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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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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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Validation of a food frequency questionnaire for children and adolescents aged 4 to 11 years living in Salvador, Bahia.

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) by applying it to children and adolescents living in Salvador, Bahia. METHODS: The validity of this FFQ with 98 food items was investigated among 108 children and adolescents who ...
Assis, AMO, Barreto, ML, D'Innocenzo, S, Dourado, LS, Matos, SMA, Oliveira, NS, Prado, MS, Rodrigues, LC, Santos, CAST   +8 more
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Helminths in the hygiene hypothesis:Sooner or later? [PDF]

, 2014
There is increasing recognition that exposures to infectious agents evoke fundamental effects on the development and behaviour of the immune system. Moreover, where infections (especially parasitic infections) have declined, immune responses appear to be
Maizels, R. M., Mcsorley, H. J., Smyth, D. J.   +2 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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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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The parasitic worm product ES-62 up-regulates IL-22 production by γδ T cells in the murine model of Collagen-Induced Arthritis [PDF]

, 2014
S-62 is a phosphorylcholine (PC)-containing glycoprotein secreted by the filarial nematode Acanthocheilonema viteae that acts to modulate the host immune response to promote the establishment of chronic helminth infection.
Harnett, Margaret, Harnett, William, Pineda, Miguel Angel   +2 more
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The epidemiology of gonorrhoea, chlamydial infection and syphilis in four African cities.

, 2001
OBJECTIVES: To compare the epidemiology of gonorrhoea, chlamydial infection and syphilis in four cities in sub-Saharan Africa; two with a high prevalence of HIV infection (Kisumu, Kenya and Ndola, Zambia), and two with a relatively low HIV prevalence ...
Anagonou, S, Buvé, A, Hayes, RJ, Kahindo, M, Laga, M, Morison, L, Musonda, R, Robinson, NJ, Study Group on Heterogeneity of HIV Epidemics in African Cities, Van Dyck, E, Weiss, HA, Zekeng, L   +11 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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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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