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Betelvine (Piper betle L.): A comprehensive insight into its ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological, biomedical and therapeutic attributes

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 26, Issue 11, Page 3083-3119, June 2022., 2022
Abstract Piper betle L. (synonym: Piper betel Blanco), or betel vine, an economically and medicinally important cash crop, belongs to the family Piperaceae, often known as the green gold. The plant can be found all over the world and is cultivatedprimarily in South East Asian countries for its beautiful glossy heart‐shaped leaves, which are chewed or ...
Protha Biswas, Uttpal Anand, Suchismita Chatterjee Saha, Nishi Kant, Tulika Mishra, Harison Masih, Ananya Bar, Devendra Kumar Pandey, Niraj Kumar Jha, Madhumita Majumder, Neela Das, Vijaykumar Shivaji Gadekar, Mahipal S. Shekhawat, Manoj Kumar, Radha, Jarosław Proćków, José M. Pérez de la Lastra, Abhijit Dey   +17 more
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Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa secondary to recurrent trauma and insect bites: A case report [PDF]

Journal of Preventive and Complementary Medicine
Background: Elephantiasis, the most advanced stage of lymphedema, is classically linked to filarial infections in tropical regions. However, non-parasitic etiologies such as trauma, obesity, and recurrent infections are increasingly recognized ...
Sophia Echevarria, Nuzhat Abbasi, Zafar Qureshi, Syed Rizvi   +3 more
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Immunomodulation of COVID‐19 severity by helminth co‐infection: Implications for COVID‐19 vaccine efficacy

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2022., 2022
Helminth co‐infection could modulate the severity of COVID‐19. Not all parasites will have immunomodulatory properties. Lessons from respiratory viruses coinfected with helminth have been shown reduced vaccine efficacy. Helminth co‐infection and antihelminthic therapy could reduce and enhance the efficacy of COVID‐19 vaccines, respectively.
Yibeltal Akelew, Henok Andualem, Endris Ebrahim, Aytenew Atnaf, Wasihun Hailemichael   +4 more
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Pharmacological characterization of novel heteromeric GluCl subtypes from Caenorhabditis elegans and parasitic nematodes

British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 179, Issue 6, Page 1264-1279, March 2022., 2022
Background and Purpose Macrocyclic lactones are the most widely used broad‐spectrum anthelmintic drugs for the treatment of parasitic nematodes affecting both human and animal health. Macrocyclic lactones are agonists of the nematode glutamate‐gated chloride channels (GluCls). However, for many important nematode species, the GluCls subunit composition
Nicolas Lamassiaude, Elise Courtot, Angélique Corset, Claude L. Charvet, Cédric Neveu   +4 more
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Influence of seasonal variation on reported filarial attacks among people living with lymphedema in Ghana

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease caused by the filarial nematode parasites that can lead to the disfiguring swelling of the limbs (lymphedema or elephantiasis for late stage) and/or genitalia (hydrocele ...
Alexander Kwarteng, Yarhands Dissou Arthur, John Kanyiri Yamba, Augustina A. Sylverken, Priscilla Kini, Samuel Terkper Ahuno, Ellis Owusu-Dabo   +6 more
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Lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic remodeling induced by filarial parasites: implications for pathogenesis. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2009
Even in the absence of an adaptive immune system in murine models, lymphatic dilatation and dysfunction occur in filarial infections, although severe irreversible lymphedema and elephantiasis appears to require an intact adaptive immune response in human
Sasisekhar Bennuru, Thomas B Nutman
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Vulval Elephantiasis: A Case Report

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2012
Introduction. Elephantiasis is a chronic manifestation of filariasis; it commonly affects limbs, scrotum, and trunk. Females have lower incidence of filarial infection. Vulval elephantiasis due to filariasis is still rarer.
Harsh Mohan, Bhumika Bisht, Poonam Goel, Geeta Garg   +3 more
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Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa: A Treated Case With Dietary Intervention and Acitretin

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2023
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a rare and extreme complication of chronic non-filarial lymphedema. It can lead to severe disfiguration of body parts, especially the lower extremities, and is characterized by non-pitting edema and papulonodules ...
Laila Tsaqilah, Nadia Octavia, R. Hidayah, E. Avriyanti, H. Dharmadji   +4 more
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Scroto-perineal hidradenitis suppurativa complicated by giant scrotal elephantiasis

Urology Annals, 2015
Scrotal elephantiasis has been a recognized complication of inguinal node irradiation, filarial infection, tumor involvement and surgical lymphatic destruction, but has rarely been reported in association with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
Badr Alharbi, Ahmed Shlash, Khaled Bedaiwi, Qais Al Hooti, Abdulrahman Almohaisen, Saud Shlash, Mohammad Said   +6 more
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Journey to an Improved Quality of Life: Filarial Lymphoedema and Physiotherapy Rehabilitation

Cureus, 2023
Filarial lymphoedema is a tropical parasitic worm illness caused mostly by Wuchereria bancrofti. This disease impacts millions of individuals in endemic areas, causing significant impairment and financial discomfort.
Mansee S Dangare, Tejaswini Fating
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