Ascaris lumbricoides - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Repeated treatments with albendazole enhance Th2 responses to Ascaris Lumbricoides, but not to aeroallergens, in children from rural communities in the Tropics.

13 Oct 2008 Geohelminth infections are associated with modulation of immunity to parasite antigens and aeroallergens. To investigate the possibility that this modulation is affected by anthelmintic treatment, we compared cytokine responses in children who were ... Read more...

Albendazole treatment of HIV-1 and helminth co-infection: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

18 Aug 2008 OBJECTIVE: Several co-infections have been shown to impact the progression of HIV-1 infection. We sought to determine if treatment of helminth co-infection in HIV-1-infected adults impacted markers of HIV-1 disease progression. DESIGN: To date, ... Read more...

Hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides infection and polyparasitism associated with poor cognitive performance in Brazilian schoolchildren.

7 Jul 2008 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between hookworm and Ascaris lumbricoides infection and performance on three subsets of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - third edition (WISC-III) (Digit Span, Arithmetic and Coding) and Raven ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Ascaris lumbricoides'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Repeated treatments with albendazole enhance Th2 responses to Ascaris Lumbricoides, but not to aeroallergens, in children from rural communities in the Tropics. 13 Oct 2008
• Albendazole treatment of HIV-1 and helminth co-infection: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 18 Aug 2008
• Hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides infection and polyparasitism associated with poor cognitive performance in Brazilian schoolchildren. 7 Jul 2008
• Intestinal helminth infestation is associated with increased bronchial responsiveness in children. 29 Jun 2008
• Environmental determinants of total IgE among school children living in the rural Tropics: importance of geohelminth infections and effect of anthelmintic treatment. 25 Jun 2008
• Pattern and predictors of soil-transmitted helminth reinfection among aboriginal schoolchildren in rural Peninsular Malaysia. 3 Jun 2008
• Intermittent obstruction of jejunostomy tube due to Ascaris lumbricoides infection. 30 May 2008
• Soil-transmitted helminths in relation to hemoglobin status among school children of the Kashmir Valley. 30 May 2008
• Eosinophilic cholecystitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. 5 May 2008
• Ascaris lumbricoides-induced interleukin-10 is not associated with atopy in schoolchildren in a rural area of the tropics. 29 Apr 2008
• Efficacy of current drugs against soil-transmitted helminth infections: systematic review and meta-analysis. 21 Apr 2008
• Images in clinical medicine. Ascariasis. Apr 2008
• [Löffler syndrome in post-operative of heart surgery] 30 Mar 2008
• A 6 year Geohelminth infection profile of children at high altitude in Western Nepal. 25 Mar 2008
• A randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial on the efficacy of ivermectin against intestinal nematode infections in China. 25 Mar 2008
• The great escape of the round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides). 2 Mar 2008
• Age patterns in undernutrition and helminth infection in a rural area of Brazil: associations with ascariasis and hookworm. 23 Feb 2008
• Cross-reactive IgE antibody responses to tropomyosins from Ascaris lumbricoides and cockroach. 11 Feb 2008
• Association of atopy, asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis and intestinal helminth infections in Cuban children. 30 Jan 2008
• Total IgE in urban Black South African teenagers: the influence of atopy and helminth infection. 20 Jan 2008

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Technical information about 'Ascaris lumbricoides'

Definition: A species of parasitic nematode that is the largest found in the human intestine. Its distribution is worldwide, but it is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation. Human infection with A. lumbricoides is acquired by swallowing fully embryonated eggs from contaminated soil.

Descriptor UI: D017164

Alternative terms: Ascaris lumbricoides;

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathogenicity; physiology; radiation effects; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B01.500.500.294.700.100.100.108.425;

History Note: 93

Technical Notes: a species of nematode, the largest found in the human intestine; infection: coord IM with ASCARIASIS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH