Sequence analysis of the MSP 1 gene of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> isolates from Hainan, China (Publications)
AIM: To obtain the complete sequence and analyze the diversity of the MSP 1 molecule from the Chinese isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. METHODS: Genomic DNA was prepared directly from blood samples s
Correlation between secreted and membrane-bound IgG in mouse myeloma cells transfected with chimeric immunoglobulin heavy and light chain genes (Publications)
Mouse myeloma cells were transfected with pSV2-gpt and pSV2-neo based immunoglobulin expression vectors. Double transfectants were selected using the xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (gpt)
Mortality among adults transferred and lost to follow-up from antiretroviral therapy programmes in South Africa: a multicenter cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Little is known about outcomes after transfer out (TFO) and loss to follow-up (LTF) and how differential outcomes might bias mortality estimates, as analyses generally censo
Detection of antibodies to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> sporozoites by employing synthetic peptides (Publications)
A new achievement in the immunodiagnosis of malaria has been reached after the knowledge of the molecular structure of some plasmodial antigens has become available. One example is given by the repeti
Antiprotozoal activity of <em>Khaya anthotheca</em>, (Welv.) C.D.C. A plant used by chimpanzees for self medication (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Khaya species, endemic to Africa and Madagascar, continues to be valuable in indigenous traditional medicine. Their bitter tasting barks are decocted to treat fevers, s
Effect of single-dose oral mefloquine on the morphology of adult <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in mice (Publications)
It has been recently documented that the antimalarial drug mefloquine shows in vivo activity against schistosomes. In the present study, we assessed the effect of mefloquine on the morphology of adult