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Parasite excretory-secretory products and their effects on metabolic syndrome [PDF]
Obesity, one of the main causes of metabolic syndrome (MetS), is an increasingly common health and economic problem worldwide, and one of the major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Chronic, low-grade inflammation is
Crowe, J. +3 more
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ABSTRACT Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains a therapeutic challenge in endemic regions, with 600,000–1 million new cases annually facing limited treatment options. We present a case series evaluating an innovative topical combination therapy for acute‐phase CL in Shiraz, Iran.
Hoda Haghshenas +3 more
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Several species of wild caught sand flies were collected in the same site where a subspecies of leishmania mexicana was isolated from the rodent Proechimys iheringi denigratus.
Air C. Barretto +2 more
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Production of the Antimicrobial Roseoflavin With Genetically Engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum
Corynebacterium glutamicum was genetically engineered for the production of the riboflavin analog roseoflavin, while minimising its antimicrobial effects. To this end, the genetic machinery from the natural roseoflavin producer Streptomyces davaonensis was evaluated in a riboflavin‐producing C. glutamicum strain.
Luciana Fernandes Brito +4 more
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There is not an experimental model of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana. The aim of the present study was to characterize the clinical and histological features of Peromyscus yucatanicus experimentally ...
Erika Ivett Sosa-Bibiano +3 more
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Características epidemiológicas da leishmaniose tegumentar americana em uma região endêmica do Estado da Bahia : II leishmaniose canina [PDF]
Um inquérito em cães realizado na região de Três Braços, Bahia, mostrou que 3,0% de 98 animais tinham amastigotas em lesões de pele. Parasitos não foram encontrados em pele normal da orelha.
Barretto, Air C. +5 more
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ABSTRACT American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) affects the skin and mucous membranes, with a spectrum shaped by Th1/Th2 responses. This study investigated inflammasome activation in correlation with macrophage subpopulations, tissue parasitism, and histological changes in cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. We assessed inflammasome activation,
Caroline de Heleno Chagas de Carvalho +7 more
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A canine model of experimental infection with Leishmania (L.) mexicana
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a tropical disease affecting over one million patients annually and Leishmania (L.) mexicana is one of the major etiological agents in the Americas. Here we established the first experimental infection of L.
Julio Vladimir Cruz-Chan +7 more
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The citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), is a worldwide pest of citrus. A season-long investigation was conducted that evaluated mating disruption for this pest. Effective disruption of the male P.
Miller, JR, Rogers, ME, Stelinski, LL
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Different Derivatives of Plumbagin Analogue: Bioavailability and Their Toxicity Studies
Plumbagin, discovered in Plumbago zeylanica, has potential therapeutic effects such as anticancer, antimicrobial, and anti‐inflammatory characteristics. It has traditionally been used to treat anemia and rheumatic pain, but its therapeutic application is limited because of low bioavailability and toxicity risk factors.
Souparnika Thekkumkara +6 more
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