Currently there is only one method of treatment for human schistosomiasis, the drug praziquantel. Strong selective pressure has caused a serious concern for a rise in resistance to praziquantel leading to the necessity for additional pharmaceuticals ...
Meghan A Guzman +11 more
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Ultrasonographic assessment of urinary tract lesions due to Schistosoma haematobium in Niger after four consecutive years of treatment with praziquantel [PDF]
Une étude comparative sur l'étendue des lésions du tractus urinaire détectées par échographie a été entreprise dans 2 villages du Niger situés près de périmètres irrigués.
Develoux, M. +4 more
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Chemistry and the Worm: Caenorhabditis elegans as a Platform for Integrating Chemical and Biological Research [PDF]
This Review discusses the potential usefulness of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism for chemists interested in studying living systems. C. elegans, a 1 mm long roundworm, is a popular model organism in almost all areas of modern biology.
Hulme, S. Elizabeth +1 more
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Patients with acute schistosomiasis were studied before and after oxamniquine treatment. They had been exposed to cercariae 5 to 9 weeks before, and presented compatible clinical manifestations, eosinophilia, and high levels of total IgE.
Joelma R de Souza +8 more
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Background Schistosomiasis is one of the most harmful parasitic diseases worldwide, praziquantel being the only drug in widespread use to treat it. We recently demonstrated that ferrocenyl, ruthenocenyl and benzyl derivatives of oxamniquine (Fc-OXA, Rc ...
Valentin Buchter +3 more
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The Development of a Direct Homologous Radioimmunoassay for Serum Cortisol [PDF]
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Giesemann, G. +4 more
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QSAR-Driven Discovery of Novel Chemical Scaffolds Active against Schistosoma mansoni. [PDF]
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Thioredoxin glutathione reductase of Schistosoma mansoni (SmTGR) is a validated drug target that plays a crucial role in the redox homeostasis of the parasite.
Anne E. Carpenter +16 more
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The immune-dependence of chemotherapy in experimental schistosomiasis
Experimental evidence indicates that immune effector mechanisms can enhance the activity of schistosomicidal drugs. Praziquantel, oxamniquine, hycanthone and antimony were less effective against Schistosoma mansoni infections in mice immunosuppressed by ...
M. J. Doenhoff
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Molluscicidal Activity of Legumes, Yellow Flame (Peltophorum Pterocarpum) and Raintree (Samanea Saman) on Freshwater Snails; Indoplanorbis Exustus (Pulmonata: Planorbidae) and Radix Quadrasi (Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae) [PDF]
Acute toxicity by static bioassay of ground dried leaves (medium age) of leguminoses, yellow flame (Peltophorum pterocarpum) and rain tree (Samanea saman), in the form of ground powder solution, crude water and methanol extract was determined against ...
Bilal, Amal Ibrahim Khalifa
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Spektrofluorimetrijsko određivanje ciklopiroks olamina prevođenjem u ternarni kompleks s Tb(III) i EDTA [PDF]
A highly sensitive and selective spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the determination of ciclopirox olamine in raw material and in dosage forms.
MANAL IBRAHIM EID +3 more
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