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Amebicides against Acanthamoeba castellanii: The Impact of Organism Models Used in Amebicide Assays
ParasitologiaAcanthamoeba castellanii is a free-living amoeba capable of causing keratitis in humans, with most cases related to contact lens wearers and surgical procedures. In addition, A.
Leonardo Fernandes Geres +4 more
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The Cardiotoxicity of Systemic Amebicides
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1967 Summary The effect of emetine hydrochloride, dehydroemetine, Ambilhar, metronidazole, and chloroquine on the electrocardiogram of African patients with invasive amebiasis was compared. Flattening or inversion of the T wave and prolongation of the QTc interval were by far the most frequent changes encountered and were common among those who received ...
S J Powell +2 more
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UNCONTROLLED USE OF ORAL AMEBICIDES
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 1945 To the Editor:— The article inThe Journal, August 11, by Silverman and Leslie on the "Toxic Effects of Diodoquin" serves as a timely warning against what I believe is an increasing tendency to the somewhat careless and uncontrolled use of the oral amebicides.
Norman A. David
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Ruptured Amoebic Liver Abscess With Empyema, Venous Thromboembolism and Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsAmoebiasis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide among parasitic infections with over 100,000 deaths annually.
Nur H. Ahnal +5 more
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Furanocoumarins from Ruta chalepensis with Amebicide Activity. [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan; family Endomoebidae) is the cause of amoebiasis, a disease related to high morbidity and mortality. Nowadays, this illness is considered a significant public health issue in developing countries. In addition, parasite resistance to conventional medicinal treatment has increased in recent years.
Bazaldúa-Rodríguez AF +5 more
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Effects of Amebicides on Growth of Acanthamoeba sp
Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1966 SummaryThree well-known amebicides, carbarsone, emetine and glaucarubin were tested against Acanthamoeba sp., a small free-living soil amoeba. The drugs have an initial lethal effect followed by a lesser inhibition of growth rate. On a molar basis, carbarsone is the most effective agent against Acanthamoeba.
Richard L Klein
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Molecular Cloning of an O-Methyltransferase from Adventitious Roots of Carapichea ipecacuanha [PDF]
, 2011 Carapichea ipecacuanha produces various emetine-type alkaloids, known as ipecac alkaloids, which have long been used as expectorants, emetics, and amebicides. In this study, we isolated an O-methyltransferase cDNA from this medicinal plant.
Fumihiko SATO +7 more
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The evaluation of the amebicidal activity of Eryngium planum extracts.
Acta poloniae pharmaceutica, 2014 Selected fractions of ethanolic extracts obtained from leaves and roots of Eryngium planum (Apiaceae) were evaluated in vitro for amebicidal activity against Acanthamoeba castellanii. This free-living ameba is the cause of Acanthamoeba keratitis, which is a painful, vision-impairing disease of the eyes, and chronic granulomatous amebic encephalitis ...
Monika, Derda +4 more
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Liver Abscess: Complications and Treatment. [PDF]
Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken), 2021 Sharma S, Ahuja V.
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