Filariasis is a common health problem in tropical and subtropical regions including India. It commonly presents with lymphatic involvement in form of nonpitting pedal edema, chylous ascites, chyluria,hydrocele and lym...
supported by a grant Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi and SP/SO/B-46/2000 from the Department of Science and Technology,New Delhi;UGC Senior Research Fellowship support to SKV
Objective:To investigate which life stage of the parasite has the ability to stimulate release of pro- or anti-inflammatory mediators from macrophages.Methods:The human macrophage/ monocyte cell line THP-1,the mouse m...
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MC&IT) for sponsoring the project;Government of Andhra Pradesh for supporting the Project;the District Medical & Health Services,Hyderabad for their support during the study
Objective:To assess the prevalence of disease and microfilaraemia in villages of Karimnagar and Chittoor districts.Methods:Data on age and sex of all the respondents were collected and compared with the microfilaria r...