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Diethylcarbamazine and Non-Diethylcarbamazine Related Bancroftian Granuloma: An Immunohistochemical Study of Eosinophil Toxic Proteins

International Journal of Biomedical Science, 2010
It has been suggested, mostly using in vitro experiments, that defenses against parasites involve mainly activated eosinophils and their toxic proteins, such as major basic protein (MBP), eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and eosinophil peroxidase (EPO).
Jose, Figueredo-Silva, Carmelita, Cavalcanti, Luciano Tavares, Montenegro, Joaquim, Norões, Gerusa, Dreyer   +4 more
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Yellapragada Subba Row: The Unsung Hero

Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research, 2013
A genius in more than one basic field, with many important discoveries/inventions such as folate, methotrexate, aureomycin, and diethylcarbamazine etc., The wonder drugs he created helped conquer many diseases considered incurable till then, and even ...
Priyanka Kamath, K Ashok Shenoy
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Minocycline as a re-purposed anti-Wolbachia macrofilaricide: superiority compared with doxycycline regimens in a murine infection model of human lymphatic filariasis [PDF]

, 2016
Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are parasitic helminth diseases, which cause severe morbidities such as elephantiasis, skin disease and blindness, presenting a major public health burden in endemic communities.
Aljayyoussi, Ghaith, Cassidy, Andrew, Clare, Rachel, Cook, Darren, Davies, Jill, Ford, Louise, Gamble, Jo, Guimaraes, Ana, Hayward, Laura, Johnston, Kelly, Myhill, Laura, Sharma, Raman, Steven, Andrew, Taylor, Mark, Turner, Joseph, Tyrer, Hayley, Ward, Steve, Waterhouse, David   +17 more
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Filariose linfática: doença potencialmente eliminável

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Os resultados obtidos com o uso de esquemas terapêuticos simples, como dose única anual ou bianual de Ivermectina (IV), Dietilcarbamazina (DEC) sozinhas ou combinadas, têm sido surpreendentemente promissores na redução da infecção linfática causada pela ...
Gerusa Dreyer, Giovanini Coelho
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Unfulfilled potential: using diethylcarbamazine-fortified salt to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
Fortifying salt with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is a safe, low-cost and effective strategy to eliminate transmission of lymphatic filariasis. DEC-fortified salt has been used successfully in pilot projects in several countries and has been used ...
Patrick Lammie, Trevor Milner, Robin Houston   +2 more
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Tropical eosinophilia: Case series on varying presentations

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Eosinophilia can be due to both infectious and non-infectious causes, many of which may be clinically indistinguishable. Filariasis, a tropical and subtropical infection, is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia timori (B.
Goutham Krishna, Shilpa M. Manuel, V M Ananthakrishnan   +2 more
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Use of mebendazole in combination with DEC in bancroftian filariasis [PDF]

, 1988
A pilot study was conducted in an endemic village for bancroftian filariasis to find out the compliance and antifilarial action of large doses of mebendazole (30 mg/kg/day).
Nagabhushana Rao, R S, Prabhakar, R, Sarma, R V S N, Tripathy, S P, Vallishayee , R S   +4 more
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Maximal respiratory flow rates in tropical eosinophilia [PDF]

, 1992
Maximal expiratory flow rates such as Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR), rates at 25%, 50% and 75% of forced vital capacity (VE 25%, VE 50% and VE 75%) were studied in twenty untreated tropical eosinophilia (TE) patients.
Kuppurao, K V, Sankaran, K, Venkatesan, P, Vijayan, V K   +3 more
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Density dependence and the control of helminth parasites.

, 2006
1. The transient dynamics and stability of a population are determined by the interplay between species density, its spatial distribution and the positive and negative density-dependent processes regulating population growth. 2.
Basáñez, María-Gloria, Churcher, Thomas S, Filipe, João AN   +2 more
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Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia among expatriate Indian workers in Saudi Arabia: a case series

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Background Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is an uncommon but important manifestation of lymphatic filarial infection, caused primarily by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.
Salah A. M. Ali, Hasanain A. J. Gharban, Hala Alfaki, Mona Ibrahim Ahmed, Randa I. Ahmed   +4 more
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