Alex Loukas

Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine

Also affiliated with James Cook University

Immunology and MicrobiologyEnvironmental ScienceVeterinaryMedicine

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Driven by 28 papers. Top paper: “The NK cell granule protein NKG7 regulates cytotoxic granule exocytosis and inflammation”.

The NK cell granule protein NKG7 regulates cytotoxic granule exocytosis and inflammation

Nature Immunology(2020)10.1038/s41590-020-0758-6

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223 citations

Fabian de Labastida Rivera, Juming Yan, Dillon Corvino, Indrajit Das, Ping Zhang +44 more

Comprehensive analysis of the secreted proteome of adult Necator americanus hookworms

PLoS neglected tropical diseases(2020)10.1371/journal.pntd.0008237

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55 citations

Mark S. Pearson, Srikanth S. Manda, Young-Jun Choi, Matthew A. Field, Ramon M. Eichenberger +11 more

Orally Administered Bacillus Spores Expressing an Extracellular Vesicle-Derived Tetraspanin Protect Hamsters Against Challenge Infection With Carcinogenic Human Liver Fluke

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2020)10.1093/infdis/jiaa516

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21 citations

Sujittra Chaiyadet, Paul J. Brindley, Mark S. Pearson, Michael J. Smout, Alex Loukas +2 more

IPSE, an abundant egg-secreted protein of the carcinogenic helminth Schistosoma haematobium, promotes proliferation of bladder cancer cells and angiogenesis

Infectious Agents and Cancer(2020)10.1186/s13027-020-00331-6

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24 citations

Chinwike Terry Agbo, Yuanlong Zhao, Olivia K. Lamanna, Kim Thai, Shannon E. Karinshak +13 more

Partial protection with a chimeric tetraspanin-leucine aminopeptidase subunit vaccine against Opisthorchis viverrini infection in hamsters

Acta Tropica(2020)10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105355

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13 citations

Sujittra Chaiyadet, Nuttanan Hongsrichan, Javier Sotillo, Hang Dinh Thi Dieu, Canh Quang Tran +4 more

Vaccination with Schistosoma mansoni Cholinesterases Reduces the Parasite Burden and Egg Viability in a Mouse Model of Schistosomiasis

Vaccines(2020)10.3390/vaccines8020162

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11 citations

Darren Pickering, Luke Becker, Alex Loukas, Mark S. Pearson, Bemnet Tedla

Liver fluke granulin promotes extracellular vesicle-mediated crosstalk and cellular microenvironment conducive to cholangiocarcinoma

Neoplasia(2020)10.1016/j.neo.2020.02.004

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24 citations

Apisit Chaidee, Christina J. Cochran, Victoria H. Mann, Toshihiko Tanno, Chutima Kumkhaek +9 more

Folding of Truncated Granulin Peptides

Biomolecules(2020)10.3390/biom10081152

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6 citations

David T. Wilson, Paramjit S. Bansal, Alex Loukas, Michael J. Smout, Norelle L. Daly +1 more

IPSE, an Abundant Egg-Secreted Protein of the Carcinogenic Helminth Schistosoma haematobium, Promotes Proliferation of Bladder Cancer Cells and Angiogenesis

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-40784/v1

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1 citations

Chinwike Terry Agbo, Yuanlong Zhao, Olivia K. Lamanna, Kimberly H. Thai, Shannon E. Karinshak +12 more

IPSE, an Abundant Egg-Secreted Protein of the Carcinogenic Helminth Schistosoma haematobium, Promotes Proliferation of Bladder Cancer Cells and Angiogenesis

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-40784/v2

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Chinwike Terry Agbo, Yuanlong Zhao, Olivia K. Lamanna, Kimberly H. Thai, Shannon E. Karinshak +13 more

The yin and yang of human soil-transmitted helminth infections

International Journal for Parasitology(2021)10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.11.001

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101 citations

Rick M. Maizels, Peter J. Hotez, Alex Loukas

Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting an Opisthorchis viverrini Extracellular Vesicle Tetraspanin Protect Hamsters against Challenge Infection

Vaccines(2021)10.3390/vaccines9070740

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17 citations

Mark S. Pearson, Darren Pickering, Bemnet Tedla, Michael J. Smout, Sujittra Chaiyadet +4 more

Transgenesis in parasitic helminths: a brief history and prospects for the future

Parasites & Vectors(2022)10.1186/s13071-022-05211-z

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40 citations

María Jesús Perteguer, Paul J. Brindley, Alex Loukas, Javier Sotillo, Monica J. Quinzo

Knockout of liver fluke granulin, Ov-grn-1, impedes malignant transformation during chronic infection with Opisthorchis viverrini

PLoS Pathogens(2022)10.1371/journal.ppat.1010839

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28 citations

Sirikachorn Tangkawattana, Michael J. Smout, Wannaporn Ittiprasert, Victoria H. Mann, Raksawan Deenonpoe +5 more

Silencing of Opisthorchis viverrini Tetraspanin Gene Expression Results in Reduced Secretion of Extracellular Vesicles

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology(2022)10.3389/fcimb.2022.827521

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22 citations

Javier Sotillo, Watchara Krueajampa, Sophita Thongsen, Michael J. Smout, Paul J. Brindley +3 more

Tetraspanins from the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini stimulate cholangiocyte migration and inflammatory cytokine production

Folia Parasitologica(2023)10.14411/fp.2023.017

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8 citations

Michael J. Smout, Paul J. Brindley, Alex Loukas, Thewarach Laha, Sujittra Chaiyadet +1 more

Identification of an inter-cysteine loop potentially involved in the activity of Opisthorchis viverrini-granulin-1

Exploration of Drug Science(2023)10.37349/eds.2023.00012

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2 citations

David T. Wilson, Paramjit S. Bansal, Alex Loukas, Michael J. Smout, Norelle L. Daly +1 more

Small extracellular vesicles but not microvesicles from Opisthorchis viverrini promote cell proliferation in human cholangiocytes

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.05.22.540805

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5 citations

Javier Sotillo, Michael J. Smout, Martha M. Cooper, Denise L. Doolan, Ashley J. Waardenberg +6 more

Peptide derived from progranulin of the carcinogenic liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini stimulates cell hyperproliferation and proinflammatory cytokine production.

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-2586058/v1

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2 citations

Sujittra Chaiyadet, Wannaporn Ittiprasert, Michael J. Smout, Neil D. Young, Alex Loukas +3 more

Tetraspanins from Opisthorchis viverrini stimulate cholangiocyte migration and inflammatory cytokine production

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.06.12.544604

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Michael J. Smout, Paul J. Brindley, Alex Loukas, Thewarach Laha, Sujittra Chaiyadet +1 more

Mechanistic insights into liver-fluke-induced bile-duct cancer

Trends in Parasitology(2024)10.1016/j.pt.2024.10.012

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20 citations

Thewarach Laha, Sujittra Chaiyadet, Paul J. Brindley, Alex Loukas, Michael J. Smout

Structural analysis of an Asterias rubens peptide indicates the presence of a disulfide‐directed β‐hairpin fold

FEBS Open Bio(2024)10.1002/2211-5463.13931

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David T. Wilson, Justine Le Quilliec, Casey A. Schmidt, Guangzu Zhao, Michael J. Liddell +6 more

Proteomic characterization and comparison of the infective and adult life stage secretomes from Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum

PLoS neglected tropical diseases(2025)10.1371/journal.pntd.0012780

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6 citations

Bruce A. Rosa, Luke Becker, Mali Camberis, Graham Le Gros, Bin Zhan +12 more

Topological isomers of a potent wound healing peptide: Structural insights and implications for bioactivity

Journal of Biological Chemistry(2025)10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110340

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1 citations

David T. Wilson, Mehdi Mobli, Michael J. Smout, Guangzu Zhao, R. Takjoo +6 more

Gene Editing of a Carcinogenic Liver Fluke Tetraspanin Impairs Parasite Surface Biogenesis and Extracellular Vesicle Uptake by Human Host Cells

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2025)10.1093/infdis/jiaf466

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1 citations

Wannaporn Ittiprasert, Michael J. Smout, Ladawan Khowawisetsut, Apisit Ruangsuwast, Paul J. Brindley +3 more

Immunomics-guided biomarker discovery for human liver fluke infection and infection-associated cholangiocarcinoma

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-5784730/v1

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Rutchanee Rodpai, Michael J. Smout, Rie Nakajima, Patcharaporn Boonroumkaew, Javier Sotillo +20 more

Immunomics-guided biomarker discovery for human liver fluke infection and infection-associated cholangiocarcinoma

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-61043-2

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Rutchanee Rodpai, Michael J. Smout, Rie Nakajima, Patcharaporn Boonroumkaew, Javier Sotillo +20 more

Fluke-borne viruses are a risk factor for diseases caused by carcinogenic trematodes

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.10.22.683923

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Tom Roblin, Anais Fauchois, Sarah Temmam, David Hing, Elise Jacquemet +14 more