Pulmonary sequestration infected with nontuberculous mycobacteria: a report of two cases and literature review.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To delineate the frequency of occurrence of bla(CTX-M), bla(TEM), and bla(SHV) in Enterobacteriaceae from North-Indian tertiary hospital. METHODS:A random collection of a subset of 45 Escherichia coli (E. coli) and 28 Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) that was resistant to a third generation cephalospori...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Shahid M,Singh A,Sobia F,Rashid M,Malik A,Shukla I,Khan HM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the cytoprotective and antidiabetic activities as well as phytochemical composition of the immature inflorescence of Cocos nucifera belonging to the Arecaceae Family. METHODS:The phytochemical screening of inflorescence was done to determine the major constituents present in Cocos nucifera inflore...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Renjith RS,Chikku AM,Rajamohan T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To isolate and characterize antidiabetic component (bioactivity-guided fractionation) from hydro alcoholic extract of Ocimum sanctum (O. sanctum) aerial part. METHODS:Ten fractions (F1-F10) were isolated from hydro alcoholic extract of O. sanctum aerial part by column chromatography. All the fractions F1 to ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Patil R,Patil R,Ahirwar B,Ahirwar D

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the regulatory role of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) in Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and therefore to elucidate its function in diabetic myocardial infarction. METHODS:Diabetic myocardial infarction models were generated in mice. The expression levels of TXNIP and β-catenin and level ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Yu H,Zhao XX,Shan XH,Li P,Chen T

更新日期：2015-11-01 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 investigate the correlation between E670G polymorphism of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) gene and coronary heart disease (CHD), and contrastively study the regional differences of E670G polymorphism of PCSK9 gene between patients with CHD among the Han population in Hainan and three ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： He XM,Chen L,Wang TS,Zhang YB,Luo JB,Feng XX

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence of dengue transmission has been alarmed by an estimate of 390 million infections per annum. Urban encroachment, ecological disruption and poor sanitation are all contributory factors of increased epidemiology. Complication however arises from the fact that dengue virus inherently exists as four different se...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Pang EL,Loh HS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the antihyperglycemic activity of leaves of Hyptis suaveolens using streptozotocin model. METHODS:Hyptis suaveolens extract (HSE) 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight was administered orally to streptozotocin induced diabetes, once daily for 21 days. RESULTS:A significant reduction in blood glucose was...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Mishra SB,Verma A,Mukerjee A,Vijayakumar M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate efficiency of HAART in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission. METHODS:A longitudinal study was conducted on 1 300 women attending the antenatal service at Saint Camille Medical Centre from September 2010 to July 2011. The HIV status of mothers was determined by rapid tests and ELISA....

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Linguissi LS,Bisseye C,Sagna T,Nagalo BM,Ouermi D,Djigma FW,Pignatelli S,Sia JD,Pietra V,Moret R,Nikiema JB,Simpore J

更新日期：2012-12-01 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 evaluate parasite distribution and tissue tropism of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in experimentally infected mice using real time QPCR. METHODS:In this survey 16 Balb/c mice were inoculated with 1 × 10(4) alive tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii RH strain. After 1, 2, 3 days post infection and the last day...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Dadimoghaddam Y,Daryani A,Sharif M,Ahmadpour E,Hossienikhah Z

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a symbolic menace to mankind, infecting almost one third of the world's populace and causing over a million mortalities annually. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the key pathogen of TB that invades and replicates inside the host's macrophage. With the emerging dilemma of multi-drug resistant t...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Khusro A,Aarti C,Agastian P

更新日期：2016-11-01 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 analyze the phytochemical composition and in vitro antioxidant properties of aqueous extract of Aerva lanata (A. lanata) stem. METHODS:During the preliminary phytochemical analysis, the aqueous extract of A. lanata was screened for the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, phenolic compounds, oil and fats,...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kumar G,Karthik L,Rao KV

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine drug resistance mutations and the HIV-1 subtypes among antiretroviral treatment naive HIV-1 patients in Peninsular Malaysia. METHODS:A total of 45 samples from four hospitals that provide HIV viral load services were subjected to the amplification of the protease and two third of reverse transcr...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Zain RM,Ibrahim N,Ismail S,Suppiah J,Mat Rahim NA,Thayan R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the preventive and therapeutic effect and mechanism of simvastatin on secondary inflammatory damage of rats with cerebral hemorrhage. METHODS:Sixty SD rat aged 9-12 weeks were chosen and divided into the control group, model group and simvastatin-treated group randomly with 20 rats in each gro...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Zhou HX,Gao LH,Meng LL,Zhang YX,Wei ZF,Si DW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mechanism of antibacterial activity of luteolin (LUT) against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). METHODS:The mechanism of anti-MRSA activity of LUT was analyzed by the viability assay in membrane permeabilizing agent, ATPase inhibitors, and peptidoglycan (PGN) derived from...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Joung DK,Lee YS,Han SH,Lee SW,Cha SW,Mun SH,Kong R,Kang OH,Song HJ,Shin DW,Kwon DY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an atypical case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Sihuas district, located in the Andean valleys of Ancash-Peru. A 62-year-old man with no particular medical history presented multiple lesions located on the inferior abdomen, lumbar region and the right anterior thigh. Histological analysis fo...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Espinoza-Morales D,Lucchetti Rodríguez A,Silva-Caso W,Suarez-Ognio L,Pons MJ,Del Valle Mendoza J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To isolate the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. typhi) from asymptomatic typhoid carriers in the local population. To assess the antibiotic sensitivity and resistant pattern of S. typhi isolates against viable antibiotics and phylogenetic analysis of S. typhi isolates on the basis of 16S rDNA gene. METH...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Chandrasekaran B,Balakrishnan S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella are most commonly associated with gastroenteritis and enteric fever in humans. Occasionally, dissemination of bacilli throughout the body results in establishment of localized foci of persistent infection especially in patients with debilitating diseases and immunosuppressive states. Infection at various ab...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kaistha N,Gupta V,Sidhu S,Chander J

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of human host heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in pathogenesis of cerebral malaria in the in vitro model. METHODS:The effect of human host HO-1 [human brain microvascular endothelial cell (HBMEC)] on hemoglobin degradation in the co-culture model of HBMEC and ITG Plasmodium falciparum-infected...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Thongdee P,Na-Bangchang K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the content of benzyl glucosinolate (BG) in the pulp and the seed and investigate the anti-cancer activity of its hydrolysis product in Carica papaya L. METHODS:Determination of BG was performed on an Hypersil BDS C(18) column at the wavelength of 214 nm with 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) aque...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Li ZY,Wang Y,Shen WT,Zhou P

更新日期：2012-03-01 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 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 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 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 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 test the anticancer potential activity of the combination of thymoquinone (TQ) and resveratrol (RES) against breast cancer in mice. METHODS:The antiproliferative activity of TQ, RES and their combination was assessed against three breast cancer cell lines and one normal cells using MTT assay. The combinat...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Alobaedi OH,Talib WH,Basheti IA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine resistance status of Culex species to different class of insecticides and assess the major anti-mosquito strategies employed by urban households and their possible effects on malaria acquisition. METHODS:Structured questionnaires were randomly administered to obtain information on demographic ch...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kudom AA,Mensah BA,Nunoo J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate antioxidant and radical scavenging activities of organic extracts from fruit, roots and aerial parts of Fagonia cretica. METHODS:Shed dried and powdered plant parts were initially extracted in methanol and subsequently partitioned in n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and 1-butanol successively....

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Iqbal P,Ahmed D,Asghar MN

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00