Tropical pyomyositis presenting as sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of Terminalia paniculata against paracetamol induced hepatic damage in rats. METHODS:The plant material was shade dried, powdered and extracted with ethanol. Liv 52 and silymarin were used as standard drugs and 2% gum acacia as a control (vehicle). Alteration in the ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Eesha BR,Mohanbabu Amberkar V,Meena Kumari K,Sarath B,Vijay M,Lalit M,Rajput R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect potency, and the immunomodulatory response of garlic oil extract in enhancing the host's immune system against the disorders caused by Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) in mice at different stages of worm maturation. METHODS:A total of 70 male CD-1 Swiss albino mice were divided into 7 gr...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kamel ROA,El-Shinnawy NA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate traditional claims of usefulness of the Indian plants in management of poisonous snakebite and evaluate the antivenom properties displayed by the alcoholic extracts of Andrographis paniculata (A. paniculata), Crateva magna (C. magna), Gloriosa superba (G. superba) and Hydrocotyle javanica (H. java...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kumarapppan C,Jaswanth A,Kumarasunderi K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To immunize rabbits with 12 and 16 kDa recombinant subunits of antigen B from Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus) and measuring polyclonal antibody and humoral immune response using ELISA and gel diffusion. METHODS:Two mentioned antigens were cloned and expressed in expression vector and purified by affi...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Abdi J,Kazemi B,Karimfar MH,Rokni MB

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of seasonal variations on health indices of free-ranging asymptomatic guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) in Zambia. METHODS:A time series analysis was carried out on a prospective cohort study over a 12 month period between March 2010 and February 2011 by examining a total 147 guinea fow...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Nalubamba KS,Mudenda NB,Bwalya EC,Masuku M,Munyeme M,Munang'andu HM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between genetic factor and prostate cancer (Pca) risk and the possible cause in it. METHODS:The polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 family 17 (CYPl7) rs743572, p27 V109G and androgen receptor (AR) gene CAG repeat length in peripheral blood from 70 cases and 70 controls were detec...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Han QH,Shan ZJ,Hu JT,Zhang N,Zhang XP

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the profile and geographical distribution of reported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in the province of Hail, Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2013. METHODS:Human data were collected from the dermatology service of both King Khaled and General Hail hospitals. RESULTS:A total of 483 confirmed CL ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Haouas N,Amer O,Ishankyty A,Alazmi A,Ishankyty I

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the phytochemical composition, antioxidant and anticancer activities of ethanolic and water leaves extracts of Annona muricata (A. muricata) from the Eastern Uganda. METHODS:Phytochemical screening was conducted using standard qualitative methods and a Chi-square goodness of fit test was used to...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Gavamukulya Y,Abou-Elella F,Wamunyokoli F,AEl-Shemy H

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report presence of Leishmania major in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, where cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic and was thought to be caused by Leishmania tropica only. METHODS:Biopsy samples from 432 CL suspected patients were collected from 3 southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during years 20...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Hussain M,Munir S,Ayaz S,Khattak BU,Khan TA,Muhammad N,Anees M,Rahman H,Qasim M,Jamal MA,Ahmed I,Rahim K,Mazhar H,Watanay N,Kasbari M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of malaria helminth co-infections and their contribution for aneamia in febrile patients attending Azzezo health center, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS:A cross section study was conducted among febrile patients attending Azezo health center from February-March 30, 2011. Convenie...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Alemu A,Shiferaw Y,Ambachew A,Hamid H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To elucidates the immunoprophylactic potential of glutathion-s-transferase (GST) from cattle filarial parasite Setaria digitata (S. digitata) against lymphatic filariasis. METHODS:GST was purified through affinity chromatography (SdGST) and chacterized by SDS-PAGE and Nano-LC MS/MS analysis. Antibody isotype...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Bal M,Mandal N,Achary KG,Das MK,Kar SK

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate ultrastructural changes in pulmonary tissue of a rat model of pulmonary fibrosis following treatment with compound Carapax trionycis (C. trionycis; Biejia in Chinese) formula. METHODS:Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=15): compound C. trionycis formula hi...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ren J,Wang LX,Ji XC,Zhou JY,Zhang MY

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant and acute toxicity of extracts obtained from a successive extraction with solvents of ascending polarity [hexane, hex; chloroform, CHCl3 and ethanol (EtOH)] of Ternstroemia sylvatica Schltdl. & Cham. METHODS:The antioxidant potential was evaluated by ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Moreno-Quirós CV,Sánchez-Medina A,Vázquez-Hernández M,Hernández Reyes AG,García-Rodríguez RV

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, primarily affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, has exceeded all previous Ebola outbreaks in the number of cases and in international response. Although infections only occur frequently in Western Africa, the virus has the potential to spread globally and is classified as...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Andreas A,Binoun A Egom C,Kruzliak P,Egom EE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide further evidence for the ethnomedicinal use of the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus (L. micranthus), as an immunostimulant. METHODS:Solvent fractions from the crude extract of the mistletoe plant was obtained and screened by the cell mediated delayed type hypersensitivity reaction (...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ogechukwu OE,Ogoamaka OP,Sylvester NC,Kawamura A,Proksch P

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of the anthocyanin-rich extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa (H. sabdariffa) calyx on the viability of cadmium-treated U937 cells and cadmium-mediated activation of U937-derived macrophages. METHODS:The macrophage cell line U937 was treated with cadmium (0.1 μ mol/L) and later incubated w...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Okoko T,Ere D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of rs3811047 in IL-1 F7 gene and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility among the Han population in central plains of China. METHODS:A total of 276 RA patients admitted to our hospital from December 2009 to December 2011 together with ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Shi LP,He Y,Liu ZD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To detect nematode eggs in sandpits in urban area in Vladivostok. METHODS:Totally 60 samples were collected from five districts. Sand samples were analysed using combined flotation-sedimentation method. In result, 18 sand samples were positive for at one or two parasites species. RESULTS:Overall, only 3 gen...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Moskvina TV,Bartkova AD,Ermolenko AV

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the composition of volatile compounds in the different accessions of Perilla frutescens (P. frutescens) collected from various habitats of China and Japan. METHODS:In the present study, the essential oil from the leaves of P. frutescens cultivars from China and Japan was extracted by hydro-dis...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ghimire BK,Yoo JH,Yu CY,Chung IM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the multiplication efficiency Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) genotype I (GI) and genotype III (GIII) of different cell lines which originated from human, porcine, mosquitoes in order to prove mechanism of JEV GI replacement JEV GIII since it emerging in nature recent decades. METHODS:The mixtur...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Do LP,Bui TM,Phan NT

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficiency of β-galactosidase gene transfer into rat kidney with ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction via different injection routes. METHODS:A total of 25 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups. Four groups received a mixture of optison microbubbles (0.2 mL) and lacz plasm...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Chen JX,Ma Q,Wu H,Zhou A,Chen X,Peng YM,Liu FY,Cheng MC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To screen, identify, and compare the serum biomarkers between anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding (ADUB) and ovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding (ODUB) in Lizu females. METHODS:The subjects included 128 ADUB patients, 63 ODUB patients, and 93 controls. The serum and supernate of the subjects' men...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Bao S,Yang SY,Li ZR,Wen GB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine antibiotic resistance patterns and virulence potential of Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) isolates from clinical human diarrheal infections, cattle and healthy broilers. METHODS:Antibiotic sensitivity patterns of C. jejuni isolates were determined by Kirby Bauer Disc Diffusion assay. These isol...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Siddiqui FM,Akram M,Noureen N,Noreen Z,Bokhari H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect and mechanism of angiotensin II receptor blockers - Irbesartan on occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias in rats with myocardial ischemia. METHODS:Rats with embryonic cardiomyocytes-H9c2 were randomly divided into control group, ischemia group, Irbesartan group and Irbesartan + ischemia ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Wu T,Wu D,Wu Q,Zou B,Huang X,Cheng X,Wu Y,Hong K,Li P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the correlation of lipid ratios and individual lipid indexes of patients with type 2 diabetes with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)). METHODS:Samples were collected from 128 type 2 diabetic patients (aged 19-90 years; male 72, female 56). The sera were analyzed for HbA(1c), total cholesterol (TC), t...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Yan Z,Liu Y,Huang H

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore decreased proliferation ability and differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) of osteoporosis rat. METHODS:MSCs were obtained from osteoporosis rat, and proliferation potency and impaired osteogenic differentiation potential were determined. RESULTS:The result showed a significan...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Wang Q,Zhao B,Li C,Rong JS,Tao SQ,Tao TZ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy of ethanolic extract of nilavembu kudineer choornam (EENKC) in inflammation, pain and fever using animal models to support its actions. METHODS:Acute toxicity study of EENKC was performed in mice to fix the effective dose. The antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Anbarasu K,Manisenthil KK,Ramachandran S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the involvement of variations in 4 genes associated with susceptibility and/or protection against HIV-1 in serodiscordant couples in Burkina Faso, namely, genes encoding HLA-B57, interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1), dendritic cell-specific ICAM3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) and CCR5 delta 32 (CCR...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kagoné TS,Bisseye C,Méda N,Testa J,Pietra V,Kania D,Yonli AT,Compaoré TR,Nikiéma JB,de Souza C,Simpore J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of pectic polysaccharides extracted from Rauwolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.var.hainanensis Tsiang on an experimental murine colitis model. METHODS:Experimental colitis was induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS), and mice were divided into 4 groups: control, DSS alone, DSS plus ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Miao XP,Sun XN,Cui LJ,Cao QF,Zhuang GF,Deng TZ,Zhang DY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the prevalence and associated risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) infection among schoolchildren at a village in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out among primary schoolchildren. A total of 384 randomly selected study subjects provided st...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Alemayehu B,Tomass Z

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00