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Novel Azoles as Antiparasitic Remedies against Brain-Eating Amoebae
Antibiotics, 2020 Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri are opportunistic protozoan pathogens capable of producing infection of the central nervous system with more than 95% mortality rate.
Ayaz Anwar +8 more
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Antineoplastic kinase inhibitors: A new class of potent anti-amoebic compounds.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite which infects approximately 50 million people worldwide, resulting in an estimated 70,000 deaths every year. Since the 1960s E. histolytica infection has been successfully treated with metronidazole. However,
Conall Sauvey +4 more
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Carbosilane dendritic nanostructures, highly versatile platforms for pharmaceutical applications
WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Volume 15, Issue 3, May/June 2023., 2023 Carbosilane dendritic systems are unique tools for the therapy, prevention, and diagnosis of multiple diseases. They can be precisely designed for the specific purpose, thus maximizing the biological activity. Abstract Dendrimers are multifunctional molecules with well‐defined size and structure due to the step‐by‐step synthetic procedures required in ...
Francisco Javier de la Mata +5 more
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel DNA Minor Groove Binders as Antiamoebic Agents
Antibiotics, 2022 The free-living amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii is responsible for the central nervous infection granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and sight-threatening infection Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Hasan Y. Alniss +7 more
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In vitro amoebicidal activity of immune cells [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 1982 The amoebicidal activity of peripheral blood lymphocytes and spleen and peritoneal cells from hamsters vaccinated against or protected from hepatic amoebiasis and from those with hepatic amoebiasis was investigated. Peripheral blood lymphocytes and peritoneal and spleen cells from vaccinated or protected animals can kill trophozoites of Entamoeba ...
E, Ghadirian, E, Meerovitch
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Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Acanthamoeba griffini is known to cause amoebic keratitis (AK); its main causes are inadequate hygiene when contact lenses are handled and/or its prolonged use at night, as well as the use of contact lenses during underwater activities. The most used treatment for AK is the combination of propamidine isethionate combined with polyhexamethylene ...
Manuel Enrique Ávila-Blanco +6 more
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International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 75, Issue 10, October 2021., 2021 Abstract Aims To conduct a systematic review of the management of minor ailments by community pharmacists in developing countries, and to identify the specific minor ailments encountered, the medications recommended or requested and the information gathering and counselling practices.
Kazeem B. Yusuff +2 more
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Phylogeny, biogeography and systematics of Dysphanieae (Amaranthaceae)
TAXON, Volume 70, Issue 3, Page 526-551, June 2021., 2021 Abstract After a rather turbulent taxonomic history, Dysphanieae (Chenopodioideae, Amaranthaceae) were established to contain five genera, four of which are monospecific (Cycloloma, Neomonolepis, Suckleya, Teloxys) and geographically restricted, and the fifth genus, Dysphania, having a nearly worldwide distribution and comprising ca. 50 species.
Pertti Uotila +5 more
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Drugs used for the treatment of cerebral and disseminated infections caused by free‐living amoebae
Clinical and Translational Science, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 791-805, May 2021., 2021 Abstract Free‐living amoebae (FLAs) are protozoa developing autonomously in diverse natural or artificial environments. The FLAs Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Naegleria fowleri represent a risk for human health as they can become pathogenic and cause severe cerebral infections, named granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE ...
Alexandre Taravaud +3 more
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In vitro amoebicidal effects of arabinogalactan-based ophthalmic solution
International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2021 The main corneal infections reported worldwide are caused by bacteria and viruses but, recently, the number of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) cases has increased.
M. Reyes-Batlle +6 more
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