Stigmasterol Modulates Allergic Airway Inflammation in Guinea Pig Model of Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma by Aaron Opoku Antwi, David Darko Obiri, Newman Osafo

“…Overexpression of serum vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and ovalbumin-specific immunoglobulin E (OVA sIgE) elicited by ovalbumin sensitization and challenge was significantly controlled with stigmasterol. …”
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Bilateral Tubal Gestation Associated with Schistosomiasis in an African Woman by K. H. Odubamowo, O. M. Akinpelu, O. O. Lawal, C. A. Okolo, A. A. Odukogbe, A. O. Adekunle

“…She had bilateral salpingectomy with histology of specimens showing bilateral ectopic gestation with Schistosoma haematobium induced salpingitis (findings of Schistosoma haematobium ova noted on slide). Conclusion. Schistosoma induced salpingitis is a rare but possible cause of bilateral tubal gestation.…”
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Urinary Bladder Cancer in Egypt: Are There Gender Differences in Its Histopathological Presentation? by Fiorina Kyritsi, Christopher A. Loffredo, Yun-Ling Zheng, George Philips, Sania Amr

“…Having Schistosoma haematobium (SH) ova in the bladder tissue was significantly associated with male gender in the fully adjusted model of either SCC (AOR (95% CI) = 2.12 (1.15–3.89)) or UC cases (3.78 (1.89–7.55)). …”
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Strongyloidiasis: The Cause of Multiple Gastrointestinal Ulcers in an Immunocompetent Individual by Shail Sheth, Fady Asslo, Rabih Hallit, Raymund Sison, Muhammad Afridi, Robert Spira, Joseph DePasquale, Jihad Slim, Jack Boghossian

“…The duodenal biopsy revealed parasitic ova and adult worms suggestive of Strongyloides stercoralis nematode with increased eosinophils in the tissue. …”
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Morphometrics and Reproductive Characteristics of the Freshwater Crab Sartoriana spinigera from the Habitat of Ratargul Swamp Forest, Bangladesh: An Approach to Conservation by Sanjida Akther, Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Debasish Pandit, Thouhidur Rahman Chowdhury, Sohel Mian

“…The fertilization was 1297 ± 629 ova, the ovary weight was 447.22 ± 359.39 mg, and the egg diameter was 375.15 ± 130.18 µm. …”
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Implications of Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminthes (STHs) on Rural Farmers’ Productivity in Selected Districts of Sierra Leone by Mohamed Ngegba, Emmanuel Hinckley, Muctar Koroma, Alfred Ngegba, Oladimeji Oladele

“…The result indicates a prevalence of parasitic infection among farmers shown by 58.4% eggs/ova in stool from the three districts. STH prevalence is higher in Bo (64.0%), Koinadugu (56.9%), and Kailahun (51,7%). …”
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The First Report of Ruminant Fascioliasis in Sabah, East Malaysia by Naim Che Kamaruddin, Muhammad Ali Imran Razali, Ibitoye Emmanuel Busayo, Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah, Lokman Hakim Idris, Nur Mahiza Md Isa

“…Out of 769 cattle’s and buffaloes’ faecal samples submitted, Fasciola spp ova were detected in 189 of the samples. A total of 2297 cattle, buffaloes, and goats were slaughtered at SMTC over that period, and 21 livers were condemned due to fascioliasis, giving the total occurrence of 0.91%. …”
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Prilog određivanju naprezanja lisnatih opruga uz pomoć eksperimentalno snimljenih ugiba by Rade Knežević

“…Rezultati ubrzanja oslonjene mase, dobijeni direktnim snimanjem, i rezultati ubrzanja, dobijeni preko pomaka za pojednostavljeni sistem sa jednim stepenom slobode, jesu u granicama međusobnog neslaganja 15%. Kako ova razlika nije znatna, može se zaključiti da je moguće i opravdano pojednostaviti sistem motornog vozila i posmatrati ga kao sistem sa jednim stepenom slobode. …”
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A Helminth-Derived Chitinase Structurally Similar to Mammalian Chitinase Displays Immunomodulatory Properties in Inflammatory Lung Disease by Friederike Ebner, Katja Lindner, Katharina Janek, Agathe Niewienda, Piotr H. Malecki, Manfred S. Weiss, Tara E. Sutherland, Arnd Heuser, Anja A. Kühl, Jürgen Zentek, Andreas Hofmann, Susanne Hartmann

“…Here, we aimed to identify the proteins accounting for the modulatory effects of the T. suis L1 ES proteins and studied six selected T. suis L1 proteins for their immunomodulatory efficacy in a murine OVA-induced allergic airway disease model. In particular, an enzymatically active T. suis chitinase mediated amelioration of clinical signs of airway hyperreactivity, primarily associated with suppression of eosinophil recruitment into the lung, the associated chemokines, and increased numbers of RELMα+ interstitial lung macrophages. …”
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Resistance of European plum to fungal diseases in the foothill zone of Adygea by V. V. Sherstobitov, M. A. Kolesova

“…Ten P. domestica cultivars were characterized by group resistance to the abovementioned diseases: ‘Anna Shpet’ (k-3325), ‘Vengerka Rannyaya’ (k-3459), ‘Vengerka Italyanskaya’ (k-3444), ‘Musa Dzhaliev’ (k-26994), ‘Vengerka Vkusnaya’ (k-43323), ‘Persikovaya Michurina’ (k-30706), ‘Chernosliv Adygeyskiy’ (k-23743), ‘Chernosliv Shuntukskiy’ (k-23707), ‘Yekaterina’ (yellow) (k-3520), and ‘Vasсova’ (k-27639). They can be recommended to plum breeders for the development of P. domestica cultivars with group resistance to fungal diseases in the foothill zone of Adygea.…”
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Detection of Urinary Tract Pathology in Some Schistosoma haematobium Infected Nigerian Adults by O. S. Onile, H. O. Awobode, V. S. Oladele, A. M. Agunloye, C. I. Anumudu

“…Parasitological assessment for the presence of ova of S. haematobium in urine and abdominopelvic ultrasonographic examination for bladder and secondary kidney pathology were carried out. …”
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POLITIKA STANOVANJA I PRAĆENJE DŽENTRIFIKACIJE – LEKCIJE IZ ŠVEDSKE by Snezana Djordjevic

“…Predmet ovog članka je analiza načina vođenja politike stanovanja i rešavanja problema socijalne isključenosti i segregacije u gradovima u Švedskoj. Ova država je u vreme blagostanja imala jedan od najdemokratskijih koncepata dostupnog stanovanja da bi sa neoliberalnim konceptom preduzetnikog upravljanja napravila velike promene. …”
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Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in allergic and endotoxin-induced airway inflammation in mice by M. Korsgren, L. Källström, L. Uller, T. Bjerke, F. Sundler, C. G. A. Persson, O. Korsgren

“…Anti-MIF serum validated with respect to MIF neutralizing capacity or normal rabbit serum (NRS) was administered i.p. repeatedly during allergen aerosol exposure of ovalbumin (OVA)-immunized mice in an established model of allergic asthma, or once before instillation of a minimal dose of LPS into the airways of mice, a tentative model of COPD. …”
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Low IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α and High IL-13 Cytokine Levels Are Associated with Severe Hepatic Fibrosis in Schistosoma mansoni Chronically Exposed Individuals by Mable M. Mutengo, Takafira Mduluza, Paul Kelly, James C. L. Mwansa, Geoffrey Kwenda, Patrick Musonda, James Chipeta

“…Several studies have attributed the etiopathogenesis of chronic Schistosoma mansoni related hepatic fibrosis to unregulated immune responses against trapped parasite ova in the host. However, there is limited data on immune profiles associated with varying degrees of the disease in a population under chronic exposure to the parasite. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites of dogs and associated risk factors in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia by Tsedalu Yirsa, Amare Bihone, Getenew Teshager, Yimer Muktar, Abebe Berihun

“…Direct fecal smear and flotation techniques were also used to identify the parasite ova. Chi-square and logistic regression were used to analyze the occurrence of the parasite within the risk factors. …”
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The Supernatant of Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Has Antiallergic Effects in Allergic Rhinitis Mouse Model by In-Su Park, Ji Hye Kim, Jun-Sang Bae, Dong-Kyu Kim, Ji-Hun Mo

“…In an animal study, the T-MSCs-CM-treated group showed significantly reduced allergic symptoms and infiltration of eosinophils and neutrophils in the nasal mucosa, whereas there was no significant difference in total IgE and the OVA-specific IgE level. Additionally, we found that the 10 mg T-MSCs-CM-treated group showed a significantly decreased IL-4 mRNA expression, compared to the (+) Con group. …”
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Development and Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Faecal Samples by Ibrahim N. Mwangi, Eric L. Agola, Robert M. Mugambi, Esther A. Shiraho, Gerald M. Mkoji

“…The LAMP assay reliably detected S. mansoni ova DNA in faecal samples and parasite DNA in amounts as low as 32fg. …”
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Nr4a1 and Nr4a3 redundantly control clonal deletion and contribute to an anergy-like transcriptome in auto-reactive thymocytes to impose tolerance in mice by Hailyn V. Nielsen, Letitia Yang, James L. Mueller, Alexander J. Ritter, Ryosuke Hiwa, Irina Proekt, Elze Rackaityte, Dominik Aylard, Mansi Gupta, Christopher D. Scharer, Mark S. Anderson, Byron B. Au-Yeung, Julie Zikherman

“…Here we take advantage of competitive bone marrow chimeras and the OT-II/RIPmOVA model to show that Nr4a1 and Nr4a3 are essential for the upregulation of Bcl2l11/BIM and thymic clonal deletion by self-antigen. …”
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Anti-HMGB1 Neutralizing Antibody Ameliorates Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation by Suppressing Dendritic Cell-Mediated Th17 Polarization by Fang Zhang, Gang Huang, Bo Hu, Li-Ping Fang, E-Hong Cao, Xiao-Feng Xin, Yong Song, Yi Shi

“…Second, we demonstrate that anti-HMGB1 neutralizing antibody attenuates HMGB1 expression, neutrophilic inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, and Th17-related cytokine secretion in vivo by using a murine model of neutrophilic asthma induced by ovalbumin (OVA) plus lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Furthermore, anti-HMGB1 neutralizing antibody decreases the number of Th17 cells in lung cells and suppresses the production of IL-23 by lung CD11C+ APCs. …”
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Pritisci na prirodu u Bosni i Hercegovini: Procjena statusa i trendova po grupama ekosistema by Vladimir Stupar, Mersudin Avdibegović, Senka Barudanović, Josip Jurković, Sandra Kobajica, Milan Mataruga, Dženan Bećirović

“…Direktni pritisci su generalno ocijenjeni kao intenzivniji u odnosu na indirektne. Ova procjena bi trebalo da pruži donosiocima odluka i naučnoj zajednici naučno utemeljene argumente, te preciznija usmjerenja za donošenje odluka i provođenje budućih istraživanja u oblasti prirodnih resursa i njihovog održivog korišćenja. …”
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