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Bioassay-guided fractionation of extracts from Codiaeum variegatum against Entamoeba histolytica discovers compounds that modify expression of ceramide biosynthesis related genes. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Leaves of Codiaeum variegatum ("garden croton") are used against bloody diarrhoea by local populations in Cameroon. This study aims to search for the active components from C.
Emmanuel Mfotie Njoya +7 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a severe sight-threatening corneal infection, has become a significant medical problem, especially among contact lens wearers.
Edyta B. Hendiger +12 more
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Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2022 AbstractAimsTo determine the anti-amoebic activity of benzofuran/benzothiophene-possessing compounds against Acanthamoeba castellanii of the T4 genotype.Method and resultsA series of benzofuran/benzothiophene-possessing compounds were tested for their anti-amoebic activities, in particular, to block encystation and excystation processes in amoebae ...
Akbar, Noor +5 more
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Comparative Study of Plantago media Extracts in the Treatment of Acanthamoeba sp. Trophozoites
Applied Sciences, 2023 (1) Background: The aim of the study was to compare the potency of Plantago media L. (Plantaginaceae) extracts on Acanthamoeba sp. trophozoites, which are opportunistic protozoan parasites leading to several dangerous diseases; (2) Methods: The ...
Anna Budzianowska +4 more
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STATUS FITOFARMAKA DAN PERKEMBANGAN AGROTEKNOLOGI CABE JAWA (Piper Retrofractum Vahl.)
Jurnal Agrotropika, 2020 Java long pepper is a native of Southeast Asia, cultivated in Indonesia as spice and medicinal plant. As traditional medicine, its fruits are used as aphrodisiac, carminative, expectorant, laxative, digestive, anti-amoebic, anti-asthma, anti-septic and ...
Rusdi Evizal
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan-pathogen-causing amoebic liver abscess (ALA). After amoeba establishment in the liver, it causes abundant infiltrate of neutrophils.
Andrea Cruz-Baquero +6 more
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Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2019 Introduction Various Acanthamoeba species are free-living organisms widely distributed in the human environment. Amphizoic amoebae as facultative parasites may cause vision-threatening eye disease – Acanthamoeba keratitis, mostly among contact lens ...
Marcin Padzik +7 more
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Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Potential Preventive Agent against Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Pathogens, 2020 Free living, cosmopolitan amoebae from Acanthamoeba genus present a serious risk to human health. As facultative human parasites, these amoebae may cause Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK).
Edyta B. Hendiger +16 more
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Repurposing of Nitroxoline as an Alternative Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Treatment
Antibiotics, 2023 Among the pathogenic free-living amoebae (FLA), Naegleria fowleri is the etiological agent of a fatal disease known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
Javier Chao-Pellicer +6 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are cosmopolitan, widely distributed protozoans that cause a severe, vision-threatening corneal infection known as Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). The majority of the increasing number of AK cases are
Edyta B. Hendiger +14 more
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