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The amoebicidal effect of Torreya nucifera extract on Acanthamoeba lugdunensis.

PLoS ONE, 2023
As the number of contact lens users increases, contact lens induced corneal infection is becoming more common. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a type of those which is caused by Acanthamoeba species, and may cause severe ocular inflammation and visual ...
Min Seung Kang, Sangyoon Kim, Da Som Kim, Hak Sun Yu, Ji Eun Lee   +4 more
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Antiparasitic properties of miltefosine-based nanoformulations against protozoan pathogen, Acanthamoeba castellanii

Advances in Biomedical and Health Sciences, 2022
Background: Acanthamoeba castellanii genotype T4 is the causative agent of the progressively increasing sight-threatening Acanthamoeba keratitis and central nervous system infections.
Noor Akbar, Roberta Cagliani, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Balsam Qubais Saeed, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui   +6 more
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Amoebicidal Effect of COVID Box Molecules against Acanthamoeba: A Study of Cell Death [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals
Inés Sifaoui, Ruben L Rodriguez-Exposito, Maria Reyes-Batlle   +2 more
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In Vitro Study on the Efficacy of Ziziphus vulgaris L. and Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Extracts for Controlling Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Apis mellifera (Hym.: Apidae)

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2025.
Extracts of Ziziphus vulgaris and Camellia sinensis applied in wooden cages increase Varroa destructor mortality (5–25 µL/L air) while minimizing Apis mellifera harm, offering a sustainable mite control method. ABSTRACT Background Ziziphus vulgaris L.
Salim Ojagh, Farnaz Malekifard, Mohammad Yakhchali   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Anti-Amoebic Activity of a Peptidomimetic against Acanthamoeba castellanii

Microorganisms, 2022
Acanthamoeba is a free-living protozoan known to cause keratitis most commonly, especially among contact lens wearers. Treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis is challenging as Acanthamoeba can encyst from the active form, a trophozoite, into a hibernating ...
Hari Kumar Peguda, Nicole A. Carnt, Zi Gu, Naresh Kumar, Mark D. P. Willcox, Rajesh Kuppusamy   +5 more
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Amoebicidal activity of curcumin on Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites

, 2018
Objectives This study was undertaken to investigate the amoebicidal potential of curcumin on Entamoeba histolytica, as well as its synergistic effect with metronidazole. Methods
Araceli Castillo-Romero, Itzia Azucena Rangel-Castañeda, José Manuel Hernández-Hernández, Armando Pérez-Rangel, Mario Alberto Ramírez-Herrera, Claudia Lisette Charles-Niño, Sirenia González-Pozos, Pilar Carranza-Rosales, Gabriela Tapia-Pastrana   +8 more
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Identification of Four Amoebicidal Nontoxic Compounds by a Molecular Docking Screen of Naegleria fowleri Sterol Δ8−Δ7-Isomerase and Phenotypic Assays [PDF]

, 2019
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba causing primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rapid-onset brain infection in humans with over 97% mortality rate. Despite some progress in the treatment of the disease, there is no single, proven, evidence-based
Chahal, Kirti Kandhwal, Podust, Larissa M, Oto, Patricia, McKerrow, James H, Debnath, Anjan, Shi, Da, Abagyan, Ruben, Nothias, Louis-Felix   +7 more
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The abundance and distributional (in)equalities of forageable street tree resources in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria

Ecosphere, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2024.
Abstract Foraging for wild resources links urban citizens to nature and biodiversity while providing resources important for local livelihoods and culture. However, the abundance and distributional (in)equity of forageable urban tree resources have rarely been examined.
Opeyemi Adeyemi, Charlie M. Shackleton
wiley   +1 more source

In vitro amoebicidal activities of Satureja cuneifolia and Melissa officinalis on Acanthamoeba castellanii cysts and trophozoites

, 2011
Amoebic keratitis is difficult to treat without total efficacy in some patients because of cysts, which are less susceptible than trophozoites to the usual treatments.
Malatyali, E., S. Degerli, S. Berk, E. Malatyali, Berk, S., Degerli, S., Tepe, B., B. Tepe   +7 more
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Amoebicidal activity of benzothiazole on Acanthamoeba castellanii cysts and trophozoites and its cytotoxic potentials

, 2020
Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae isolated from many ecological areas such as swimming pools, dams and lakes, and soil. Granulomatous amebic encephalitis and amebic keratitis, caused by Acanthamoeba spp., usually occurs in chronically ill ...
Özpınar, Hülya, Bakay, Berna Baysal, Ozpinar, Necati, Tunc, Tutku, Ozpinar, Hulya   +4 more
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