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mebendazole and Onchocerciasis

mebendazole has been researched along with Onchocerciasis in 23 studies

Mebendazole: A benzimidazole that acts by interfering with CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM and inhibiting polymerization of MICROTUBULES.
mebendazole : A carbamate ester that is methyl 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamate substituted by a benzoyl group at position 5.

Onchocerciasis: Infection with nematodes of the genus ONCHOCERCA. Characteristics include the presence of firm subcutaneous nodules filled with adult worms, PRURITUS, and ocular lesions.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Flubendazole, an injectable benzimidazole drug, was compared with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) in a prospective double-blind study of the treatment of onchocerciasis."9.05Comparison of flubendazole and diethylcarbamazine in treatment of onchocerciasis. ( Beltran-Hernandez, F; Dominguez-Vazquez, A; Greene, BM; Murphy, RP; Rivas-Alcala, AR; Ruvalcaba-Macias, AM; Taylor, HR, 1983)
"Mebendazole was compared to placebo treatment in a prospective double-masked study of the treatment of onchocerciasis."9.05Fluorescein angiographic studies of mebendazole treatment for onchocerciasis. ( Awadzi, K; George, T; Murphy, RP; Schulz-Key, H; Taylor, HR, 1985)
"Increasing concentrations of levamisole and of mebendazole were applied to 1 eye in groups of 4 patients with ocular onchocerciasis in northern Cameroon."9.04Evaluation of microfilaricidal effects in the cornea from topically applied drugs in ocular onchocerciasis: Trials with levamisole and mebendazole. ( Anderson, J; Fuglsang, H; Jones, BR, 1978)
"Four drug regimens for treating onchocerciasis were compared in a double-blind study in persons from an endemic area in southern Mexico."6.65Chemotherapy of onchocerciasis: a controlled comparison of mebendazole, levamisole, and diethylcarbamazine. ( Beltrán, F; Domíguez-Vázquez, A; Greene, BM; Lugo-Pfeiffer, C; Mackenzie, CD; Rivas-Alcalá, AR; Ruvalcaba-Macías, AM; Taylor, HR, 1981)
"Flubendazole, an injectable benzimidazole drug, was compared with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) in a prospective double-blind study of the treatment of onchocerciasis."5.05Comparison of flubendazole and diethylcarbamazine in treatment of onchocerciasis. ( Beltran-Hernandez, F; Dominguez-Vazquez, A; Greene, BM; Murphy, RP; Rivas-Alcala, AR; Ruvalcaba-Macias, AM; Taylor, HR, 1983)
"Mebendazole was compared to placebo treatment in a prospective double-masked study of the treatment of onchocerciasis."5.05Fluorescein angiographic studies of mebendazole treatment for onchocerciasis. ( Awadzi, K; George, T; Murphy, RP; Schulz-Key, H; Taylor, HR, 1985)
"Increasing concentrations of levamisole and of mebendazole were applied to 1 eye in groups of 4 patients with ocular onchocerciasis in northern Cameroon."5.04Evaluation of microfilaricidal effects in the cornea from topically applied drugs in ocular onchocerciasis: Trials with levamisole and mebendazole. ( Anderson, J; Fuglsang, H; Jones, BR, 1978)
"The current mainstay for control/elimination of onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) relies on ivermectin- and mebendazole/albendazole-based preventive chemotherapies."4.12High infection rates for onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children under five not receiving preventive chemotherapy: a bottleneck to elimination. ( Balog, YA; Bopda, JG; Djune-Yemeli, L; Domche, A; Donfo-Azafack, C; Efon-Ekangouo, A; Kamgno, J; Lenou-Nanga, C; Mbickmen-Tchana, S; Nana-Djeunga, HC; Ntoumi, F; Nzune-Toche, N; Penlap-Beng, V; Velavan, TP, 2022)
"Albendazole has no microfilaricidal activity but is toxic to all intra-uterine stages."3.78Research notes from the Onchocerciasis Chemotherapy Research Centre, Ghana. ( Awadzi, K, 1997)
"Flubendazole (FBZ) was approved in 1980 for the treatment of gastrointestinal nematode infections in both veterinary and human medicine."2.61Flubendazole as a macrofilaricide: History and background. ( Geary, TG; Mackenzie, CD; Silber, SA, 2019)
"loa L3 and treated with 10 mg/kg FLBZ once daily for 5 consecutive days."1.51Effect of flubendazole on developing stages of Loa loa in vitro and in vivo: a new approach for screening filaricidal agents. ( Chunda, VC; Enyong, P; Fombad, FF; Gandjui, NVT; Hoerauf, A; Mackenzie, CD; Metuge, HM; Ndongmo, PC; Njiokou, F; Njouendou, AJ; Ritter, M; Wanji, S, 2019)
" Systemic exposures of FBZ/FBZ metabolites achieved following dosing were measured by pharmacokinetic (PK) bioanalysis."1.51Short-course, oral flubendazole does not mediate significant efficacy against Onchocerca adult male worms or Brugia microfilariae in murine infection models. ( Akumtoh, DN; Aljayyoussi, G; Baeten, B; Chounna, PWN; Chunda, VC; Engelen, M; Fombad, FF; Gandjui, NVT; Lachaud, S; Metuge, HM; Ndzeshang, BL; Njouendou, AJ; Pionnier, N; Quirynen, L; Sjoberg, HT; Steven, A; Taylor, MJ; Tayong, DB; Tekle, F; Turner, JD; Wanji, S; Ward, SA, 2019)
"Onchocerciasis is co-endemic with schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths infections, which are all diseases of the rural and the poorest communities in Africa."1.32Integrated community-directed treatment for the control of onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths infections in Uganda: advantages and disadvantages. ( Kabatereine, N; Ndyomugyenyi, R, 2003)
"Treatment with levamisole had a similar effect on embryogenesis, however it was much less marked."1.27The effects of diethylcarbamazine, mebendazole and levamisole on Onchocerca volvulus in vivo and in vitro. ( Gomez-Rojo, E; Greene, BM; Mackenzie, CD; Rivas-Alcala, R; Taylor, HR, 1984)

Research

Studies (23)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199013 (56.52)18.7374
1990's3 (13.04)18.2507
2000's1 (4.35)29.6817
2010's5 (21.74)24.3611
2020's1 (4.35)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Nana-Djeunga, HC1
Djune-Yemeli, L1
Domche, A1
Donfo-Azafack, C1
Efon-Ekangouo, A1
Lenou-Nanga, C1
Nzune-Toche, N1
Balog, YA1
Bopda, JG1
Mbickmen-Tchana, S1
Velavan, TP1
Penlap-Beng, V1
Ntoumi, F1
Kamgno, J1
Fombad, FF2
Njouendou, AJ2
Ndongmo, PC1
Ritter, M1
Chunda, VC2
Metuge, HM2
Gandjui, NVT2
Enyong, P1
Njiokou, F1
Hoerauf, A1
Mackenzie, CD5
Wanji, S2
Sjoberg, HT1
Pionnier, N1
Aljayyoussi, G1
Tayong, DB1
Akumtoh, DN1
Chounna, PWN1
Ndzeshang, BL1
Lachaud, S1
Tekle, F1
Quirynen, L1
Engelen, M1
Baeten, B1
Steven, A1
Ward, SA1
Taylor, MJ1
Turner, JD1
Geary, TG2
Silber, SA1
Cho-Ngwa, F1
Mbah, GE1
Ayiseh, RB1
Ndi, EM1
Monya, E1
Tumanjong, IM1
Mainsah, EN1
Sakanari, J1
Lustigman, S1
Ndyomugyenyi, R1
Kabatereine, N1
Rivas-Alcalá, AR3
Greene, BM4
Taylor, HR5
Domíguez-Vázquez, A1
Ruvalcaba-Macías, AM3
Lugo-Pfeiffer, C2
Beltrán, F1
Domiguez-Vaques, A1
Beltran-Hernandez, F2
Dominguez-Vazquez, A1
Murphy, RP2
Rivas-Alcala, R1
Gomez-Rojo, E1
Forsyth, KP1
Mitchell, GF1
Copeman, DB1
Kale, OO1
Awadzi, K4
Schulz-Key, H3
Howells, RE1
Haddock, DR1
Gilles, HM1
Rolland, A1
Thylefors, B1
Strote, G1
Bonow, I1
Krömer, M1
Rubio de Krömer, T1
Attah, S1
Opoku, N1
Coperman, DB1
Kale, O1
Jones, BR1
Anderson, J1
Fuglsang, H1
Maertens, K1
Wéry, M1
Edwards, G1
Breckenridge, A1
Orme, M1
Gilles, H1
George, T1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Safety and Tolerability of Single Dose Treatment With Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole and Ivermectin in Humans With and Without Wuchereria Bancrofti Infection in Côte d'Ivoire[NCT02845713]Phase 166 participants (Actual)Interventional2016-04-17Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

2 reviews available for mebendazole and Onchocerciasis

ArticleYear
Flubendazole as a macrofilaricide: History and background.
    PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2019, Volume: 13, Issue:1

    Topics: Albendazole; Animals; Diethylcarbamazine; Elephantiasis, Filarial; Filaricides; Gastrointestinal Dis

2019
Research notes from the Onchocerciasis Chemotherapy Research Centre, Ghana.
    Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology, 1997, Volume: 91, Issue:7

    Topics: Albendazole; Animals; Filaricides; Humans; Ivermectin; Mebendazole; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocercia

1997

Trials

10 trials available for mebendazole and Onchocerciasis

ArticleYear
Chemotherapy of onchocerciasis: a controlled comparison of mebendazole, levamisole, and diethylcarbamazine.
    Lancet (London, England), 1981, Sep-05, Volume: 2, Issue:8245

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Benzimidazoles; Clinical Trials as Topic; Diethylcarbamazine; Double-Blind

1981
12 month follow-up of mebendazole therapy for onchocerciasis.
    Lancet (London, England), 1981, Nov-07, Volume: 2, Issue:8254

    Topics: Benzimidazoles; Clinical Trials as Topic; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Mebendazole; Onchocercias

1981
Comparison of flubendazole and diethylcarbamazine in treatment of onchocerciasis.
    Lancet (London, England), 1983, Jan-22, Volume: 1, Issue:8317

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antinematodal Agents; Benzimidazoles; Child; Clinical Trials as Topic; Diethylcar

1983
Further trials of mebendazole and metrifonate in the treatment of onchocerciasis.
    Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 1982, Volume: 60, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Benzimidazoles; Clinical Trials as Topic; Female; Humans; Male; Mebendazole; Middle Aged; Onc

1982
The chemotherapy of onchocerciasis VIII Levamisole and its combination with the benzimidazoles.
    Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology, 1982, Volume: 76, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antinematodal Agents; Benzimidazoles; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Levamiso

1982
Research notes from the Onchocerciasis Chemotherapy Research Centre, Ghana.
    Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology, 1997, Volume: 91, Issue:7

    Topics: Albendazole; Animals; Filaricides; Humans; Ivermectin; Mebendazole; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocercia

1997
Small-scale trials of six drugs against Onchocerca volvulus.
    Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie, 1978, Volume: 29, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anthelmintics; Drug Evaluation; Female; Filaricides; Humans; Male; Mebendazole; Metroni

1978
Evaluation of microfilaricidal effects in the cornea from topically applied drugs in ocular onchocerciasis: Trials with levamisole and mebendazole.
    The British journal of ophthalmology, 1978, Volume: 62, Issue:7

    Topics: Cornea; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Eye Diseases; Humans; Levamisole; Mebendazole; Onchocerca;

1978
The chemotherapy of onchocerciasis. XIV. Studies with mebendazole citrate.
    Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), 1990, Volume: 41, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Animals; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Levamisole; Male; Mebendazole; Microfilar

1990
Fluorescein angiographic studies of mebendazole treatment for onchocerciasis.
    Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), 1985, Volume: 36, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Benzimidazoles; Eye Diseases; Fluorescein Angiography; Ghana; Humans; Levamisole; Male; Meben

1985

Other Studies

12 other studies available for mebendazole and Onchocerciasis

ArticleYear
High infection rates for onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children under five not receiving preventive chemotherapy: a bottleneck to elimination.
    Infectious diseases of poverty, 2022, Apr-28, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Albendazole; Animals; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Helminthiasis; Human

2022
Effect of flubendazole on developing stages of Loa loa in vitro and in vivo: a new approach for screening filaricidal agents.
    Parasites & vectors, 2019, Jan-08, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Africa, Central; Africa, Western; Animals; Cell Line; Elephantiasis, Filarial; Filaricides; Hydrolys

2019
Short-course, oral flubendazole does not mediate significant efficacy against Onchocerca adult male worms or Brugia microfilariae in murine infection models.
    PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2019, Volume: 13, Issue:1

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Animals; Brugia malayi; Disease Models, Animal; Filaricides; Ivermectin; Male;

2019
Development and validation of an Onchocerca ochengi adult male worm gerbil model for macrofilaricidal drug screening.
    PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2019, Volume: 13, Issue:7

    Topics: Animals; Benzimidazoles; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Female; Filaricides;

2019
Flubendazole: a candidate macrofilaricide for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis field programs.
    Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2011, Volume: 9, Issue:5

    Topics: 2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin; Animals; Anthelmintics; beta-Cyclodextrins; Brugia; Chemistry, Ph

2011
Integrated community-directed treatment for the control of onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths infections in Uganda: advantages and disadvantages.
    Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 2003, Volume: 8, Issue:11

    Topics: Adolescent; Anthelmintics; Child; Child, Preschool; Community Health Services; Decision Making; Feas

2003
The effects of diethylcarbamazine, mebendazole and levamisole on Onchocerca volvulus in vivo and in vitro.
    Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie, 1984, Volume: 35, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Benzimidazoles; Culture Media; Diethylcarbamazine; Humans; Levamisole; Male; Mebendazole; M

1984
Onchocerca gibsoni: increase of circulating egg antigen with chemotherapy in bovines.
    Experimental parasitology, 1984, Volume: 58, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Anthelmintics; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antigens, Surface; Cattle; Diethylcarbamazine; Femal

1984
Basis for treatment and prevention of ocular onchocerciasis.
    Revue internationale du trachome et de pathologie oculaire tropicale et subtropicale et de sante publique : organe de la Ligue contre le trachome avec la collaboration de l'International Organization against Trachoma et des organisation..., 1982, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Diethylcarbamazine; Drug Therap

1982
Chemotherapy for onchocerciasis: results of in vitro experiments with promising new compounds.
    Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 1998, Volume: 3, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Antinematodal Agents; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Male; Mebendazole; Onchocer

1998
An evaluation of the bovine -- Onchocerca gibsoni, Onchocerca gutturosa model as a tertiary screen for drugs against Onchocerca volvulus in man.
    Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie, 1979, Volume: 30, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Cattle; Diethylcarbamazine; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Therapy, Combination; Filaricides;

1979
Effect of mebendazole and levamisole on Onchocerca volvulus and Dipetalonema perstans.
    Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1975, Volume: 69, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Benzimidazoles; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Dipetalonema; Dipetalonema Infections; Dose

1975