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Comparative Quantitative and Qualitative Attributes of the Surface Respiratory Macrophages in the Domestic Duck and the Rabbit
(Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía, 2011)
In mammals, surface respiratory macrophages (SM) are known to play a foremost role in protecting the respiratory system by providing first line of defense through engulfing pathogens and particulate matter respired with ...
Leishmaniasis in northern and western Africa: a review
(2009)
Leishmaniasis, one of the highly neglected diseases is currently a significant health problem in northern Africa with a rising concern in western Africa because of co-infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). ...
The African Green Monkey model for cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis
(Trends in Parasitology, 2001-12)
Non-human primates are valuable models for biomedical research because of their similarities to human anatomy, immunology and physiology. Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites, has a worldwide distribution ...
Influence of Age and Sex on Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Susceptibility in Children 1-10 Year in Kisumu Town, Kenya
(2011)
Malaria is the world leading cause of deaths among the tropical infectious diseases particularly in children and pregnant women. A safe and effective vaccine would have been the easiest way to control this disease, but the ...
Population specific reference ranges of CD3, CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subsets among healthy Kenyans
(PMC, 2013)
Background: The enumeration of absolute CD4 counts is of primary importance for many medical conditions
especially HIV infection where therapeutic initiation depends on the count. These ranges tend to vary across
populations. ...
Prophylactic and curative activities of extracts from Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Canellaceae) and Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro (Rutaceae) against Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium berghei.
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2010)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:
This work reports the anti-plasmodial activities of Warburgia ugandensis and Zanthoxylum usambarense commonly used as phytomedicines against malaria by some Kenyan communities.
AIM OF ...
Efficacy of Trypan: a Diminazene Based Drug as Antileishmanial Agent
(PubMed, 2004)
Trypan, a diamidine based drug, was tested as an antileishmanial agent. Duplicate cultures of both Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani promastigotes in M199 medium and Trypan at various concentrations were tested. The ...
Internalization of enteropathogenic human bacteria in lettuce and coriander plant tissue
(Academic Journals, 2018)
The ability of plant rhizosphere and to some extent phyllosphere to support metabolism of some human
enteric bacteria has been widely demonstrated. The nutrients provided by seedlings during germination
support bacterial ...
Prevalence of Antibodies and Cell Mediated Immune Response against Leishmania Major in Feral Nonhuman Primates from Kenya.
(PubMed, 2009)
In Kenya, Leishmania major is responsible for human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Natural infection with L. major of a vervet monkey and experimental susceptibility of some nonhuman primates (NHPs) from Kenya has been ...
Leishmania parasite specific CD4 + synergizes and correlates positively with CD8 + T cells in the production of gamma interferon foll owing immunization of the vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) model
(2013-03)
Although there is currently no vaccine against leishmaniasis in routine use anywhere in the world, cases of self cure in cutaneous leishmaniasis, accompanied by solid immunity to reinfection, make vaccine development a ...