The larvicidal activity of cyclosporin A against Schistosoma mansoni in mice.

abstract：:The cumulative effect of co-infections between pathogen pairs on the haematological response of East African Short-horn Zebu calves is described. Using a longitudinal study design a stratified clustered random sample of newborn calves were recruited into the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) study ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Van Wyk IC,Goddard A,de C Bronsvoort BM,Coetzer JA,Handel IG,Hanotte O,Jennings A,Lesosky M,Kiara H,Thumbi SM,Toye P,Woolhouse MW,Penzhorn BL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clones of Trypanosoma congolense which express resistance to the widely used trypanocide isometamidium chloride accumulate less of the drug than clones which are sensitive to drug treatment. A mathematical model has been developed which was able to predict theoretical lines representing the uptake kinetics in trypanos...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Sutherland IA,Mounsey A,Eisler M,Holmes PH

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behaviour and development of Elasmosoma sp., near pergandei Ashm. (Neoneurinae: Braconidae: Hymenoptera), a parasite of the ant, Formica obscuriventris clivia Creighton, was studied in a coastal sand dune habitat in central Oregon over a 2-year period. Female wasps oviposited into the abdomen of major worker ants ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Poinar G Jr

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The group of haemosporidian parasites is of general interest to basic and applied science, since several species infect mammals, leading to malaria and associated disease symptoms. Although the great majority of haemosporidian parasites appear in bird hosts, as in the case of Leucocytozoon buteonis, there is little ge...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Chakarov N,Greiner JF,Hauser S,Schuetzmann D,Krüger O,Boerner M,Wıdera D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confocal scanning laser microscopy has been employed with immunocytochemical techniques to map the distribution of serotoninergic and peptidergic components in the nervous system of the monogenean gill-parasite, Diclidophora merlangi; results are compared with the distribution of cholinergic components, following hist...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Maule AG,Halton DW,Johnston CF,Shaw C,Fairweather I

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichomonas vaginalis induces cellular damage to the host cells (cytotoxicity) through the proteolytic activity of multiple proteinases of the cysteine type (CPs). Some CPs are modulated by environmental factors such as iron, zinc, polyamines, etc. Thus, the goal of this study was to assess the effect of glucose on T....

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Miranda-Ozuna JFT,Rivera-Rivas LA,Cárdenas-Guerra RE,Hernández-García MS,Rodríguez-Cruz S,González-Robles A,Chavez-Munguía B,Arroyo R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascarid parasites infect a variety of hosts and regular anthelmintic treatment is recommended for all species. Parascaris spp. is the only ascarid species with widespread anthelmintic resistance, which allows for the study of resistance mechanisms. The purpose of this study was to establish an in vitro drug exposure p...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Scare JA,Dini P,Norris JK,Steuer AE,Scoggin K,Gravatte HS,Howe DK,Slusarewicz P,Nielsen MK

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports on morphological variability of Eimeria species, which may be given either by drawings or as quantitative data. The drawings may be used to facilitate identification by eye of 'unknown' Eimeria specimens, whereas quantitative data may serve as a reference set for identification by multivariate stati...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Sommer C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight major reviews are cited to indicate a recent knowledge explosion on the use of marine parasites as potential indicators of pollution. A literature update is given for the period 1995-2001. An analysis of the publications cited is used to provide 10 refined criteria for selecting parasites as indicator/monitor sp...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Williams HH,MacKenzie K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An endemic transmission cycle of Babesia microti was discovered in Colorado in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. B. microti were found by PCR in 4 of 25 Ixodes spinipalpis tick pools tested (a 3.2 % minimum infection rate) and in 87% (13 of 15) of Microtus ochrogaster (the prairie vole) spleen and blood samples. U...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Burkot TR,Schneider BS,Pieniazek NJ,Happ CM,Rutherford JS,Slemenda SB,Hoffmeister E,Maupin GO,Zeidner NS

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium infect all vertebrate groups and display some host specificity in their infections. It is therefore possible to assume that Cryptosporidium parasites evolved intimately aside with vertebrate lineages. Here we propose a scenario of Cryptosporidium-Vertebrata coevolution ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Garcia-R JC,Hayman DT

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eimerian oocysts were found in 98% of 422 faeces samples from goats in SE England. It was found that 74% of the samples contained thousands or tens of thousands of oocysts/g. Kids less than 1 year old had higher oocyst counts than yearling or adult goats. Nine species of Eimeria were identified, and 65% of the samples...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Norton CC

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel tetrahydroquinolinyl ester, quinfamide, administered orally in multiple doses for 3 days had an ED50 of 0.25 mg/kg/day (total dose 0.75 mg/kg) for eradicating Entamoeba criceti in hamsters in several tests. It was significantly more active by direct comparison than 3 commercially available amoebicides and at l...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Slighter RG,Yarinsky A,Drobeck HP,Bailey DM

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxozoans have been successfully used as tags for fish stock identification around the world. However, few studies using myxozoan tags have been carried out in the Southern Atlantic, a region with complex oceanography that constitutes a potentially suitable scenario for testing the utility of myxozoans as indicators. ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Cantatore DM,Irigoitia MM,Holzer AS,Timi JT

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of the low success rate of target-based genomics and HTS (High Throughput Screening) approaches in anti-infective drug discovery, in silico structure-based drug design (SBDD) is becoming increasingly prominent at the forefront of drug discovery. In silico SBDD can be used to identify novel enzyme inhibitors r...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Cunningham F,McPhillie MJ,Johnson AP,Fishwick CW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora traps and invades all the free-living juvenile stages of the trichostrongyle nematode Trichostrongylus colubriformis. The processes of capture and invasion of the 1st-stage juveniles are described using differential interference contrast optics and 3-D reconstructio...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Murray DS,Wharton DA

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pentastomid parasite, Raillietiella frenata, is native to Asia where it infects the Asian House gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus. This gecko has been widely introduced and recently R. frenata was found in introduced populations of cane toads (Rhinella marina) in Australia, indicating a host-switch from introduced geck...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Kelehear C,Saltonstall K,Torchin ME

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'Muguga cocktail' live vaccine, delivered by an infection and treatment protocol, has been widely deployed in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa to protect cattle against East Coast fever, caused by Theileria parva. The vaccine contains 3 component stocks (Muguga, Serengeti-transformed and Kiambu 5). In a previo...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Oura CA,Bishop R,Asiimwe BB,Spooner P,Lubega GW,Tait A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus was examined using the xanthine-xanthine oxidase assay system and by non-denaturing PAGE followed by specific enzyme staining. High levels of activity were detected in excretory-secretory (ES) products of adult worms and ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Britton C,Knox DP,Kennedy MW

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetoplastid parasite Trypanosoma brucei causes African trypanosomiasis in both humans and animals. Infections place a significant health and economic burden on developing nations in sub-Saharan Africa, but few effective anti-parasitic treatments are currently available. Hence, there is an urgent need to identify...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Dickie EA,Young SA,Smith TK

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 196 bp fragment of cloned kinetoplast (k) DNA of Leishmania infantum has been sequenced and shown to be diagnostic for this species. The DNA from 10(4)-10(5) promastigotes was routinely and specifically detected in crude dot blots of whole cells lysed in situ, and there was no cross-hybridization with 10(6) cells of...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Gramiccia M,Smith DF,Angelici MC,Ready PD,Gradoni L

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cDNA-AFLP (cDNA-Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism)-based strategy has been used to identify levamisole (LEV) resistance markers in the nematode Haemonchus contortus. Transcript profiles of adult nematodes from two LEV-resistant and two susceptible isolates were compared. Among the 17 280 transcript-derived fragme...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Neveu C,Charvet C,Fauvin A,Cortet J,Castagnone-Sereno P,Cabaret J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichinella spiralis larvae infect and develop within skeletal muscle cells causing major changes to their mechanical properties. The aim of this investigation was to determine the effects of T. spiralis on the power output and fatigue resistance of the mammalian diaphragm under conditions simulating in vivo operation...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Harwood CL,Young IS,Lee DL,Altringham JD

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is a health problem in Brazil and the role of rodents in maintaining the schistosome life-cycle requires further clarification. The influence of Schistosoma mansoni on a population of Nectomys squamipes was studied by capture-recapture (1st phase, from June 1991 to November 1995) and removal (2nd phase...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： D'Andrea PS,Maroja LS,Gentile R,Cerqueira R,Maldonado Júnior A,Rey L

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells of Leishmania donovani in co-culture with Trypanosoma brucei, were severely affected in their growth, resulting in swelling and subsequent lysis. Similar effects were also observed when Crithidia luciliae or Phytomonas sp. were co-cultured with T. brucei. Direct contact between the cells under investigation and ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Coppens I,Ter Kuile BH,Opperdoes FR

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple parasitic infections have become increasingly recognized as a result of improvements in laboratory diagnosis and a growing population of immunocompromised individuals. This review examines the principles of chemotherapy in groupings of multiple infections which are of particular clinical significance. ...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Chiodini PL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid elimination of the intestinal phase of Trichinella spiralis in NIH mice is associated with progressive inflammation of the intestinal tract. The non-specific effects of this inflammation were studied in mice concurrently infected with an unrelated parasite, Hymenolepis diminuta, which does not stimulate a vi...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Behnke JM,Bland PW,Wakelin D

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure is described for the isolation of sub-cellular fractions from bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei. The method leaves intact most of the nuclei, mitochondria and microbodies. All the fractions have been chemically characterized and tested for 10 enzymatic markers. About 5% of total cell protein was isol...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Rovis L,Baekkeskov S

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, the validity of the assumption of concerted evolution of ribosomal regions in larval and adult Cooperia oncophora was assessed. In each of 4 individuals of this parasitic nematode, at least 78% of the sequences comprised different ITS variants. This implies that concerted evolution is not acting, which is corrob...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Mes TH,Cornelissen AW

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes during development in the elemental contents (Ca, P, K, Mg and S) of male and female Schistosoma mansoni from both mixed and single sex infections have been measured for the first time. In mixed infections, there is a significant difference between the calcium content of male and female worms; female worms hav...

journal_title：Parasitology

authors： Shaw MK,Erasmus DA

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00