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The Role of Macrophages in Cancer: From Basic Research to Clinical Applications

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2026.
Monocytes infiltrate the tumor microenvironment (TME) and differentiate into macrophages, which polarize into proinflammatory, antitumor M1 cells or immunosuppressive, protumor M2 cells. Within the TME, M2‐type tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) predominate and drive tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Therapeutic strategies therefore focus on
Zhimei Liu, Yan Li, Jingchao Cao, Yefeng Qiu, Kun Yu, Shoulong Deng   +5 more
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Effects of filaricidal drugs on longevity and enzyme activities of the microfilariae of Setaria cervi in white rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2015
Objective: To analyse the efficacy of diethylcarbamazine (DEC), tetramisole and chlorpromazine on the longevity and activity of glucose-6-phosphatase and succinate dehydrogenase in the microfilariae recovered from the peripheral circulation of the rats ...
Haytham Ahmed Zakai, Wajihullah Khan
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Evidence of suppression of onchocerciasis transmission in the Venezuelan Amazonian focus. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has set goals for onchocerciasis elimination in Latin America by 2015. Most of the six previously endemic countries are attaining this goal by implementing twice a year (and in some foci, quarterly) mass ...
Basanez, MG, Borges, D, Botto, C, Camacho, O, Coronel, P, Cortez, J, Escalona, M, Flores, J, Frontado, H, Graterol, B, Grillet, ME, Guerra, F, Margeli, H, Morales, AL, Noya-Alarcón, O, Rodriguez, MA, Ríos, D, Tovar, Y, Unnasch, TR, Villamizar, NJ, Vivas-Martínez, S   +20 more
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Energetic and oxidative costs of microfilarial infection: evidence for fitness trade‐offs in male village weavers of the Amurum Forest Reserve

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Microfilariae contribute to a higher energetic demand that could lead to oxidative damage and reduce hosts' fitness. Yet reports about the energy status and oxidative stress‐defense mechanisms of infected wild birds are rarely documented. We investigated the relationship between microfilariae and the energy status and oxidative damage‐defense ...
Felix A. Andong, Olufemi Olasoji, Ezekiel S. Mayowa, Praise O. Nwanozie, Emmanuel E. Osayi, Vincent C. Ejere, Abdifatah Ahmed A. Afyare   +6 more
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Diversity and morphometric data of blood filarial larvae in carnivorous from Bulgaria

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2016
During the period 2012-2013 investigations of blood samples from domestic dogs ( Canis familiaris ), goldon jackals ( Canis aureus ) and red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) origi- nated from different regions of Bulgaria were performed aiming to document ...
M. Panayotova-Pencheva, A. Trifonova, R. Mirchev, S. Movsesyan   +3 more
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Blood Parasites and Wildlife: The Development of a Discipline

Integrative Zoology, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 2-10, January 2026.
Changes in our knowledge on blood parasite infections of wild animals in the last 30 years is reviewed with emphasis on taxonomy and phylogeny, impact of infections on fitness, and distribution of blood parasites. ABSTRACT In the last 30 years, the area of the study of parasitism caused by blood parasite infections on wildlife has suffered an ...
Santiago Merino
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SEAL LOUSE (ECHINOPHTHIRIDAE) AS VECTORS FOR INVASIVE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS OF PINNIPEDS

Юг России: экология, развитие, 2017
The aim of the presented article is to analyze seal lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura, Echinophthiridae) adaptation to aquatic environment – permanent parasites of pinnipeds, as well as available literature data about seal lice as pathogen vectors of their ...
Mikhail Yu. Shchelkanov, Igor O. Katin, Elena G. Burukhina, Irina V. Pochinok, Egor M. Shchelkanov, Yuriy G. Volkov, Alexander M. Shestopalov, Irina V. Galkina   +7 more
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Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity‐Nesting Songbird

Integrative Zoology, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 178-191, January 2026.
Chronic blood parasite infections in wild birds can affect their incubation behavior. In pied flycatchers, females with reduced parasite infections incubated for longer than control females. Despite behavioral changes, no immediate effects on fitness were observed.
Marina García‐del Río, Santiago Merino, Julia Chércoles‐Nieto, Davide Baldan, Manuel Fuertes‐Recuero, Alejandro Cantarero   +5 more
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Development of a novel rodent model for dog heartworm microfilaremia using the severe-combined immunodeficiency mouse

Scientific Reports
Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne parasitic nematode that causes fatal heartworm disease in canids. The microfilariae are essential for research, including drug screening and mosquito-parasite interactions.
Mihoko Mizuseki, Nao Ikeda, Takahiro Shirozu, Maki Yamagishi, Sugao Oshiro, Shinya Fukumoto   +5 more
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IDENTIFICATION OF MICROFILARIAE USING CONVENTIONAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND QPCR-HRM

Journal of Vocational Health Studies
Background: The presence of filarial worms in the lymph nodes can result in acute symptoms, such as inflammation of the lymph nodes and ducts, particularly in the groin region. As part of the life cycle of filariasis, symptomatic or asymptomatic patients
Bagus Muhammad Ihsan, Widyana Lakshmi Puspita, Linda Triana, Wahdaniah, Khayan, Cecep Dani Sucipto   +5 more
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