Aminopyrazoles are a new class of antimalarial compounds identified in a cellular antiparasitic screen with potent activity against Plasmodium falciparum asexual and sexual stage parasites. To investigate their unknown mechanism of action and thus identify their target, we cultured parasites in the presence of a representative member of the aminopyrazole series, GNF-Pf4492, to select for resist...

Catalytic distillation is a technology that combines heterogeneous catalytic reaction and the separation of reactants products via in single reactor/distillation system. This process catalysis, kinetics, mass transfer to obtain more selective products. The catalyst provides sites for reactions porous surface liquid/vapor separation. advantages are energy savings, low waste streams, longevity, h...

background: rhipicephalus sanguineus and hyalomma marginatum are the most common spe­cies in sheep herds in northeast of iran. there is preliminary evidence that these species may be the vectors of babesia ovis in iran. we carried out two experiments in mashhad area, khorasan razavi province to determine whether b. ovis could be transovarially transmitted by r. san­guineus and h. marginatum . m...

BACKGROUND Sex difference is an established risk factor for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)-related complications like graft versus host disease (GVHD). CD8pos cytotoxic T cells specific for Y chromosome-encoded minor Histocompatibility antigens (HY) play an important role therein. Prior to HSC donation, female donors may encounter HY antigens through fetomaternal or transmaterna...

Differences in haemostatic parameters have been reported among smokers and non-smokers. However the relationships of these parameters with other risk factors of cardiovascular diseases have not been fully determined in Nigerians. We therefore aimed at assessing the relationship between fibrinogen, factor VII (FVII), age, body mass indeks (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood ...

We undertook a comparative study of the effects of the hormone hydrocortisone (Hy) on C6 glioma cells grown in monolayer and in suspension in cultures. We found Hy reversibly renders C6 cells anchorage- and serum-dependent for their growth. In monolayer cultures, Hy was found to inhibit cell cycle traversing exclusively at G1 phase. In agarose suspension, Hy was found to block colony developmen...

An outbreak of lameness amongst Merino lambs, associated with the presence of Hyalomma ticks, was investigated on a farm in the south-western Free State, South Africa. The purpose was to follow the progress of the condition and to determine the extent of involvement of the two Hyalomma species which occur in the region. The flock of experimental sheep (n = 460) ranged free in natural veld under...

Three human IFN-alpha hybrids, HY-1 [IFN-alpha21a(1-75)/alpha2c(76-165)], HY-2 [IFN-alpha21a(1-95)/alpha2c(96-165)], and HY-3 [IFN-alpha2c(1-95)/alpha21a(96-166)], were constructed, cloned, and expressed. The hybrids had comparable specific antiviral activities on Madin-Darby bovine kidney (MDBK) cells but exhibited very different antiproliferative and binding properties on human Daudi and WISH...