The antifilaricidal drugs ivermectin (IVM), diethylcarbamazine (DEC), and albendazole (ALB), used alone or in combinations against infective third-stage larvae (L3) of nocturnally subperiodic (NSP) Brugia malayi (Narathiwat strain), were tested in vitro for sensitivity, for 7 days. IVM alone reduced larval motility at concentrations of 10(-7), 10(-6), and 10(-5) M on day 3. DEC alone also had t...

A safer, more effective adulticidal treatment and a safe method for reducing microfilaremia and breaking transmission of heartworm disease early in the treatment are needed. The present study evaluated efficacy of ivermectin (IVM) and doxycycline (DOXY) alone or together (with or without melarsomine [MEL]) in dogs with induced adult heartworm infection and assessed the ability of microfilariae ...

Retrieval of immature oocytes from unstimulated ovaries, followed by in vitro maturation (IVM) was originally proposed in order to avoid side effects of gonadotropin administration. The target is to eliminate or significantly reduce the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), drug cost and burden on patients. This technology was also s...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to compare intranasal fentanyl (INF) with intravenous morphine (IVM) for prehospital analgesia. METHODS This was a randomized, controlled, open-label trial. Consecutive adult patients (n = 258) requiring analgesia (Verbal Rating Score [VRS] >2/10 noncardiac or >5/10 cardiac) were recruited. Patients received INF 180 mug +/- 2 doses of 60 mug at >...

A rapid, sensitive and stability-signifying high-performance thin-layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method was developed and validated for the quantitative estimation of ivermectin (IVM) as a bulk drug and in pharmaceutical formulations. The separation was achieved on Lichrospher TLC aluminum plates pre-coated with silica gel 60F-254 (20cm×10cm×200 μm) using n-hexane: acetone: ethylacetate (6.5: 3....

To better understand the differences in cytoskeletal organization between in vivo (IVO) and in vitro (IVM) matured oocytes, we analyzed remodeling of the centrosome-microtubule complex in IVO and IVM mouse oocytes. Fluorescence imaging revealed dramatic differences in meiotic spindle assembly and organization between these two populations. Metaphase spindles at both meiosis I (M-I) and meiosis ...

We have examined the transcriptional response of Caenorhabditis elegans following exposure to the anthelmintic drug ivermectin (IVM) using whole genome microarrays and real-time QPCR. Our original aim was to identify candidate molecules involved in IVM metabolism and/or excretion. For this reason the IVM tolerant strain, DA1316, was used to minimise transcriptomic changes related to the phenoty...

Background: In regard to complications of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) such as multiple pregnancy and ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome (OHSS) and other short and long term complications, the interest to In Vitro Maturation (IVM) of oocytes from unstimulated ovaries is increasing. This clinical trial study was designed to establish the relative success of treatment with IVM in com...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of exercise on angiogenesis during bone defect healing in mice. We evaluated angiogenesis during cranial bone defect healing by intravital fluorescence microscopy (IVM) at days 0-21. To characterize the type of bone repair, we performed additional histomorphometric analyses at days 3-15. IVM was conducted in mice, which were housed in c...