The process of residual calcification following antiparasitic treatment in the pig model of neurocysticercosis is dynamic
Calcification in NCC is a dynamic process that can be induced and monitored in naturally infected pigs. Eight months after treatment seems to be an optimal time point for assessing residual calcification.
Authors
- Laura Baquedano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-3371)
- Manuela Verástegui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7500-1353)
- Edson Bernal
- Armando E. González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-1873)
- Omar Gonzáles-Viera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3600-0988)
- Héctor H. Garcı́a (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4633-6269)
- Javier A. Bustos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5797-3052)
- Robert H. Gilman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3704-9217)
- Ernesto Castillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7013-6008)
- Theodore E. Nash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4619-0068)
- Gianfranco Arroyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7903-1691)
- Rosa Diaz-Gongora
- Lizziee Tello-Ccente
Institutions
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- National University of San Marcos (PE)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Universidad Científica del Sur (PE)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013022
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Fogarty International Center