Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> trypanosomiasis: a multicentre, randomised,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is a fatal disease. Current treatment options for patients with second-stage disease are toxic
Human antibodies to recombinant protein constructs of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (AMA1) and their associations with... (Publications)
Serum antibodies from 1071 people in two Kenyan villages were assayed using eight different recombinant Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (AMA1) protein constructs to investigate their role in naturally acqui
Transmission dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza at lake constance (Europe) during the outbreak of winter 2005-2006 (Publications)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) H5N1 poses a serious threat to domestic animals. Despite the large number of studies on influenza A virus in waterbirds, little is still known about the
Malaria-infected mice are cured by oral administration of new artemisinin derivatives (Publications)
In four or five chemical steps from the 1,2,4-trioxane artemisinin, a new series of 23 trioxane dimers has been prepared. Eleven of these new trioxane dimers cure malaria-infected mice via oral dosing
IGFBP2 and IGFBP3 protein expressions in human breast cancer: association with hormonal factors and obesity (Publications)
PURPOSE: The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling system is involved in breast cancer initiation and progression. The prognostic relevance of tumor expression patterns of IGFI-related proteins r
Antiprotozoal activities of heterocyclic-substituted xanthones from the marine-derived fungus <em>Chaetomium</em> sp (Publications)
Investigations of the marine-derived fungus Chaetomium sp. led to the isolation of the new natural products chaetoxanthones A, B, and C (1-3). Compounds 1 and 2 are substituted with a dioxane/tetrahyd
Ferrocenyl derivatives of the anthelmintic praziquantel: design, synthesis and biological evaluation (Publications)
The design, synthesis and biological evaluation of eighteen ferrocenyl derivatives (4A-12A and 4B-12B) of the most-well known drug against schistosomiasis, namely praziquantel (PZQ), are reported. The