Acetylation polymorphism and prevalence of colorectal adenomas (Publications)
Polymorphic N-acetyltransferase (NAT2), an enzyme present in the colon, may effect incidence of colon cancer. Individuals with NAT2 fast acetylator genotypes may have higher colon cancer risks due to
Solid phase synthesis and antiprotozoal evaluation of di- and trisubstituted 5'-carboxamidoadenosine analogues (Publications)
The rapid increase of resistance to drugs commonly used in the treatment of tropical diseases such as malaria and African sleeping sickness calls for the prompt development of new safe and efficacious
Risk factors and spatial patterns of hookworm infection among schoolchildren in a rural area of western Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
This study is aimed at investigating the risk factors for hookworm infection among schoolchildren in a rural area of western Cote d'Ivoire and predicting and mapping the spatial distribution of infect
Total serum IgE levels are associated with ambient ozone concentration in asthmatic adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Effects of air pollution exposure on IgE-mediated response in asthmatics are poorly investigated. The aim was to examine the relationship between air pollution concentrations and total IgE
Etiology of anemia among infants, school-aged children, and young non-pregnant women in different settings of south-central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Anemia affects one-quarter of the world's population, but its etiology remains poorly understood. We determined the prevalence of anemia and studied underlying risk factors in infants (6-23 months), y
Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy increases gene expression of ILT3 and ILT4 in cord blood (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Recent studies indicate that prenatal vitamin D intake may protect against the development of atopic diseases in young children. Vitamin D has been shown to induce tolerogenic antigen-pres
Synthesis of three classes of rhodacyanine dyes and evaluation of their in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity (Publications)
Selected members of three classes of rhodacyanine dyes, [0,0]-, [1,0]-, and [0,0,0]-rhodacyanines, were synthesized and their in vitro antimalarial activities against Plasmodium falciparum K1 (chloroq