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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
wiley   +1 more source

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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Microfilaria in cervical smear

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2004
A 32-year-old female Indian patient presented with a 4-month history of flu-like illness troublesome bloodstained vaginal discharge and a swelling in her left lower limb. She had normal vaginal deliveries in the past and her periods were fairly regular. There was no history of any significant previous medical or surgical illness.
openaire   +2 more sources

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
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of ivermectin and albendazole combination in suppressing transmission of lymphatic filariasis following mass administration in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Preventive chemotherapy with ivermectin and albendazole (IA) in mass drug administration (MDA) programs for all at-risk populations is the core public health intervention to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF).
Adam M. Fimbo, Rajabu Hussein Mnkugwe, Eulambius Mathias Mlugu, Peter P. Kunambi, Alpha Malishee, Omary M.S. Minzi, Appolinary A. R. Kamuhabwa, Eleni Aklillu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunopathological response of leukocytes against microfilariae and adult worms in white rats infected with Setaria cervi [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2017
Aim: Aim of this study was to see the immunopathological changes against the microfilariae (Mf) and adult worms of a bovine filarid, Setaria cervi in the tissues of vital organs of experimentally infected white rats. The effect of diethylcarbamazine (DEC)
Sharba Kausar, Wajihullah Khan
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

a. Mean returns (y-axis) for B. pahangi microfilariae from 0–1500 worms (x-axis) per tube.

, 2015
(*) shows significant difference between 300mf and blank using Tukey’s test (p = 0.0079), b. Mean returns for 5000 live microfilariae, 5000 dead microfilariae, and 5000 live & dead. c.
Rob R. Eversole (693831), Charles D. Mackenzie (567517), Thomas B. Nutman (113195), Samuel Wanji (216392), Amy D. Klion (300580), Michel Boussinesq (81042), Sabine Specht (65641), Chuck S. Nutting (693830), Kevin Blair (693832)   +8 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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First cases of canine dirofilariosis inSlovakia: a case report

Veterinární Medicína, 2005
Dogs from two locations in West Slovakiasuspected to have dirofilariosis were tested with the help of microfilariae detection, histochemical identification of microfilaria species and Dirofilaria immitis specific antigen detection in the blood serum. Six
V. Svobodova, Z. Svobodova, V. Beladicova, D. Valentova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source