2019
Genetic Markers of Benzimidazole Resistance among Human Hookworms (Necator americanus) in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana.
Orr AR, Quagraine JE, Suwondo P, George S, Harrison LM, Dornas FP, Evans B, Caccone A, Humphries D, Wilson MD, Cappello M. Genetic Markers of Benzimidazole Resistance among Human Hookworms (Necator americanus) in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 100: 351-356. PMID: 30734697, PMCID: PMC6367626, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass drug administrationSoil-transmitted helminthsKintampo North MunicipalitySchool-aged childrenSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPolymerase chain reactionEffectiveness of MDAWild-type SNPsInfected study subjectsPeriodic mass drug administrationResistance-associated single nucleotide polymorphismsCross-sectional studyResistance-associated mutationsWorld Health OrganizationHookworm infectionDrug exposureHookworm eggsUnreported associationStudy subjectsDrug AdministrationPosttreatment samplesChemotherapeutic approachesGrowth delayHuman hookwormHealth Organization
2018
Albendazole Treatment Improves Work Capacity in Women Smallholder Farmers Infected with Hookworm: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial.
Salmon M, Salmon C, Masoda M, Salumu JM, Bozzi C, Nieburg P, Harrison LM, Humphries D, Abaca Uvon N, Wendel SK, Trout C, Cappello M. Albendazole Treatment Improves Work Capacity in Women Smallholder Farmers Infected with Hookworm: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2018, 98: 1419-1426. PMID: 29611504, PMCID: PMC5953358, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWork capacityRandomized Effectiveness TrialSoil-transmitted helminthsHealth of womenStep testPlacebo groupAlbendazole treatmentPrimary outcomeHookworm infectionStep test resultsEffectiveness trialNonsignificant decreaseHeart rateControl trialTreatment groupsIntestinal parasitesPulse rateHookwormTrialsRisk benefitDrug distributionWomenTreatmentAlbendazoleMinutes
1995
Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa.
Cappello M, Vlasuk G, Bergum P, Huang S, Hotez P. Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6152-6156. PMID: 7597095, PMCID: PMC41660, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.6152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAncylostomaAnimalsArthropod ProteinsBlood CoagulationChromatography, GelChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Ion ExchangeFactor Xa InhibitorsHelminth ProteinsHirudinsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKineticsMass SpectrometryMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPeptidesProthrombin TimeRecombinant ProteinsSerine Proteinase InhibitorsTicksConceptsBlood lossFactor XaIntestinal blood lossGastrointestinal blood lossHuman hookworm infectionIron deficiency anemiaSoil-transmitted helminthsHuman coagulation factor XaFree factor XaAnticoagulant peptideSpecific inhibitorHookworm infectionDeficiency anemiaProthrombin timeIntestinal mucosaCoagulation factor XaMajor causeRecombinant hirudinChromogenic assayMajor anticoagulantAdult wormsAnticoagulantsProtease inhibitorsHuman coagulationInhibitors