Deferoxamine (DF) has antimalarial activity that can be demonstrated in vitro and in vivo. This study is designed to examine the speed of onset and stage dependency of growth inhibition by DF and to determine whether its antimalarial activity is cytostatic or cytocidal. Growth inhibition was assessed by suppression of hypoxanthine incorporation and differences in morphologic appearance between ...

Kinetics of gut lymphocyte subpopulations were studied in normal and malnourished groups of mice infected with Giardia lamblia. The maximum parasite load was observed at second, third, and first week of postinfection in normal controls, moderate (8%) and severe (3%) protein deficient groups respectively. The number of G lamblia trophozoite in 3% protein deficient group was low compared with con...

first day of his illness. His temperature was 102.5?F., with a rigor present; he was passing blood-stained urine, suffering from extreme nausea and vomiting, the spleen slightly enlarged, tenderness present in the epigastrium and hypogastrium, with a pulse of 125, and a respiration rate of 35. I gave him an injection of horse serum and an alkaline diaphoretic mixture to take, and took a blood f...

This study is the first report of an infestation amoeba in gills asymptomatic Oreochromis sp. from Manir River, Terengganu, Malaysia. The results confirmed presence two species amoeba, Vermamoeba vermiformis and Tetratmitus sp., based on 18 ribosomal RNA gene sequences with 99% sequence similarity. Morphological observations using light scanning electron microscopy supported findings, demonstra...

Amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are etiological agents amoebic keratitis, for which up to now there is no treatment choice and one its main risk factors use contact lenses, including cosmetic lenses. Recently has been an increase in keratitis cases due Therefore, having a solution care lenses with efficient disinfectant effect that prevents adhesion trophozoites becomes essential. This study ...

BACKGROUND Giardia passes through two stages during its life cycle, the trophozoite and the cyst. Cyst formation involves the synthesis of cyst wall proteins (CWPs) and the transport of CWPs into encystation-specific vesicles (ESVs). Active vesicular trafficking is essential for encystation, but the molecular machinery driving vesicular trafficking remains unknown. The Rab proteins are involved...