Antiparasitic activity of marine pyridoacridone alkaloids related to the ascididemins (Publications)
A series of pyridoacridone alkaloids, including the marine alkaloid ascididemin were tested in vitro for antiparasitic activity against P. falciparum (K1, NF54), L. donovani, T. cruzi, T. b. rhodesien
Privileged structure-guided synthesis of quinazoline derivatives as inhibitors of trypanothione reductase (Publications)
Novel quinazoline-type compounds were designed as inhibitors of the parasite specific enzyme trypanothione reductase (TR), and their biological activities were evaluated. Some of our compounds inhibit
Influence of HIV-related immunodeficiency on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate HIV-related immunodeficiency as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among persons infected with HIV, while controlling for the effect of frequent coinfection wit
Traffic-related air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and asthma (ECHRS) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Traffic-related air pollution is related with asthma, and this association may be modified by genetic factors. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the role of genetic polymorphisms potentially mod
What defines airflow obstruction in asthma? (Publications)
Asthma guidelines from the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute provide conflicting definitions of airflow obstruction, suggesting a fixed forced
Manadoperoxides, a new class of potent antitrypanosomal agents of marine origin (Publications)
Chemical investigation of the marine sponge Plakortis cfr. lita afforded a library of endoperoxyketal polyketides, manadoperoxides B-K (3-5 and 7-13) and peroxyplakoric esters B(3) (6) and C (14). Eig
The global burden of disease due to outdoor air pollution (Publications)
As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burden of Disease Comparative Risk Assessment, the burden of disease attributable to urban ambient air pollution was estimated in terms of deaths
