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Immunological basis of septal fibrosis of the liver in Capillaria hepatica-infected rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2003
Rats infected with the helminth Capillaria hepatica regularly develop septal fibrosis of the liver similar to that induced by repeated ip injections of pig serum.
Lemos Q.T., Magalhães-Santos I.F., Andrade Z.A.   +2 more
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A randomised controlled trial of the effects of albendazole in pregnancy on maternal responses to mycobacterial antigens and infant responses to bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation [ISRCTN32849447] [PDF]

, 2005
Background: Maternal schistosomiasis and filariasis have been shown to influence infant responses to neonatal bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation but the effects of maternal hookworm, and of de-worming in pregnancy, are unknown.
A Hall, A Rougemont, AH El-Kalouby, Alison M Elliott, AM Elliott, AM Elliott, CA Power, D Bundy, D Elias, D Elias, D Elias, E Pearlman, GA Colditz, HD Kilian, HE Allen, I Malhotra, James AG Whitworth, John T Belisle, JW Bukusuba, KJ Erb, M Bradley, M Moir, Margaret Nampijja, Maria A Quigley, Moses Muwanga, MY Elkhalifa, News & Analysis, Patrice A Mawa, Peter M Nkurunziza, PJ Hotez, Proscovia B Namujju, RJ Quinnell, RM Maizels, TF Pelly, V Gruppo, WD Melrose   +35 more
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Immunization with PIII, a fraction of Schistosoma mansoni soluble adult worm antigenic preparation, affects nitric oxide production by murine spleen cells

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1998
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important effector molecule involved in immune regulation and defense. NO produced by cytokine-activated macrophages was reported to be cytotoxic against the helminth Schistosoma mansoni.
Diana Magalhães de Oliveira, Silvânia Antunes do Carmo, David N Silva-Teixeira, Alfredo Miranda Goes   +3 more
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Mucosal Mast Cells Response in the Jejunum of Ascaridia Galli-Infected Laying Hens [PDF]

, 2013
Intestinal defense mechanism against helminthes parasitic nematode to be associated with mucosal mast cells reaction. The aim of this research was to examine the effect of infection by Ascaridia galli parasite to trigger mucosal defense based on mucosal ...
Balqis, U. (U), Darmawi, D. (Darmawi), Frengki, F. (Frengki), Hambal, M. (M), Priosoeryanto, B. P. (B)   +4 more
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Hypertension persisting after pre-eclampsia: a prospective cohort study at Mulago Hospital, Uganda. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia usually resolves after delivery but sometimes hypertension persists and cardiovascular disease develops later. Our objective was to determine the incidence and maternal socio-demographic and obstetric risk factors for ...
A Moffett, A Moffett, A Nakimuli, AG Euser, AL Tranquilli, Alison M. Elliott, Annettee Nakimuli, Ashley Moffett, B Eskenazi, B Kestenbaum, B Sibai, BJ Wilson, BM Sibai, CJ Berg, CK Chow, CM Lawes, CW Redman, D Kaye, D Mostello, DB Carr, DE Irwin, DW Brown, EB Ndayambagye, ER Norwitz, FB Pipkin, Florence Mirembe, G Libby, GA Dekker, GC Smith, GD Smith, HU Irgens, J Mufunda, JL Kelsey, JT Drost, K Klungsøyr, KS Khan, LS Jónsdóttir, M Beckett, M Knuist, M Noris, MC Brown, MP Martin, N Haapanen, N Lazzarin, O Chazara, P Hannaford, P Parham, P von Dadelszen, PM Galdas, Pontiano Kaleebu, R Mittendorf, RE Harskamp, Roger C. Young, SA Friedman, SD McDonald, SD McDonald, SE Hiby, SE Hiby, T Podymow   +58 more
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Patent Landscape of Helminth Vaccines and Related Technologies [PDF]

, 2013
Executive Summary This report focuses on patent landscape analysis of technologies related to vaccines targeting parasitic worms, also known as helminths.
Burke, Rayna, Cavicchi, Jon R., Kowalski, Stanley P., Michaud-King, Jillian, Schroeder, John   +4 more
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Novel expression of Haemonchus contortus vaccine candidate aminopeptidase H11 using the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans [PDF]

, 2013
With the problem of parasitic nematode drug resistance increasing, vaccine development offers an alternative sustainable control approach. For some parasitic nematodes, native extracts enriched for specific proteins are highly protective.
Antonopoulos, A., Britton, C., Dell, A., Dicker, A.J., Haslam, S.M., Johnston, S.L., Knox, D.P., Mcneilly, T.N., Roberts, B.   +8 more
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Schistosoma mansoni Infection Can Jeopardize the Duration of Protective Levels of Antibody Responses to Immunizations against Hepatitis B and Tetanus Toxoid.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a disease of major public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa. Immunoregulation begins early in schistosome infection and is characterized by hyporesponsiveness to parasite and bystander antigens, suggesting that a ...
Diana K Riner, Eric M Ndombi, Jennifer M Carter, Amos Omondi, Nupur Kittur, Emmy Kavere, Harrison K Korir, Briana Flaherty, Diana Karanja, Daniel G Colley   +9 more
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Uptake of three doses of HPV vaccine by primary school girls in Eldoret, Kenya : a prospective cohort study in a malaria endemic setting [PDF]

, 2018
Background: All women are potentially at risk of developing cervical cancer at some point in their life, yet it is avoidable cause of death among women in Sub- Saharan Africa with a world incidence of 530,000 every year.
Kirop, Elijah, Mabeya, Hillary, Menon, Sonia, Mwaliko, Emily Waleghwa, Naanyu, Violet, Orango, Omenge, Vanden Broeck, Davy, Vermandere, Heleen, Weyers, Steven   +8 more
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Allergic Disorders in Africa and Africans: Is it Primarily a Priority? [PDF]

, 2010
In Africa, the burden of some diseases has been a problem for centuries. The spectrum of African diseases includes allergies, infections, nutritional deficiencies, and natural disasters.
Adams, Araujo, Araujo, Asmah, Breman, Brugman, Butler, Carvalho, Chaisson, Cooper, Cooper, Cooper, Cullinan, Dagoye, Dagoye, Du Toit, Erasto Vitus Mbugi, Estmbale, Gadermaier, Grant, Jaffu Othniel Chilongola, Jeannin, Jeebhay, Jeebhay, Kamradt, Linneberg, Linneberg, Lopata, Lynch, Lynch, Madsen, Marshall, Matricardi, Matricardi, Mercer, Modjarrad, Moore, Motala, Ndiaye, Nicolaou, Nyan, Obeng, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Okano, Pacifico, Palyvos, Pawankar, Platts-Mills, Potter, Potter, Potter, Potter, Rauter, Riedler, Scrivener, Sibanda, Sibanda, Steinman, Thyssen, Tohon, van den Biggelaar, van den Biggelaar, van den Biggelaar, van der Kleij, van Niekerk, Van Niekerk, Veien, Veien, Vergara, Weinberg, Westritschnig, Wuthrich, Yazdanbakhsh, Yazdanbakhsh, Yazdanbakhsh, Zar   +80 more
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