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Natural immunity to Ascaris lumbricoides associated with IgE antibody to ABA-1 allergen and inflammatory indicators in children
(American Society for Microbiology, 1999)Children putatively immune to the large roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides were identified in an area of Nigeria where infection is hyperendemic. Immunity was associated with higher levels of serum ferritin, C-reactive protein, ... -
Ocular toxocariasis in school children
(2004)Ocular toxocariasis in humans is typically a unilateral disease caused by second?stage larvae of the Toxocara species. Serological evidence of widespread infection in humans provides little information on clinical disease. ... -
On the evolution of claustral colony-founding in ants
(Evolutionary Ecology Ltd, 2003)The dispersal and survival of offspring is a key step in an organism?s life history. In ants, the main strategy used to complete this step is known as independent colony-founding. Here, individual young queens leave their ... -
Patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infection and impact of four-monthly albendazole treatments in preschool children from semi-urban communities in Nigeria: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial.
(2009)BACKGROUND: Children aged between one and five years are particularly vulnerable to disease caused by soil-transmitted helminths (STH). Periodic deworming has been shown to improve growth, micronutrient status (iron and ... -
Phylogenetic comparative approaches for studying niche conservatism
(2010)Analyses of phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC) are becoming increasingly common. However, each analysis makes subtly different assumptions about the evolutionary mechanism that generates patterns of niche conservatism. ... -
Phylogenetic conservatism of environmental niches in mammals
(2011)Phylogenetic niche conservatism is the pattern where close relatives occupy similar niches, whereas distant relatives are more dissimilar. We suggest that niche conservatism will vary across clades in relation to their ... -
Phylogenetic host specificity and understanding parasite sharing in primates.
(2012)Understanding how parasites are transmitted to new species is of great importance for human health, agriculture and conservation. However, it is still unclear why some parasites are shared by many species, while others ... -
Plasma cytokines, chemokines and cellular immune responses in preschool Nigerian children infected with Plasmodium falciparum
(2013)BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with over one million deaths annually, particularly in children under five years. This study was the first to examine plasma cytokines, chemokines ... -
Predicting the ecosystem-wide impacts of eradication with limited information using a qualitative modelling approach
(2020)Conservation-motivated eradications may cause unexpected perverse effects, and these undesirable consequences can be difficult to predict due to the paucity of information on species interactions. A probabilistic qualitative ... -
Predisposition to ascariasis: patterns, mechanisms and implications
(2009)Ascaris lumbricoides, the human roundworm, is a remarkably infectious and persistent parasite. It is a member of the soil-transmitted helminths or geohelminths and infects in the order of 1472 million people worldwide. ... -
Procollagen Type I amino-terminal propeptide : pediatric reference data and relationship with procollagen type I carboxyl-terminal propeptide
(American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 2004)Type I collagen is the predominant collagen in bone and soft tissue. The rate of synthesis of type I collagen can be assessed by measuring plasma concentrations of the C-terminal (PICP) and N-terminal (PINP) propeptides ... -
A proteomic investigation of hepatic resistance to Ascaris in a murine model
(2016)he helminth Ascaris causes ascariasis in both humans and pigs. Humans, especially chil- dren, experience significant morbidity including respiratory complications, growth deficits and intestinal obstruction. Given that ... -
The public health importance of Ascaris lumbricoides
(2000)Numerous studies have shown that anthelminthic treatment can be effective in improving growth rates when given to malnourished children with ascariasis. Recent investigations have also indicated that Ascaris infections can ... -
The public health significance of Trichuris trichiura
(2000)An estimated 1049 million persons harbour T. trichiura, including 114 million preschool-age children and 233 million school-age children. The prevalence of T. trichiura is high and may reach 95% in children in many parts ... -
Quantifying the tolerance of chick hip joint development to temporary paralysis and the potential for recovery
(2021)Background: Abnormal fetal movements are implicated in joint pathologies such as arthrogryposis and developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Experimentally induced paralysis disrupts joint cavitation and morphogenesis ... -
Queen-controlled sex ratios and worker-reproduction in the bumble bee Bombus hypnorum, as revealed by microsatellites
(Blackwell, 2003)Social insect colonies provide model systems for the examination of conflicts among parties with different genetic interests. As such, they have provided the best tests of inclusive fitness theory. However, much remains ... -
Reduced helminth parasitism in the introduced bank vole (Myodes glareolus): More parasites lost than gained.
(2016)Introduced species are often less parasitised compared to their native counterparts and to ecologically similar hosts in the new environment. Reduced parasitism may come about due to both the loss of original parasites and ... -
The regulation of Krox-20 expression reveals important steps in the control of peripheral glial cell development.
(Company of Biologists, 1996)The zinc finger transcription factor gene Krox-20 is expressed in Schwann cells and is required for the myelination of peripheral nerves. We show that the regulation of Krox-20 expression in peripheral glial cells reveals ... -
The relationship between three intensity levels of Toxocara canis larvae in the brain and effects on exploration, anxiety, learning and memory in the murine host
(2001)Outbred LACA mice were administered low (100 ova), medium (1000 ova), high (3000 ova) and trickle (4?250 ova) doses of Toxocara canis ova and the effect of infection was examined with respect to the number of larvae recovered ... -
Reproductive biology including evidence for superfetation in the European badger Meles meles (Carnivora: Mustelidae).
(2015)The reproductive biology of the European badger ( Meles meles ) is of wide interest because it is one of the few mammal species that show delayed implantation and one of only five which are suggested to show superfetation ...