 Mar; 68(1): 249-256. doi: 10.1007/s11686-022-00655-w.
  63. Myzomyia and Pyretophorus series of Anopheles mosquitoes acting as probable vectors of the goat malaria parasite Plasmodium caprae in Thailand.
    Anh Hoang Lan Nguyen, Sittiporn Pattaradilokrat, Winai Kaewlamun, Osamu Kaneko, Masahito Asada, Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Scientific Reports. 2023 Jan; 13(1): 145. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26833-4.
  64. A preliminary study on placental damage associated to experimental neosporosis in BALB/c mice.
    Zeyu Tang, Hang Li, Suzhu Xie, Shaowei Zhao, Shuang Zhang, Hao Wang, Nanli Li, Xuancheng Zhang, Fanglin Zhao, Lijun Jia, Parasitology Research. 2023 Mar; 122(3): 781-788. doi: 10.1007/s00436-022-07771-6.
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