Dagmar Mudroňová

Etiological and immunological aspects of equine hoof canker

Chronic equine proliferative pododermatitis (canker) is a hypertrophic hoof disease characterized by excessive proliferation of horn-producing tissues resulting from dyskeratosis of keratinocytes. Since its etiology remains unknown, this study investigated potential etiological a...

Human leukocyte extract enhances albendazole efficacy against Echinococcus multilocularis in mice by reducing parasitic microRNAs, myeloid and lymphoid immunosuppressive cells

Background Echinococcus multilocularis induces a serious zoonotic infection in humans and growth of metacestodes is associated with immunosuppression and tolerance. Current treatment relies almost exclusively on albendazole, a parasitostatic drug with variable clinical efficacy....