October 2012
Effects of methanol extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaf on survival and some biochemical parameters in acute Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection
The effects of methanol extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaf (chosen from several extracts tested) on survival, parasitaemia, packed cell volume and some biochemical parameters were investigated in acute Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection. Results showed that the extract was relatively safe with median lethal dose, LD50 ≥5000 mg/kg/day. Although none of the extracts tested cured infected...
October 2012
Measurement of cholesterol sub-fractions, high density lipoprotein 2 and high density lipoprotein 3, in HIV infected patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy in Burkina Faso
This paper described dyslipidemia caused by the metabolic effects of HIV and exposure to antiretroviral therapy. The aim of this study was to appreciate the interest of the measurement of HDL sub-fractions in the monitoring of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients on antiretroviral treatment. A case-control study was carried out on 31 HIV infected before (naive) highly active antiviral therapy (HAART...
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