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penicillamine and Filariasis

penicillamine has been researched along with Filariasis in 1 studies

Penicillamine: 3-Mercapto-D-valine. The most characteristic degradation product of the penicillin antibiotics. It is used as an antirheumatic and as a chelating agent in Wilson's disease.
penicillamine : An alpha-amino acid having the structure of valine substituted at the beta position with a sulfanyl group.

Filariasis: Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (100.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Taylor, MJ1
Cross, HF1
Mohammed, AA1
Trees, AJ1
Bianco, AE1

Other Studies

1 other study available for penicillamine and Filariasis

ArticleYear
Susceptibility of Brugia malayi and Onchocerca lienalis microfilariae to nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide in cell-free culture and from IFN gamma-activated macrophages.
    Parasitology, 1996, Volume: 112 ( Pt 3)

    Topics: Animals; Anthelmintics; Brugia malayi; Catalase; Cells, Cultured; Female; Filariasis; Gerbillinae; H

1996