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Serological diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease: Is it time for a change?
Chagas disease has spread to non-endemic areas with human migration. Since no single reference standard test is available, serological diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease requires at least two tests. New generation techniques ...
Are plant conservation and war compatible? The role of areas under dispute, military areas and military relics as nature reserves
[eng] Wars and military activities have severe impacts on humans and on biodiversity, which are briefly summarized. Some side effects, although not ethically acceptable as principles, produced, however, some opportunities ...
Transcriptomic changes and immune modulation associated with antiparasitic treatment in chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical infection that affects over 6 million people worldwide. This study explores transcriptomic changes in <em>T. cruzi</em>-infected subjects before and after receiving treatment. Using ...
La microbiota en la salut i en la malaltia
El 4 de febrer se celebra el Dia Mundial Contra el Càncer, malaltia que suposa un dels més apassionants enigmes biològics de l'actualitat | 'De les dues cares que tenen els microorganismes la societat només percep la que ...
Nosaltres, els humans: principalment uns microbis
Els humans tenen menys gens heretats dels progenitors que no pas gens del conjunt de bacteris beneficiosos que habiten el propi cos
Ultrastructural characters of the spermatozoon of the digenean Hypocreadium caputvadum Kacem et al., 2011 (Lepocreadioidea: Lepocreadiidae), an intestinal parasite of Balistes capriscus in Tunisia
The ultrastructural organization of the spermatozoon of the digenean Hypocreadium caputvadum (Lepocreadioidea: Lepocreadiidae) is described. Live digeneans were collected from Balistes capriscus (Teleostei: Balistidae) ...
In memoriam. Dr. Oriol de Bolos i Capdevila (1924-2007).
Descendiente de Antoni Bolòs i Ferrussola-farmacéutico botánico que herborizó en varias comarcas catalanas y mantuvo contactos con otros botánicos de su época, especialmente con su suegro Joan Minuart i Parets- y de Francesc ...
Contribution of globular death domains and unstructured linkers to MyD88.IRAK-4 heterodimer formation: an explanation for the antagonistic activity of MyD88s
Homotypic interactions of death domains (DD) mediate complex formation between MyD88 and IL-1 receptor-associated kinases (IRAKs). A truncated splice variant of MyD88, MyD88s, cannot recruit IRAK-4 and fails to elicit ...
One-year monitoring of nitrogen forms after the application of various types of biochar on different soils
Biochar is a carbon rich product obtained from pyrolysis of biomass. The use of biochar as soil amendment has been boosted in the last years due to its possible influence on fertility, including its potential ability to ...
A Novel Approach for Dermal Application of Pranoprofen-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Post-Tattoo Inflammatory Reactions
Recently, the number of people acquiring tattoos has increased, with tattoos gaining significant popularity in people between 20 and 40 years old. Inflammation is a common reaction associated with tattooing. The purpose ...
Exploring the Relationship Between Susceptibility to Canine Leishmaniosis and anti-Phlebotomus Perniciosus Saliva Antibodies in Ibizan Hounds and Dogs of Other Breeds in Mallorca, Spain
Background: Canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is a neglected zoonosis transmitted by sand flies like Phlebotomus perniciosus. Clinical signs and disease susceptibility vary according to various factors, ...
Enhanced artemisinin yield by expression of rol genes in artemisia annua
Background: Despite of many advances in the treatment of malaria, it is still the fifth most prevalent disease worldwide and is one of the major causes of death in the developing countries which accounted for 584,000 deaths ...
Perch and its parasites as heavy metal biomonitors in a freshwater environment: the case study of the Ruzin water reservoir, Slovakia
Heavy metal concentrations were determined in 43 perches (Perca fluviatilis) and in two of its most common parasites, the acanthocephalan Acanthocephalus lucii and the cestode Proteocephalus percae, collected in the period ...
Functional ultrastructure and cytochemistry of vitellogenesis and mature vitellocytes of the digenean Cainocreadium labracis (Dujardin, 1845), parasite of Dicentrarchus labrax (L., 1758)
Vitellogenesis and vitellocytes of Cainocreadium labracis were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and TEM cytochemistry. Four developmental stages were distinguished during vitellogenesis: (I) stem cell of ...
Thermophilic Bacteria From Mexican Thermal Environments: Isolation and Potential Applications
Extremophiles are microorganisms that possess application possibilities in several industrial fields, including agricultural, chemical, laundry, pharmaceutical, food, petroleum and bioremediation. This work reports the ...
Biofilms on rocks
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Artemisia (Asteraceae): Understanding its evolution using cytogenetic and molecular systematic tools, with emphasis on subgenus Dracunculus
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The effectiveness of riboflavin and ultraviolet light pathogen reduction technology in eliminating Trypanosoma cruzi from leukoreduced whole blood
BACKGROUNDThe parasitic Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, which is mainly transmitted by insect vectors. Other infection routes, both in endemic and in nonendemic areas, include organ and marrow ...
Corologia del genero Cystoseira C. Agardh (Phaeophyta, Fucales)
Se ha estudiado, basándose en una exhaustiva recopilación bibliográfica, la distribución mundial del género Cystoseira, que incluye una cincuentena de especies. Para cada especie se ha delimitado su área de distribución, ...
