Immunomodulator tuftsin augments antifilarial activity of diethylcarbamazine against experimental Brugian filariasis

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 247-251

  Owais, M ^a   Misra Bhattacharya, S ^b   Haq, W ^b   Gupta, C M ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antifilarial efficacy; Brugia malayi; Diethylcarbamazine; Filaria; Liposome; Tuftsin

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LIPOSOME; TUFTSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; MOSQUITO; MOUSE; MURIDAE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CULICIDAE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FILARICIDES; MALE; MURIDAE; TUFTSIN;

EID: 0242300094     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10611860310001620707     Document Type: Article

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