Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Acyclic triterpenoids from Ekebergia capensis
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 1996-06)From the dried bark of Ekebergia capensis, two novel acyclic triterpenoids, 2,3,22,23-tetrahydroxy-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl-6,10,14,18-tetracosatetraene and 2-hydroxymethyl-2,3,22,23-tetrahydroxy-6,10,15,19,23-pentamet ... -
Ethnic differences in catechol O-methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: frequency of the codon 108/158 low activity allele is lower in Kenyan than Caucasian or South-west Asian individuals.
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 1998-06)Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inactivates neurotransmitters, hormones and drugs such as levodopa. COMT activity is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and individuals with low activity have thermolabile COMT ... -
Novel thymidylate synthase enhancer region alleles in African populations
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 2000-12)Thymidylate synthase (TS) regulates the production of DNA synthesis precursors and is an important target of cancer chemotherapy. A polymorphic tandem repeat sequence in the enhancer region of the TS promoter was previously ... -
Absolute configurations of two acyclic triterpenoids from Ekebergia capensis
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 1999-12)The absolute configurations of two acyclic triterpenoids 1 and 2, previously isolated from the bark of Ekebergia capensis (Meliaceae) have been determined by the modified Mosher's method. -
Control Of Diarrhoeal Diseases Programme: The Kenyan Situation.
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Pharmacy and professional ethics-Kenyan Paradox
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2000) -
Croto-edoxide and other constituents if the stem bark twigs of Croton Macrostachyus
(University of Nairobi,Department Of Pharmacology And Pharmacognosy, 1992) -
Patient care and uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata.
(College of Health Science, 2004-02) -
Sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
(Department of Surgery, 2001-10)Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a developing alternative to axillary dissection and may prove to be accurate in the detection of micrometastases in lymph nodes of breast cancer patients. Limited studies exist in the ... -
Breast feeding and immunity to intestinal infections
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Maasai perception of the impact and incidence of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) in southern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007-03)We investigated the perceived impact of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) to pastoralists in Isinya Division, a wildlife dispersal area of Nairobi National Park, and used a range of participatory epidemiology methodologies. ... -
Genetic analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strains in Kenya: A comparison using phylogenetic analysis and combinational melt
(University of NairobiCollege of health science, 1999) -
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (pindborg tumor)
(Department of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, 2012) -
Role of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Accelerated HIV-1 Disease Progression
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Catha edulis (khat) induces cell death by apoptosis in leukemia cell lines
(Department of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine/Pathology, Oral/Maxillofacial Radiology, 2003)Khat is the Celastraceus edulis plant, a flowering evergreen tree or large shrub, which grows in the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia. Khat use has been associated with development of oral cancer, but its molecular ... -
Elevation of immune activation in Kenyan women is associated with alterations in immune function: implications for vaccine development.
(University of nairobiCollege of health science, 2004) -
The phenotype of in vitro reconstituted normal human oral epithelium is essentially determined by culture medium
(Department of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine/Pathology, Oral/Maxillofacial Radiology, 2005)To evaluate the role of various culture media and serum supplement on growth of oral cells in monolayer, and on morphogenesis of in vitro reconstituted normal human oral epithelium. Primary keratinocytes and fibroblasts ... -
Recombination following superinfection by HIV-1.
(University of nairobiCollege of health science, 2004)Background: There is increasing recognition of recombinant HIV-1 strains globally, but it has been unclear whether recombination results from superinfection during untreated, chronic infection. Objective: To search for ... -
Reducing HIV-1 In Kenya And Tanzania.
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Coinfection with herpes simplex virus type 2 is associated with reduced HIV-specific T cell responses and systemic immune activation.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2008)BACKGROUND: Chronic coinfection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been associated with an increased HIV viral load and more rapid disease progression, perhaps related to ...
