Job strain associated CRP is mediated by leisure time physical activity: results from the MONICA/KORA study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Psychological stress at work is considered a cardiac risk factor, yet whether it acts directly through neuroimmune processes, or indirectly by increasing behavioral risk factors, is uncert
Determination of antiplasmodial activity and binding affinity of selected natural products towards PfTrxR and PfGR (Publications)
In our study, the binding affinities of selected natural products towards PfTrxR, PfGR, human TrxR and human GR were determined using a mass spectrometry based ligand binding assay. The in vitro antim
Simple analogues of Qinghaosu (Artemisinin) (Publications)
A series of 1,2,4-trioxanes were synthesized in which the key peroxy bonds were installed through a molybdenum-catalyzed perhydrolysis of the epoxy rings. A core structure was identified that may serv
In vitro antiprotozoal activity of extracts of five Turkish Lamiaceae species (Publications)
The in vitro antiprotozoal activities of crude methanolic extracts from the aerial parts of five Lamiaceae plants (Salvia tomentosa, S. sclarea, S. dichroantha, Nepeta nuda subsp. nuda and Marrubium a
Diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma haematobium </em>infection with a mobile phone-mounted foldscope and a reversed-lens CellScope in Ghana (Publications)
We evaluated two novel, portable microscopes and locally acquired, single-ply, paper towels as filter paper for the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium infection. The mobile phone-mounted Foldscope a
The potential of secondary metabolites from plants as drugs or leads against protozoan neglected diseases - part II (Publications)
Infections with protozoan parasites are a major cause of disease and mortality in many tropical countries of the world. Diseases caused by species of the genera Trypanosoma (Human African Trypanosomia