2012
A furoxan – amodiaquine hybrid as a potential therapeutic for three parasitic diseases
Mott BT, Cheng KC, Guha R, Kommer VP, Williams DL, Vermeire JJ, Cappello M, Maloney DJ, Rai G, Jadhav A, Simeonov A, Inglese J, Posner GH, Thomas CJ. A furoxan – amodiaquine hybrid as a potential therapeutic for three parasitic diseases. RSC Medicinal Chemistry 2012, 3: 1505-1511. PMID: 23205265, PMCID: PMC3509744, DOI: 10.1039/c2md20238g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParasitic diseasesEx vivo assaysAntimalarial drug amodiaquineNovel therapiesEffective treatmentParasite Plasmodium falciparumSchistosoma mansoniAncylostoma ceylanicumParasitic targetsPotential therapeuticsMultiple mechanismsVivo assaysDiseaseFrequent emergenceAmodiaquineTherapyHuman populationMansoniFalciparum
2011
Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Patterns of Malaria Coinfection, Anemia, and Albendazole Treatment Failure
Humphries D, Mosites E, Otchere J, Twum WA, Woo L, Jones-Sanpei H, Harrison LM, Bungiro RD, Benham-Pyle B, Bimi L, Edoh D, Bosompem K, Wilson M, Cappello M. Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Patterns of Malaria Coinfection, Anemia, and Albendazole Treatment Failure. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 792-800. PMID: 21540391, PMCID: PMC3083749, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor nutritional statusHookworm infectionRisk factorsNutritional statusOverall egg reduction rateSerum immunoglobulin G (IgG) reactivitiesCross-sectional pilot studyEgg reduction rateImmunoglobulin G reactivityKintampo North MunicipalityAlbendazole therapyKintampo NorthMalaria coinfectionTreatment failureOverall prevalenceHigh prevalenceRepeat examinationEgg excretionSecretory antigensInfectionPilot studyCoinfectionSignificant reductionTherapyHigh rate