Kiran R. Pawar, Ganesh B. Janavale, Sopan G. Wagh, Archana N. Panche, A. Abhijit Daspute, Manoj B. Pohare & Sanjay N. Harke·Asian Journal of Immunology·2019
Medicinal implications of plants are well known to us since the time immemorial and are well documented in the ancient literature. According to WHO report, 80% of world populations count on herbal medicines to treat themselves in case of illness. And the main reason behind this c...
Background and Aim: Malaria is the most important parasitic disease of man, and it remains one of the major threats to public health and economic development in Africa. Interleukin-12 is a heterodimeric cytokine which has potent effects on innate and adaptive immunity. This stud...
Anaemia is one of the leading complications due to malaria infections. It is defined in terms of packed cell volume (PCV) as a PCV <32%. This study was focused on the prevalence of malaria-related anaemia among children and adolescents attending General Hospital in Obi and Oju...
T. S. Atsuwe, V. U. Obisike, J. I. Chikwendu, C. K. Kondo, C. T. Tyoakoso & E. U. Amuta·Asian Journal of Immunology·2019
A study was conducted to determine the epidemiology of intestinal parasites in school children in Vandeikya LGA, Benue State, Nigeria. Two hundred and ninety three (293) stool samples from school children were examined in selected schools across the Local Government Area. 22 of 2...
There has been great improvement in the life expectancy for HIV patients since the introduction of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). However, good adherence to regimen is important to surmounting health problems associated with HIV/AIDS. While availability of drugs and accessibility...
Aleglitazar, is a novel promising drug, that related to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARα&γ) agonists which shows an ant-diabetic and anti-inflammatory characteristics. The goal of this study is to evaluate anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic properties of Al...
Background: The relation between leptin and asthma is still unclear especially in obese children. We hypothesized that high serum leptin concentrations would also be associated with asthma in obese Egyptian children. We aimed to evaluate serum leptin concentrations in asthmatic o...
Aim: To evaluate the immunomodulatory effects of honey on Wistar rats infected with Salmonella typhimurium. Place and Duration of Study: Research laboratory of The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, Nigeria between July, 2019 and September, 2019. Methodolo...
In this study, the effects of the consumption of Cocos nucifera L. water and oil on the haematological parameters of apparently healthy wistar albino rats were investigated using standard methods. The albino rats (n= 100) were divided into 8 groups (A-H) of 12 rats each while the...
Orisadiran Patrick Kunle, Adedeji Adebayo Lawrence, Adedeji Abiodun Oluwabusola & AbdulRahman AbdulFatai·Asian Journal of Immunology·2019
Aims: The study sought to investigate the effect of post-exposure of benzene on some haematology parameters and DNA lesions on adult wistar rats. Methods: A total of twenty-eight rats were grouped into 4 groups, with group 1 serving as a control. The remaining 3 groups were int...
This study was carried out to investigate the antifungal and immunomodulatory activities of Bryophylum pinnatum. Both aqueous and ethanol solvents were used for extraction. Five fungal species including Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Cladosporium herbarium, Candida albica...
Kenechi A. Uwakwe, Uche R. Oluoha, Anthony C. Iwu, Chukwuma B. Duru, Ernest Nwaigbo & Ijeoma N. Alex-Okedo·Asian Journal of Immunology·2018
Introduction: Approximately 6.2 million under-five children die globally on annual basis and immunisation having been recognised as the most successful and cost-effective public health intervention of the 20thcentury regarding the number of deaths averted can help to prevent appr...
Background: High rate of childhood vaccination drop-outs is a significant public health problem in rural areas of developing countries especially in Nigeria. The reasons for immunisation drop-out are poorly understood and little or no data is available to explain the phenomenon t...
Background: Missed immunisation, immunisation drop-out and coverage rates at primary health care (PHC) level indicate the level at which communities utilise the preventive services and thus serve as a measure of the strength of the public health system. They also measure the effe...
Thuc Anh Nguyen, Angkarina Angkasuwan, Claudia Rossi, Frans J. Van Overveld & Ger T. Rijkers·Asian Journal of Immunology·2018
Bacteria and viruses use an array of evasion mechanisms to escape from the host immune system. Due to antigenic variation, pathogenic micro-organisms can escape the immune system. Micro-organisms can occur in different types, such as the 97 serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae....