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Low efficacy of single-dose albendazole and mebendazole against hookworm and effect on concomitant helminth infection in Lao PDR [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Albendazole and mebendazole are increasingly deployed for preventive chemotherapy targeting soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. We assessed the efficacy of single oral doses of albendazole (400 mg) and mebendazole (500 mg) for the ...
Sayasone, S., Khampheng Phongluxa, Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong (148913), Jennifer Keiser, Utzinger, Jürg, Vilavanh Xayaseng (189526), Kongsap Akkhavong (148931), Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong, Penelope Vounatsou, Hatz, C., Peter Odermatt, Hatz, Christoph, Somphou Sayasone, Sayasone, Somphou, Vounatsou, P., Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong, Jennifer Keiser (39606), Phongluxa, Khampheng, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong, Soukhathammavong, Phonepasong Ayé, Xayaseng, Vilavanh, Soukhathammavong, P. A., Xayaseng, V., Odermatt, P., Vilavanh Xayaseng, Utzinger, J., Keiser, J., Jürg Utzinger (39609), Odermatt, Peter, Christoph Hatz (35423), Penelope Vounatsou (49253), Akkhavong, K., Peter Odermatt (148926), Akkhavong, Kongsap, Keiser, Jennifer, Somphou Sayasone (183492), Khampheng Phongluxa (148910), Vounatsou, Penelope, Christoph Hatz, Phongluxa, K.   +40 more
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Albendazole exerts antiproliferative effects on prostate cancer cells by inducing reactive oxygen species generation.

Oncology Letters, 2021
Benzimidazole derivatives are used for their antihelmintic properties, but have also been reported to exert anticancer effects. In the present study, the anticancer effects of albendazole on prostate cancer cells were assessed using proliferation ...
Ukjin Kim, Changsoo Shin, C-Yoon Kim, Bokyeong Ryu, Jin Kim, J. Bang, Jae-Hak Park   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of intestinal protozoa infection among school-aged children on Pemba Island, Tanzania, and effect of single-dose albendazole, nitazoxanide and albendazole-nitazoxanide. [PDF]

, 2013
Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are common in school-aged children in the developing world and they are frequently associated with malabsorption syndromes and gastrointestinal morbidity.
Ali, S. M., Shaali M Ame, Jennifer Keiser, Ame, Shaali M, Utzinger, Jürg, Speich, B., Speich, Benjamin, Bogoch, Isaac I, Benjamin Speich, Hanspeter Marti, Isaac I Bogoch, Utzinger, J., Keiser, J., Ame, S. M., Ali, Said M, Bogoch, I. I., Marco Albonico, Marti, H., Marti, Hanspeter, Keiser, Jennifer, Albonico, M., Said M Ali, Albonico, Marco, Jürg Utzinger   +23 more
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The combination of carvacrol and albendazole enhanced the efficacy of monotherapy in experimental alveolar echinococcosis.

Acta Tropica, 2021
Alveolar echinococcosis is a helminthic zoonosis caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis. When surgical resection of the parasite is not feasible, pharmacological treatment with albendazole is the only option. Due to the difficulties in
Lurdes Milagros Lopez, P. Pensel, J. Fabbri, C. Albani, N. Elissondo, G. Gambino, M. Elissondo   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Environmentally sustainable disposal of expired albendazole medication and its role in the protection of mild steel

, 2021
It is well known that improper disposal of unused medications will pollute the environment. In addition, scientists are also looking for a corrosion inhibitor that is safe for the climate.
Qahtan A. Yousif
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy of Albendazole and Albendazole-Mebendazole against Trichuris trichiura Infections [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Trichuris trichiura infections treatment using albendazole or mebendazole as a single dose is rated unsatisfactory. The combination of albendazole-mebendazole is viewed to have better efficacy against T. trichiura infections due to the nature
Pasaribu, Ayodhia Pitaloka, Husin, Nirmalia, Suteno, Erwin, Pasaribu, Syahril, Wijaya, Willhans   +4 more
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Effects of albendazole combined with TSII-A (a Chinese herb compound) on optic neuritis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in BALB/c mice

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) infection can lead to optic neuritis, retinal inflammation, damage to ganglion cells, demyelination of optic nerve and visual impairment.
Feng Feng, Ying Feng, Zhen Liu, Wei-Hua Li, Wen-Cong Wang, Zhong-Dao Wu, Zhiyue Lv   +6 more
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Albendazole is effective for controlling monogenean parasites of the gills of Piaractus brachypomus (Serrasalmidae) and Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae)

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2022
Monogenean infestations can cause high mortality in farmed fish and therefore significant economic losses. The present study investigated the efficacy of albendazole in therapeutic baths against monogeneans of Piaractus brachypomus Cuvier, 1818 and ...
Luciano Pereira Negreiros, Eliane Xavier Souza, Tiago Araújo Lima, Marcos Tavares-Dias   +3 more
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Activity of oxantel pamoate monotherapy and combination chemotherapy against Trichuris muris and hookworms : revival of an old drug [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: It is widely recognized that only a handful of drugs are available against soil-transmitted helminthiasis, all of which are characterized by a low efficacy against Trichuris trichiura, when administered as single doses.
Speich Benjamin, Tritten Lucienne, Jennifer Keiser, Speich, B., Keiser Jennifer, Benjamin Speich, Adelfio Roberto, Keiser, J., Adelfio, R., Tritten, L., Silbereisen Angelika, Vargas Mireille, Angelika Silbereisen, Roberto Adelfio, Silbereisen, A., Vargas, M., Lucienne Tritten, Mireille Vargas   +17 more
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Efficacies of albendazole sulfoxide and albendazole sulfone against In vitro-cultivated Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes.

, 1999
The metacestode stage of Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE), a parasitic disease affecting the liver, with occasional metastasis into other organs.
Ingold, K, Bigler, P, Gottstein, Bruno, Thormann, W, Cavaliero, T, Hemphill, Andrew   +5 more
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