Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activity of pyrethrins and pyrethroids (Publications)
pyrethrins [i.e., pyrethrin II (1), jasmolin II (2), cinerin II (3), pyrethrin I (4), and jasmolin I (5)] from this extract. These were tested together with 15 synthetic pyrethroids for their activity against
Antituberculotic and antiprotozoal activities of primin, a natural benzoquinone: in vitro and in vivo studies (Publications)
Primin (=2-methoxy-6-pentylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione), a natural benzoquinone synthesized in our laboratory, was investigated for its in vitro antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial, and cytotoxic potential
Acyclic nucleoside analogues as inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum dUTPase (Publications)
We report the discovery of novel uracil-based acyclic compounds as inhibitors of deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase), an enzyme involved in nucleotide metabolism that has been identified
<em>Dipetalonema viteae</em> (Filarioidea): development of the infective larvae in vitro (Publications)
isolated from ticks. The larvae could complete their third moult and grew on a fourth stage larvae up to 5 mm. This development was comparable to that observed in vivo. The presence of an irradiated hamster
Immunoglobulin recognition of fecal bacteria in stunted and non-stunted children: findings from the Afribiota study (Publications)
ly distinct populations from the Afribiota project. Fecal bacteria from 200 children between 2 and 5 years old in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), were sorted into
Prodrugs of reverse fosmidomycin analogues (Publications)
Fosmidomycin inhibits IspC (Dxr, 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase), a key enzyme in nonmevalonate isoprenoid biosynthesis that is essential in Plasmodium falciparum. The drug has been used
Current status of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Beyla and Macenta Prefectures, Forest Guinea (Publications)
(epg) for Schistosoma mansoni, 21.0% and 17.8 eggs per 10ml of urine for S. haematobium, 51.2% and 507.5 epg for hookworm, 8.1% and 89.1 epg for Ascaris lumbricoides and 2.4% and 16.7 epg for Trichuris trichiura
Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function (Publications)
up to an additional 46,411 individuals. We identified new regions showing association (combined P < 5 x 10(-8)) with pulmonary function in or near MFAP2, TGFB2, HDAC4, RARB, MECOM (also known as EVI1),
Assessment of breast cancer opportunistic screening by clinical-pathological indicators: a population-based study (Publications)
breast cancer were identified. The proportion of DCIS with respect to invasive cases increased from 5.8% in the period 1996-2001 to 6.4% in the period 2002-2007. The median tumour size of invasive cancers
Antimalarial beta-carbolines from the New Zealand ascidian<em> Pseudodistoma opacum</em> (Publications)
activity toward a chloroquine-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum, with an IC(50) range of 2.5-14 muM. The biosynthesis of 1-4 is proposed to proceed via a Pictet-Spengler condensation of 6-brom