Antiviral activity of maca (Lepidium meyenii) against human influenza virus.

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 determine the contribution of total phenolic content (TPC) in glycation inhibitory activity of common tropical medicinal food and spices with potential antioxidative properties. METHODS:In vitro glucose-bovine serum albumin (BSA) assay was used. Ethanolic extracts of ten common household condiments/herbs ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ramkissoon JS,Mahomoodally MF,Ahmed N,Subratty AH

更新日期：2013-07-01 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 investigate the antidiarrheal activity of the methanol leaf extract of Pterocarpus erinaceus in vivo. METHODS:The methanol leaf extract of Pterocarpus erinaceus was evaluated using different doses (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight) orally for antidiarrheal activity using castor oil-induced diarrhea, cha...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ezeja IM,Ezeigbo II,Madubuike KG,Udeh NE,Ukweni IA,Akomas SC,Ifenkwe DC

更新日期：2012-02-01 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 observe the protective effect of omeprazole on gastric mucosal of cirrhotic portal hypertension rats. METHODS:All rats were randomly divided into normal control group, cirrhosis and treatment group. Thioacetamide was used to establish rat model of cirrhotic portal hypertension. The necrotic tissue of gast...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Gao W,Li HY,Wang LX,Hao LJ,Gao JL,Zheng RJ,Cai CJ,Si YL

更新日期：2014-05-01 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 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 investigate capacity of Hyptis suaveolens (H. suaveolens) methanol extract as an antioxidant to protect against carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced oxidative stress, hepatotoxicity in Albino Wistar rats and cytoprotective effect of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) induced cell death in HepG(2) cell line. ME...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ghaffari H,Ghassam BJ,Prakash HS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycosis fungoides is a common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, which is usually characterized by chronic, indolence progression, with absence of typical symptoms in early stage, metastasis to lymph nodes, bone marrow and visceral organs in later stage and ultimately progression to systemic lymphoma. It can result in seconda...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Liu YQ,Zhu WY,Shu YQ,Gu YH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Harmony is defined as the pleasing combination of elements of a system to form an all-inclusive, all involving and more productive team. The aim of this present review was to investigate the factors militating against harmony among healthcare professional in the Nigerian healthcare delivery system. This review was car...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Osaro E,Charles AT

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the levels of serum cortisol in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria in an area of unstable malaria transmission in eastern Sudan. METHODS:The concentrations of cortisol were measured in sera of 25 patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria (at prese...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ibrahim EA,Kheir MM,Elhardello OA,Almahi WA,Ali NI,Elbashir MI,Ishag A

更新日期：2011-02-01 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 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：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：OBJECTIVES:To do mapping and modeling of conformational B cell epitope regions of highly conserved and protective regions of three merozoitecandidate vaccine proteins of Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax), ie. merozoite purface protein-1 (PvMSP-1), apical membrane antigen -1 domain ∏ (PvAMA1-D∏) and region ∏ of the Duffy bind...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Amarasinghe S,Kathriarachchi H,Udagama P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the chemical constituents and biological activities of essential oil and crude methanol extract of Artemisia vulgaris (A. vulgaris) and Gaultheria fragrantissima (G. fragrantissima). METHODS:Phytochemical screening, total phenolic and flavonoid content, antibacterial activities, anti-oxidant assa...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Pandey BP,Thapa R,Upreti A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the larvicidal and pupicidal activity of Euphorbia hirta (E. hirta) leaf extract and Bacillus sphaericus (B. sphaericus) against the malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi (An. stephensi). METHODS:The larvicidal and pupicidal activity was assayed against An. stephensi at various concentrations rangi...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Panneerselvam C,Murugan K,Kovendan K,Kumar PM,Subramaniam J

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：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 detect neurovascular compression-induced structural abnormalities of trigeminal nerves (TGN) by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). METHODS:The affected ipsilateral TGN (iTGN) and unaffected contralateral TGN (cTGN) of 20 trifacial neuralgia (TN) patients as well as the bilateral TGN of 10 normal controls (nT...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Chen J,Guo ZY,Liang QZ,Liao HY,Su WR,Chen CX,Fu SX,Han XJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 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 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：:Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium. It is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospitals and other healthcare facilities and is of significant concern because of the increasing morbidity and mortality rates as well as increased health care costs....

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Khan FY,Elzouki AN

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between asymptomatic malaria parasitemia and some oxidative stress parameters in pregnant Nigerian women. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional study involving 130 normal pregnant women at various trimesters, who were attending antenatal clinic at the University of Nigeria Teaching ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Nwagha UI,Okeke TC,Nwagha TU,Ejezie FE,Ogbodo SO,Dim CC,Anyaehie BU

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the Leishmania species in infected sand flies by Real-time PCR coupled with HRM analysis. METHODS:Real-time PCR coupled with HRM analysis targeting the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS1) of nuclear ribosomal DNA as the genetic marker was used to identify and distinguish Leishmania species i...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Aghaei AA,Rassi Y,Sharifi I,Vatandoost H,Mollaie H,Oshaghi MA,Abai M,Rafizadeh S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease characterized by reproductive failure in animals and undulent fever in humans. In cattle, it is caused by Brucella abortus while in goats by Brucella melitensis, the main cause of brucellosis in humans. Brucellosis in livestock has been associated with importation of animals from bree...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Zamri-Saad M,Kamarudin MI

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the propensity of plumbagin to inhibit the three isoforms of human cytochrome P450 (CYP), i.e., CYP1A2, CYP2C19, and CYP3A4 using human liver microsomes in vitro. METHODS:Inhibitory effects of plumbagin on the three human CYP isoforms were investigated using pooled human liver microsomes. Phen...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Sumsakul W,Chaijaroenkul W,Na-Bangchang K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effects of Ageratum conyzoides L. on the monosodium iodoacetate induced osteoarthritis rats. METHODS:Thin layer chromatography was performed to analyze the constituents of the babandotan extract leaves. White male Sprague-Dawley rats used in this study were divided into 6 groups: normal contro...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Bahtiar A,Nurazizah M,Roselina T,Tambunan AP,Arsianti A

更新日期：2017-03-01 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