Serum vitamin E concentrations at 1 year and risk of atopy, atopic dermatitis, wheezing, and asthma in childhood: the PASTURE study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Prospective studies investigating the role of serum vitamin E concentrations during early life in the development of childhood allergies and asthma are limited. OBJECTIVE: To study the ass
Sialic acid linkage in glycosphingolipids is a molecular correlate for trafficking and delivery of extracellular cargo (Publications)
Gangliosides, glycosphingolipids containing sialic acid moieties, are well known mediators of transmembrane signaling and endocytosis at the plasma membrane. However, little is known about their preci
Survey on animal bite injuries and their management to estimate human rabies deaths in N'Djamena, Chad (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the annual human rabies incidence as a baseline prior to mass dog vaccination campaigns in N'Djaména, Chad. METHODS: Survey of animal bites, involving 50% of all healthcare prov
Enantioselective synthesis of encecaline-derived potent antimalarial agents (Publications)
The high antiplasmodial activity of racemic benzylamines rac- and rac- stimulated the synthesis of pure enantiomers. Ellman's chiral sulfinamides (S)- and (R)- were used as chiral auxiliaries. Condens
Structure-activity-relationship studies around the 2-amino group and pyridine core of antimalarial 3,5-diarylaminopyridines lead to a novel series of... (Publications)
Replacement of the pyridine core of antimalarial 3,5-diaryl-2-aminopyridines led to the identification of a novel series of pyrazine analogues with potent oral antimalarial activity. However, other ch
Toward the development of dual-targeted glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase/trypanothione reductase inhibitors against <em>Trypanosoma... (Publications)
A significant improvement in the treatment of trypanosomiases has been achieved with the recent development of nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy (NECT). As an alternative to drug combination
Investigation of acyclic uridine amide and 5'-amido nucleoside analogues as potential inhibitors of the <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> dUTPase (Publications)
Previously we have shown that trityl and diphenyl deoxyuridine derivatives and their acyclic analogues can inhibit Plasmodium falciparum dUTPase (PfdUTPase). We report the synthesis of conformationall
Differential virulence and disease progression following <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex infection of the common marmoset (<em>Callithrix... (Publications)
Existing small-animal models of tuberculosis (TB) rarely develop cavitary disease, limiting their value for assessing the biology and dynamics of this highly important feature of human disease. To dev