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Gymnema sylvestre: Bioactive constituents, health benefits, and emerging applications in nutraceuticals and functional foods

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex‐Schult., commonly known as “gurmar” or “sugar destroyer,” belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is traditionally used in Ayurveda for diabetes management. This review synthesizes ethnomedicinal evidence with contemporary pharmacological studies, to evaluate the therapeutic properties and mechanistic actions ...
Faiza Saeed, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Hassan Raza, Ahmad Mujtaba Noman, Nimra Haroon, Entessar Mohammad Al Jbawi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Helminths of the lizard Colobosauroides cearensis (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in an area of Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil

Acta Herpetologica, 2018
Lizards are hosts to a variety of parasites, but in South America only 15% of lizard species have been studied for helminths. In the present study, the component community of helminths associated with the gymnophthalmid Colobosauroides cearensis in an ...
Aldenir Silva Neta, Robson Ávila
doaj   +1 more source

Division of methods for counting helminths’ eggs and the problem of efficiency of these methods [PDF]

, 2017
From the sanitary and epidemiological aspects, information concerning the developmental forms of intestinal parasites, especially the eggs of helminths present in our environment in: water, soil, sandpits, sewage sludge, crops watered with wastewater are
Jacek Malicki, Katarzyna Jaromin-Gleń, Skowrońska, Agata, Teresa Kłapeć, Kłapeć, Teresa, Malicki, Jacek, Andrzej Bieganowski, Jaromin-Gleń, Katarzyna, Agata Skowrońska, Bieganowski, Andrzej, Grzegorz Łagód, Karamon, Jacek, Jacek Karamon, Łagód, Grzegorz   +13 more
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Does bigger mean sicker? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the intraspecific relationship between host body size and parasite infection across vertebrate taxa

Oikos, EarlyView.
Elucidating the determinants of parasite infection levels of individuals within a population is a basic but important step for understanding the roles of parasites in natural systems. Among intraspecific studies on vertebrate hosts and metazoan parasites, host body size (length/mass) is probably the most frequently reported factor determining parasite ...
Ryota Hasegawa, Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Bronwen Presswell, Jerusha Bennett, Cameron McDougall, Katherine E. Buschang, Xuhong Chai, Robert Poulin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasitocenosis of domestic and wild ruminant animals in the Kaliningrad region

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2016
The results of helminthological and ecological researches of domestic and wild animals in the Kaliningrad area are indicated. The potential possibility of ex- change of helminths between wild and domestic animals is established.
A. V. Muromtsev
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Cross-kingdom dialogs in the gut: Integrating bacterial pathogens, helminths, and microbiota interactions for immune homeostasis.

PLoS Pathogens
The interactions between bacterial pathogens, helminths, and commensal microbiota in the gut form a complex ecological network that profoundly impacts host immunity and health.
Suhui Hu, Zhenzhen Liu, Wenchao Yan, Rongxian Guo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temperature-dependent behaviors of parasitic helminths [PDF]

, 2018
Parasitic helminth infections are the most common source of neglected tropical disease among impoverished global communities. Many helminths infect their hosts via an active, sensory-driven process in which environmentally motile infective larvae ...
Bryant, Astra S, Hallem, Elissa A
core   +1 more source

Early warning signals of common vole population growth in continental Mediterranean farmlands recurrently affected by outbreaks

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Rodent outbreaks have significant socio‐economic impacts worldwide, and anticipation is crucial for timely management decisions. We combined rainfall and periodicity data to provide an early warning signal of vole population growth in Mediterranean farmlands, a year in advance of a peak.
François Mougeot, Xavier Lambin, Beatriz Arroyo, Juan‐José Luque‐Larena   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

De novo genome assembly and annotation of Gnathostoma spinigerum

Parasites & Vectors
Background Gnathostoma spinigerum is a parasitic nematode implicated in human cases of eosinophilic meningitis. This species is primarily endemic to Thailand and frequently occurs in other regions as imported cases.
Belén González-Bertolín, Sara Monzón, Ángel Zaballos, Pilar Jiménez, Paron Dekumyoy, Poom Adisakwattana, Sarai Varona, Isabel Cuesta, Sunita B. Sumanam, Javier Sotillo, Ana Hernández-González, Iñigo Marcos-Alcalde, Paulino Gómez-Puertas, Neil D. Young, Maria J. Perteguer   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helminths of veterinary and zoonotic importance in Nigerian ruminants: a 46-year meta-analysis (1970–2016) of their prevalence and distribution

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018
Background The livestock industry plays a vital role in the economy of Nigeria. It serves as a major source of income and livelihood for majority of Nigerians who are rural settlers and contributes about 5.2% to the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Solomon Ngutor Karshima, Beatty-Viv Maikai, Jacob Kwada Paghi Kwaga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source