"Brugia malayi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of parasitic nematode causing Malayan filariasis and having a distribution centering roughly on the Malay peninsula. The life cycle of B. malayi is similar to that of WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, except that in most areas the principal mosquito vectors belong to the genus Mansonia.
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D017178
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.088.500
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brugia malayi" by people in Profiles.
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Ligand binding properties of two Brugia malayi fatty acid and retinol (FAR) binding proteins and their vaccine efficacies against challenge infection in gerbils. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 10; 12(10):e0006772.
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Crystal structure of Brugia malayi venom allergen-like protein-1 (BmVAL-1), a vaccine candidate for lymphatic filariasis. Int J Parasitol. 2018 04; 48(5):371-378.
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Vaccination of Gerbils with Bm-103 and Bm-RAL-2 Concurrently or as a Fusion Protein Confers Consistent and Improved Protection against Brugia malayi Infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Apr; 10(4):e0004586.
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Vaccination with a genetically modified Brugia malayi cysteine protease inhibitor-2 reduces adult parasite numbers and affects the fertility of female worms following a subcutaneous challenge of Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) with B. malayi infective larvae. Int J Parasitol. 2014 Sep; 44(10):675-9.
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Single multivalent vaccination boosted by trickle larval infection confers protection against experimental lymphatic filariasis. Vaccine. 2013 Jul 18; 31(33):3320-6.
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IgG subclass responses to proinflammatory fraction of Brugia malayi in human filariasis. Indian J Med Res. 2012 May; 135(5):650-5.
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Sensitization with anti-inflammatory BmAFI of Brugia malayi allows L3 development in the hostile peritoneal cavity of Mastomys coucha. Acta Trop. 2011 Dec; 120(3):191-205.
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Antifilarial activity in vitro and in vivo of some flavonoids tested against Brugia malayi. Acta Trop. 2010 Nov; 116(2):127-33.
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Immunization with inflammatory proteome of Brugia malayi adult worm induces a Th1/Th2-immune response and confers protection against the filarial infection. Vaccine. 2009 Jul 09; 27(32):4263-71.
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Influence of Brugia malayi life stages and BmAFII fraction on experimental Leishmania donovani infection in hamsters. Acta Trop. 2008 May; 106(2):81-9.