2020
Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana
Boyko RH, Harrison L, Humphries D, Galvani AP, Townsend JP, Otchere J, Wilson MD, Cappello M. Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana. Zoonoses And Public Health 2020, 67: 474-483. PMID: 32529782, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPig fecal samplesProspective molecular studyNematode Toxocara canisPig ownershipPig samplesNematode larvaeAnimal faecesTransport hostsDog ownershipKintampo NorthFecal samplesToxocara canisProxy of exposureHuman infectionsPigsHookworm eggsSubsequent prospective studyHookworm transmissionDogsResource-limited countriesFaecesPCR analysisGhanaMolecular evidenceSignificant morbidity
1996
Molecular Approaches to Vaccinating against Hookworm Disease
Hotez P, Hawdon J, Cappello M, Jones B, Ghosh K, Volvovitz F, Shu-Hua X. Molecular Approaches to Vaccinating against Hookworm Disease. Pediatric Research 1996, 40: 515-521. PMID: 8888276, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199610000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsLarval antigensVaccine antigensInfective hookworm larvaeProtective immunityHookworm infectionAdjuvant formulationsDrug chemotherapyAlternative vaccinesVaccine routeLive vaccineGenetic immunizationVaccine developmentHookworm larvaeHookworm diseaseParasitic diseasesAntigenPhase IVaccineAncylostoma caninumProtein 1ImmunizationTarget populationAcceptable approachDiseaseASP-2
1993
Ancylostoma Factor Xa Inhibitor: Partial Purification and Its Identification as a Major Hookworm-Derived Anticoagulant In Vitro
Cappello M, Clyne L, McPhedran P, Hotez P. Ancylostoma Factor Xa Inhibitor: Partial Purification and Its Identification as a Major Hookworm-Derived Anticoagulant In Vitro. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1993, 167: 1474-1477. PMID: 8501344, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/167.6.1474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotent factor Xa inhibitorsIon-exchange column chromatographyColumn chromatographyAnticoagulant activityAncylostoma hookwormsPartial thromboplastin timePeptide substratesColumn fractionsProthrombin timeChromogenic peptide substratesPartial purificationAnti-Xa activityFactor Xa inhibitorsChromatographyTime assaysPurificationSoluble protein extractsThromboplastin timeXa inhibitors