Parasitology International 63 (2014) 149
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Preface
Visualisation of biological phenomena has been playing a crucial role in the advances of biomedical sciences. Until the first observations of living animalcules by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, with the aid of a handcrafted microscope at the end of the 17th century, microorganisms were utterly ignored by natural scientists. This seminal discovery paved the establishment of causal links between microbes and diseases, formally made by Louis Pasteur in the 19th century. Recent advances in molecular biology and imaging technologies have now provided us with an unprecedented opportunity to visualise and analyse previously hidden interactions between parasites and their hosts in vivo. This special issue covers some of the latest discoveries and perspectives derived from the use of qualitative and quantitative intravital imaging to improve our understanding on host–parasite interactions and to develop better diagnostic methods or treatment of parasitic diseases. This issue presents in vivo imaging of unicellular and pluricellular, ectoand endo-parasites, as well as novel methods to image superficial and deep organs that are common targets of parasitic infections, such as
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the skin, lymph nodes, liver, lungs, spleen, brain, placenta and the gastrointestinal tract. We would like to thank all authors from 8 different countries for their excellent contributions for this special issue. We would also like to thank the journal reviewers and staff for their precious and valued support. Guest Editor Rogerio Amino Unité de Biologie et Génétique du Paludisme, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, Paris, France Editor Yasuhiro Suzuki University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Parasitology International journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/parint
Preface
Visualisation of biological phenomena has been playing a crucial role in the advances of biomedical sciences. Until the first observations of living animalcules by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, with the aid of a handcrafted microscope at the end of the 17th century, microorganisms were utterly ignored by natural scientists. This seminal discovery paved the establishment of causal links between microbes and diseases, formally made by Louis Pasteur in the 19th century. Recent advances in molecular biology and imaging technologies have now provided us with an unprecedented opportunity to visualise and analyse previously hidden interactions between parasites and their hosts in vivo. This special issue covers some of the latest discoveries and perspectives derived from the use of qualitative and quantitative intravital imaging to improve our understanding on host–parasite interactions and to develop better diagnostic methods or treatment of parasitic diseases. This issue presents in vivo imaging of unicellular and pluricellular, ectoand endo-parasites, as well as novel methods to image superficial and deep organs that are common targets of parasitic infections, such as
1383-5769/$ – see front matter © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2013.11.003
the skin, lymph nodes, liver, lungs, spleen, brain, placenta and the gastrointestinal tract. We would like to thank all authors from 8 different countries for their excellent contributions for this special issue. We would also like to thank the journal reviewers and staff for their precious and valued support. Guest Editor Rogerio Amino Unité de Biologie et Génétique du Paludisme, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, Paris, France Editor Yasuhiro Suzuki University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
