"Elephantiasis, Filarial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Parasitic infestation of the human lymphatic system by WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI or BRUGIA MALAYI. It is also called lymphatic filariasis.
| Descriptor ID |
D004605
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.700.750.361.350 C15.604.496.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Elephantiasis, Filarial- Elephantiasis, Filarial
- Elephantiases, Filarial
- Filarial Elephantiases
- Lymphatic Filariasis
- Filarial Elephantiasis
- Filariasis, Lymphatic
- Filariases, Lymphatic
- Lymphatic Filariases
- Bancroftian Elephantiasis
- Bancroftian Elephantiases
- Elephantiases, Bancroftian
- Elephantiasis, Bancroftian
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elephantiasis, Filarial" by people in Profiles.
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Santiago HC, LeeVan E, Bennuru S, Ribeiro-Gomes F, Mueller E, Wilson M, Wynn T, Garboczi D, Urban J, Mitre E, Nutman TB. Molecular mimicry between cockroach and helminth glutathione S-transferases promotes cross-reactivity and cross-sensitization. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Jul; 130(1):248-56.e9.
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Beyrer C, Villar JC, Suwanvanichkij V, Singh S, Baral SD, Mills EJ. Neglected diseases, civil conflicts, and the right to health. Lancet. 2007 Aug 18; 370(9587):619-27.
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Simonsen PE, Bernhard P, Jaoko WG, Meyrowitsch DW, Malecela-Lazaro MN, Magnussen P, Michael E. Filaria dance sign and subclinical hydrocoele in two east African communities with bancroftian filariasis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Nov-Dec; 96(6):649-53.
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Smith HL. Investigating development of infective stage larvae of filarial nematodes. Front Biosci. 2000 Sep 01; 5:E95-E102.
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Babu S, Ganley LM, Klei TR, Shultz LD, Rajan TV. Role of gamma interferon and interleukin-4 in host defense against the human filarial parasite Brugia malayi. Infect Immun. 2000 May; 68(5):3034-5.
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Babu S, Shultz LD, Rajan TV. T cells facilitate Brugia malayi development in TCRalpha(null) mice. Exp Parasitol. 1999 Sep; 93(1):55-7.
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Rajan TV, Nelson FK, Shultz LD, Shultz KL, Beamer WG, Yates J, Greiner DL. Influence of gonadal steroids on susceptibility to Brugia malayi in scid mice. Acta Trop. 1994 Apr; 56(4):307-14.
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Rajan TV, Nelson FK, Shultz LD, Koller BH, Greiner DL. CD8+ T lymphocytes are not required for murine resistance to human filarial parasites. J Parasitol. 1992 Aug; 78(4):744-6.
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Nelson FK, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, Rajan TV. The immunodeficient scid mouse as a model for human lymphatic filariasis. J Exp Med. 1991 Mar 01; 173(3):659-63.