BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is a commonly reported symptom in youth sports players. Some sports-related risk factors have been reported, but previous studies on extrinsic risk factors did not focus on management of team members (e.g., regular or non-regular players, number of players) for reducing sports-related MSP. This study aimed to examine the association of playing status (regul...

Homogenous metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania chagasi were isolated by buoyant density from in vitro heterogeneous cultures and used for biochemical characterization of isoforms of the major surface protease (MSP). Compared to stationary phase promastigotes, metacyclic cells had three times more MSP, produced 3-fold higher parasite loads in a mouse model in vivo, and were more resistant to ...

background: plasmodium vivax malaria accounts for approximately 88% of malaria cases in iran. there is limited in­formation on genetic diversity of p. vivax in the country and a need to develop and apply an effective vaccine against the dis­ease is necessary. among many potential candidates, msp -3β gene is promising target. this study was designed and car­ried out to determine the variation of...

abstract       background and objectives: plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 (pfmsp-1) is a promising vaccine against malaria during its blood stages which play an important role in immunity to this disease. polymorphic nature of this gene is a major obstacle in making an effective vaccine against malaria. in this study, the genetic diversity of plasmodium falciparum isolates was...

Pseudotumour is a benign inflammatory lesion. Mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumour (MSP) is a rare pseudotumour. It is a benign proliferation of spindle-shaped histiocytes containing acid-fast mycobacterium, commonly reported in immunocompromised patients. MSP is usually associated with mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). Here, we present the case of a 38-year-old gentleman with acquired immu...

Marine spatial planning (MSP) is critiqued for inadequate stakeholder engagement practices, particularly determining community-level interests. Community foundational to community planning, a local-level process in terrestrial planning. This study compared the experiences of practitioners local and national-level organizations Nova Scotia, Canada, likely participate MSP participatory best pract...

We explored the correlation between smoking, polymorphisms of extracellular superoxide dismutase (ECSOD) and cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A1-Msp I and the prevalence of oral cancer. The genetic polymorphisms of EC SOD and CYP1A1-Msp I were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique in peripheral blood leukocytes of 874 oral cancer patients and 874 non-cancer controls, and the correlations ...

BACKGROUND Particular cytokine gene polymorphisms are involved in the regulation of the antibody production. The consequences of already described IL-4, IL-10 and IL-13 gene polymorphisms on biological parameters and antibody levels were investigated among 576 mothers at delivery and their newborns in the context of P. falciparum placental malaria infection. METHODS The study took place in th...