Inhibitory effects of novel ciprofloxacin derivatives on the growth of four Babesia species and Theileria equi.

abstract：:Mosquitoes transmit dreadful diseases to human beings wherein biological control of these vectors using plant-derived molecules would be an alternative to reduce mosquito population. Aqueous leaf extract and green synthesized silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) from Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit. were investigated for...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Sundaravadivelan C,Nalini Padmanabhan M,Sivaprasath P,Kishmu L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following effects of Lactobacillus casei in NIH mice were evaluated: the establishment of Trichinella spiralis adult worms in the intestine (AWI), larvae per gram of muscle tissue (LPG), levels of IgG and IgA, and levels of IL-4 and IFN-γ. One hundred and eight mice were allocated at random into 18 groups of six m...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Martínez-Gómez F,Fuentes-Castro BE,Bautista-Garfias CR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new Isospora (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) species is described from an Australian raven (Corvus coronoides) in Western Australia. Sporulated oocysts (n = 21) are ovoid, 21.2 (18.4-23.9) μm in length and 18.8 (16.9-20.6) μm in width, with a shape index of 1.13. The bi-layered oocyst wall is smooth and colourless, 1.2 μm...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Liu D,Brice B,Elliot A,Ryan U,Yang R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the accelerated movement of population, human parasitoses become an increasingly serious public health's problem. Currently, detections of parasite eggs through microscopic images are still the golden standard for diagnoses. However, this conventional method relies heavily on the experiences of inspectors, thus g...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Li Z,Gong H,Zhang W,Chen L,Tao J,Song L,Wu Z

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites which can transmit several diseases to the host during their feeding process. When ticks mechanically damage the tissue, they eventually induce inflammatory responses on the skin spot where they are fixed. One of the alternatives to control these ectoparasites is the use of chemic...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bozzatto V,de Oliveira PR,Camargo-Mathias MI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito adults usually need to ingest sugar from nectar host plants to sustain their metabolic needs. Mosquitoes could be differentially attracted by various flowering plant species, and the volatiles were thought to be important factors attributed to the differential attractiveness. However, whether mosquitoes' pref...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yu BT,Hu Y,Ding YM,Tian JX,Mo JC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral larva migrans (VLM) syndrome caused by Toxocara canis larvae was first described in the 1950s. The role of other nematode larvae, i.e. the pig roundworm Ascaris suum as a causative agent of visceral larva migrans-associated symptoms like general malaise, cough, liver dysfunction, hypereosinophilia with hepato...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Schneider R,Obwaller A,Auer H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albendazole (ABZ), a widely used anthelmintic, attributes its primary metabolite-albendazole sulfoxide (ABZSO)-as an effective agent against helminthes. For a purpose of long-lasting releasing ABZSO in a special lesion, the present study successfully manufactured ABZSO-loaded thermo-sensitive hydrogel, which was prove...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Feng Y,Wang F,Zhang XW,Bhutani H,Ye B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated, for the first time, the genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from free-range chickens from the state of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. Tissue samples from 33 chickens from properties in five municipalities of Paraíba (Esperança, Olho d'Água, Malta, Monteiro, and Patos) were bioassayed in m...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Feitosa TF,Vilela VLR,de Almeida-Neto JL,de Melo LRB,de Morais DF,Alves BF,Nakashima F,Gennari SM,Athayde ACR,de Jesus Pena HF

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In opposite to the free-living soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the genetic regulation of hypobiosis or inhibited or arrested development in parasitic nematodes is completely unknown. In C. elegans, the daf-genes or the age-1 gene are of major importance in signaling pathways regulating arrested development. To i...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Strube C,von Samson-Himmelstjerna G,Schnieder T

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effectiveness of an oral combination of toltrazuril and iron dextran (Baycox(®) Iron) to maintain weaning weight by preventing coccidiosis caused by Isospora suis and iron-deficiency anaemia in neonatal piglets was investigated on three commercial pig farms with a history of coccidiosis: two in Mexico and one in Brazi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Streyl K,Carlstron J,Dantos E,Mendoza R,Islas JA,Bhushan C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suckling rabbits from six litters were orally inoculated at various ages with oocysts of Eimeria flavescens or Eimeria intestinalis. The total number of oocysts in the ceca served to estimate parasite reproduction. The rabbits at 14 and 16 days old remained uninfected, and in 19-day-old animals, low or no oocyst shedd...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Pakandl M,Hlásková L

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albendazole is known as the drug of choice for medical treatment of cystic echinococcosis (CE). Albendazole sulfoxide (ABZ-SO), as the main active metabolite of albendazole, has low efficacy in the disease due to low water solubility and poor absorptivity. PLGA nanoparticles (NPs) enhance the dissolution of poorly sol...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Darvishi MM,Moazeni M,Alizadeh M,Abedi M,Tamaddon AM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hassalstrongylus epsilon is a small nematode, whose adult forms are found among the intestinal microvilli of the water rat Nectomys squamipes, Brants 1827 (Rodentia: Muridae). The external appearance of the cuticle, which presents transversal striations and longitudinal ridges, is described using scanning electron mic...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Oliveira-Menezes A,De Souza W,Lanfredi RM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological data and a unique phylogenetic position had suggested that Sarcocystis ovalis in moose and red deer might use a definitive host other than canids, felids, or humans. Corvid birds and rats were therefore evaluated as potential definitive hosts for this species in a small pilot study. Four laboratory rat...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Gjerde B,Dahlgren SS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Europe, mosquito-related public health concerns are growing due to the increasing spread of invasive mosquito species and the recent emergence of mosquito-borne arboviruses. A vital backbone in the assessment of these issues is detailed knowledge of the mosquito fauna, i.e. regional mosquito inventories. It was the...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Krüger A,Börstler J,Badusche M,Lühken R,Garms R,Tannich E

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazilian savannah-like area, the Cerrado region, covers large areas of the country and provides a habitat for a multitude of different animal species. The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is geographically widespread and one of the typical inhabitants of the Cerrado. They are listed as vulnerable by the I...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Frank R,Melaun C,Martins MM,Santos AL,Heukelbach J,Klimpel S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many helminthic infections, eotaxin, a CC-chemokine, triggers the mobilization of eosinophils, thus, contributing to an elevated blood and periparasitic eosinophil level. Following an experimental intraperitoneal infection of C57BL6 mice with Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes, however, we observed the absenc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mejri N,Gottstein B

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated serum examination as an alternative to fecal analysis for the diagnosis of exposure to Cryptosporidium parvum in cattle. The accuracy of the serum ELISA was compared to the combined results of concentration flotation microscopy and fecal enzyme immunoassay. The expected performance of the serum ELISA at d...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Nydam DV,Lindergard G,Guard CL,Schaaf SL,Wade SE,Mohammed HO

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P-Glycoprotein (P-GP) is a transport protein that participates in the mechanism of active secretion of different molecules from the bloodstream to the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of the current work was to evaluate the effect of verapamil, a P-GP substrate, on the pharmacokinetic behaviour of the anthelmintics ive...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Molento MB,Lifschitz A,Sallovitz J,Lanusse C,Prichard R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, advances in proteomic and mass spectrometry techniques and the sequencing of the Plasmodium falciparum genome have led to an increasing number of studies regarding the parasite proteome. However, these studies have focused principally on parasite protein expression, neglecting parasite-induced va...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Fontaine A,Bourdon S,Belghazi M,Pophillat M,Fourquet P,Granjeaud S,Torrentino-Madamet M,Rogier C,Fusai T,Almeras L

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatozoon canis is a hemoprotozoan organism that infects domestic and wild carnivores throughout much of Europe. The parasite is mainly transmitted through the ingestion of infected ticks containing mature oocysts. The aims of the present survey were to determine the prevalence of H. canis in hunting dogs living in S...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Pacifico L,Braff J,Buono F,Beall M,Neola B,Buch J,Sgroi G,Piantedosi D,Santoro M,Tyrrell P,Fioretti A,Breitschwerdt EB,Chandrashekar R,Veneziano V

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation between viable and non-viable hookworm ova in environmental samples is necessary in order to implement strategies to mitigate re-infections in endemic regions. In this study, an untargeted metabolic profiling method was developed that utilised gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in order to in...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Gyawali P,Beale DJ,Ahmed W,Karpe AV,Magalhaes RJ,Morrison PD,Palombo EA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three specimens of Caudisoma durissa terrifica infected with Hepatozoon spp. were studied. One was parasitized by one type of gamont and the other two were each infected by two morphologically different gamonts. Utilizing morphology and morphometry analysis, we concluded that three types of gamonts were very similar a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： O'Dwyer LH,da Silva RJ,Madeira NG

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loa loa, a filarial worm, can cause fatal encephalitis in humans. In an attempt to find alternatives to the standard treatments (ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine citrate), we tested 12 methanolic extracts of nine traditional plant remedies. The extracts (100-0.09 microg/ml) were incubated with 20 Loa loa microfilaria...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mengome LE,Akue JP,Souza A,Feuya Tchoua GR,Nsi Emvo E

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba and an opportunistic agent of lethal granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) in humans and other mammals. Its supposed routes of infection have been largely assumed from what is known about Acanthamoeba spp. and Naegleria fowleri, other free-living amebae and opportunisti...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kiderlen AF,Laube U

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are important vectors for a wide range of pathogenic organisms. As large parts of the human population in developed countries live in cities, the occurrence of vector-borne diseases in urban areas is of particular interest for epidemiologists and public health authorities. In this study...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lebl K,Zittra C,Silbermayr K,Obwaller A,Berer D,Brugger K,Walter M,Pinior B,Fuehrer HP,Rubel F

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemoproteus spp. are cosmopolitan vector-born haemosporidian parasites, some species of which cause diseases in non-adapted birds. Recent polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based studies have detected mitochondrial cytochrome b gene lineages of these Haemoproteus parasites in blood-sucking mosquitoes and speculated abou...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Valkiūnas G,Kazlauskienė R,Bernotienė R,Palinauskas V,Iezhova TA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica forms chitin-walled cysts during encystation process, where formation of the cyst wall needs not only chitin synthase but also chitinase. During excystation, quadruplet amoebae emerge from the chitin-walled cysts by dissolving the wall, so that chitinase may be necessary for excystation process a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Makioka A,Kumagai M,Hiranuka K,Kobayashi S,Takeuchi T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a novel and simple technique for storing live Acanthamoeba for long periods of time. The amoebae are maintained at refrigerator temperatures in a peptone-yeast extract-glucose (PYG) medium normally used for cultivation. Using this method, we obtained survival rates of at least 4 years for Acanthamoeba polyp...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Axelsson-Olsson D,Olofsson J,Ellström P,Waldenström J,Olsen B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00