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Adrenocortical, autonomic, and inflammatory causes of the metabolic syndrome: nested case-control study. [PDF]

, 2002
BACKGROUND: The causes of metabolic syndrome (MS), which may be a precursor of coronary disease, are uncertain. We hypothesize that disturbances in neuroendocrine and cardiac autonomic activity (CAA) contribute to development of MS.
Andrew, R, Brunner, EJ, Checkley, S, Clarke, P, Hemingway, H, Juneja, M, Kumari, M, Lowe, GDO, Marmot, MG, Page, M, Papadopoulos, A, Rumley, A, Seckl, JR, Shipley, MJ, Stansfeld, SA, Walker, BR   +15 more
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The Bidirectional Relationship between Sleep and Immunity against Infections

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Sleep is considered an important modulator of the immune response. Thus, a lack of sleep can weaken immunity, increasing organism susceptibility to infection. For instance, shorter sleep durations are associated with a rise in suffering from the common cold.
Elizabeth G. Ibarra-Coronado, Ana Ma. Pantaleón-Martínez, Javier Velazquéz-Moctezuma, Oscar Prospéro-García, Mónica Méndez-Díaz, Mayra Pérez-Tapia, Lenin Pavón, Jorge Morales-Montor, Muhammad Atif Zahoor   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflammation and hemostasis in loiasis before and after ivermectin treatment: A biological pilot cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
We assessed the impact of loiasis and its treatment with ivermectin on hemostasis and inflammation in 38 adults in Cameroon. Participants were divided into four balanced groups based on their Loa loa microfilarial densities.
Lepage TM, Nzune-Toche N, Nkwengoua LA, Nana-Djeunga HC, Pion SDS, Kamgno J, Boullé C, Campillo JT, Boussinesq M, Tayou CT, Chesnais CB.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Epidemiological Implications of Deer Fly Nuisance Biting and Transmission of Loiasis in an Endemic Area in Southeastern Nigeria

International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
This work was aimed at determining the epidemiological implications of deer fly biting in Southeastern Nigeria and ascertaining the circadian and monthly biting pattern and the transmission potential of Chrysops in the area. Human‐landing catches were carried out for 52 weeks by a catching team of four. A total of 930 female Chrysops sp.
Emmanuel Chukwunenye Uttah, P. E. Cattan, J. Lewsey, C. Raynes-Greenow   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ophthalmic Parasitosis: A Review Article

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Ocular parasitosis in human is more prevalent in geographical areas where environmental factors and poor sanitary conditions favor the parasitism between man and animals. Lesions in the eye can be due to damage directly caused by the infectious pathogen, indirect pathology caused by toxic products, or the immune response incited by infections or ...
Amal R. Nimir, Ahmed Saliem, Ibrahim Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, Eliete Caló Romero   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the efficacy and safety of two albendazole regimens for the treatment of hypermicrofilaraemic loiasis in adults in Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon: A phase IIb single-blind randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Background Loa (L.) loa hypermicrofilaraemia (≥ 8,000 mf/mL) increases the risk of severe adverse events during mass ivermectin administration for onchocerciasis control.
M'Bondoukwé NP, Ndong Akomezoghe L, Moutombi Ditombi BC, Ndong Ngomo JM, Sibi Matotou HR, Zang Ondo GS, Migueba V, Mihindou CJ, Pongui Ngondza B, Mayandza C, Kono HN, Moussavou Mabicka DA, Manomba C, Moutongo R, James LAJ, Mawili Mboumba DP, Bouyou Akotet MK.   +16 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clinical Features of Imported Loiasis: A Case Series from the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. [PDF]

, 2015
We retrospectively analyzed the background, clinical features, and treatment response of 50 cases of imported loiasis who presented between 2000 and 2014 to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD), London, United Kingdom. Of them, 29 were migrants from,
Armstrong, Margaret, Boadi, Samuel, Chiodini, Peter L, Doherty, Tom, Lowe, Patricia, Saito, Makoto   +5 more
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Effect of a single dose (600 mg) of albendazole on Loa loa microfilaraemia

Parasite, 2002
The problem of Loa encephalopathy, which may occur after ivermectin treatment of patients harbouring high Loa microfilarial loads, might be solved if one could find a treatment regimen bringing about a significant but progressive decrease in the Loa ...
Kamgno J., Boussinesq M.
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of the rapid assessment procedure for loiasis (RAPLOA) in the democratic republic of Congo

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background A simple method called RAPLOA, to rapidly assess what proportion of people in a community are infected with L. loa and hence which communities are at high risk of severe adverse reactions following ivermectin treatment, was developed in ...
Wanji Samuel, Akotshi Dowo O, Mutro Maurice N, Tepage Floribert, Ukety Tony O, Diggle Peter J, Remme Jan H   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of repeated annual community directed treatment with ivermectin on loiasis parasitological indicators in Cameroon: Implications for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination in areas co-endemic with Loa loa in Africa. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
BACKGROUND:Loiasis is a filarial infection endemic in the rainforest zone of west and central Africa particularly in Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Samuel Wanji, Winston Patrick Chounna Ndongmo, Fanny Fri Fombad, Jonas Arnaud Kengne-Ouafo, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Yolande Flore Longang Tchounkeu, Benjamin Koudou, Moses Bockarie, Grace Fobi, Jean Baptiste Roungou, Peter A Enyong   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source