The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was studied by stool examination in institutionalized and non-institutionalized Thai people with mental handicaps. It was found that the prevalence of infection was much higher in institutionalized (57.6%) than in non-institutionalized people (7.5%). The common parasites found in institutionalized people were Trichuris trichiura (29.7%), Entamoeb...

BACKGROUND Alpinia oxyphylla is a common remedy in traditional Chinese medicine. Yakuchinone A is a major constituent of A. oxyphylla and exhibits anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antibacterial, and gastric protective activities. METHODS Antioxidant and antitumor characteristics of yakuchinone A in skin cancer cells as well as novel mechanisms for the inhibition of adipocyte differentiation, ces...

Se determinó la frecuencia del parasitismo intestinal y su relación con el sexo, edad tipo de agua consumo escolares cinco a dieciséis años ciudad Leimebamba, Amazonas-Perú , entre noviembre 2010 febrero 2011. La muestra estuvo conformada por 215 elegidos al azar. Los análisis coproparasitoscópicos se efectuaron en una fecal niño través técnica examen directo. parasitados fue 64.2% halló 5 espe...

Hymenolepis nana, as a neglected zoonotic helminth, naturally occurs in both humans and rodents. Herein, systematic review meta-analysis was carried out to estimate pooled prevalence of H. nana infection among human rodent hosts for the first time Iran. PubMed, Web Science, Scopus, Embase databases (English articles) SID Magiran (Persian were systematically searched relevant studies published f...

In order to study the infectivity and development of the human strain of Hymenolepis nana in mice, a human strain of H. nana was inoculated into ICR mice. H. nana eggs were concentrated by the sedimentation method and inoculated by a disposable syringe (1 ml) connected to a long needle (8 cm) into the stomach of mice. Mouse feces were examined daily beginning day 5 after inoculation and the mic...