Ebtesam Al Olayan

By Gungor Cagdas Dincel, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Ebtesam M. Al Olayan, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias and Saeed El-Ashram

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that causes mortality because of significant neuropathology. It is widespread in neonatal infections. Although the neuroimmunopathogenesis of toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) has been studied for many years, it is still not completely understood, showing the disease’s severity. The urge to write this chapter comes at this stage. The sections covered in this chapter show the pathogenesis that has been established and characterized so far. The involvement of astrocytes and microglia in the development of neuropathology, which begins with tachyzoites crossing the blood-brain barrier during acute infection, has been explored. The molecular mechanism between schizophrenia and TE has been thoroughly proven. Uncovering the molecular pathogenesis of TE is critical for both understanding neuropathology and elucidating the link between neuropsychiatric diseases. Each part covered here is expected to contribute to developing novel therapeutic agents for the treatment and maybe prevention of neuropathology. The pathogenesis of the steady progression of encephalitis has been meticulously revealed. Thus, this chapter will offer significant insight into developing novel treatments for all organisms suffering from this disease.

Part of the book: Towards New Perspectives on Toxoplasma gondii

By Güngör Çağdaş Dinçel, Luís Manuel Madeira de Carvalho, Ebtsam Al-Olayan, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Beniamino T. Cenci-Goga, Luca Grispoldi, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, Danielle Graham, Inkar A. Castellanos-Huerta, Victor M. Petrone-Garcia and Saeed El-Ashram

Part of the book: Taeniasis and Cycticercosis/Neurocysticercosis