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eflornithine and Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic

eflornithine has been researched along with Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic in 2 studies

Eflornithine: An inhibitor of ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE, the rate limiting enzyme of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway.
eflornithine : A fluoroamino acid that is ornithine substituted by a difluoromethyl group at position 2.

Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic: Infections of the INTESTINES with PARASITES, commonly involving PARASITIC WORMS. Infections with roundworms (NEMATODE INFECTIONS) and tapeworms (CESTODE INFECTIONS) are also known as HELMINTHIASIS.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Twenty-two patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and severe debilitating diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium received eflornithine as therapy."3.67Intestinal crytosporidiosis treated with eflornithine: a prospective study among patients with AIDS. ( Bodey, GP; Fainstein, V; Rolston, KV, 1989)
" The higher dosage (0."1.27Preventive treatment of rabbit coccidiosis with alpha-difluoromethylornithine. ( Alunda, JM; Ordóñez-Escudero, D; San Martín-Núñez, BV, 1988)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Rolston, KV1
Fainstein, V1
Bodey, GP1
San Martín-Núñez, BV1
Ordóñez-Escudero, D1
Alunda, JM1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for eflornithine and Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic

ArticleYear
Intestinal crytosporidiosis treated with eflornithine: a prospective study among patients with AIDS.
    Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes, 1989, Volume: 2, Issue:5

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Cryptosporidiosis; Diarrhea; Eflornithine; Female; Humans

1989
Preventive treatment of rabbit coccidiosis with alpha-difluoromethylornithine.
    Veterinary parasitology, 1988, Volume: 30, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Aspartate Aminotransferases; Coccidiosis; Eating; Eflornithine; Feces; Intestinal Diseases,

1988