Immunopeptides in the defense reactions of <em>Glossina morsitans</em> to bacterial and <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> <em>brucei</em> infections (Publications)
Several dipteran insects are vectors of parasites causing major human infectious diseases. Among these, the tsetse fly, Glossina spp., is responsible for the transmission of trypanosomes, the pathogen
Epithelial innate immunity. A novel antimicrobial peptide with antiparasitic activity in the blood-sucking insect<em> Stomoxys calcitrans</em> (Publications)
The gut epithelium is an essential interface in insects that transmit parasites. We investigated the role that local innate immunity might have on vector competence, taking Stomoxys calcitrans as a mo
The creation of an indicator for the health effect of air pollutants (Publications)
The department of social and preventive medicine of the University of Basle is conducting an epidemiologic study on the health effect of air pollution on preschool children. Nitrogen dioxide in childr
Six naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids and a related benzopyranone from a Congolese <em>Ancistrocladus</em> species related to <em>Ancistrocladus... (Publications)
From the roots of a recently discovered Ancistrocladus taxon, with close affinities to Ancistrocladus congolensis regarding molecular ITS sequence data, six naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids, 5'-O-demeth
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activities of simplified analogs of naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids (Publications)
The naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids (NIQs) represent a class of natural products with manifold activities against various tropical diseases. They are isolated from rare and difficult-to-cultivate tropi
