Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Cytokines and the malnutrition of chronic renal failure
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1997)Malnutrition in uremic patients remains one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality. Its mediators remain largely unknown. Uremia is characterized by changes in circulating levels of catabolic cytokines and anabolic ... -
Predictors of mortality in HIV-1 exposed uninfected post-neonatal infants at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005-09)OBJECTIVES: To identify potential predictors of mortality, to determine mortality rate and to identify prevalent causes of death in a cohort of HIV-1 exposed uninfected infants. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETT ... -
Non-susceptibility genes to Bombyx densovirus type 1, Nid-1 and nsd-1, affect distinct steps of the viral infection pathway
(Division of Insect Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanDepartment of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2010)In the silkworm Bombyx mori, densovirus type 1 (BmDNV-1) replicates only in the midgut and causes fatal disease. Resistance to BmDNV-1 is determined by two genes, nsd-1 and Nid-1, respectively. Neither of them has been ... -
Sensitivity and specificity of reagent strips in screening of Kenyan children for Schistosoma haematobium infection
(1984)The reliability of using urinalysis reagent strips, which semi-quantitatively measure hematuria and proteinuria, to correctly select urine specimens found by microscopy to have Schistosoma haematobium eggs was studied in ... -
Clinical Value Of Fibreoptic Endoscopy In The Diagnosis Of Gastric Malignancy At Kenyatta National Hospital...
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1983) -
Neutralization escape variants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 are transmitted from mother to infant
(University of Nairobi.Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USADepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006-01)Maternal passive immunity typically plays a critical role in protecting infants from new infections; however, the specific contribution of neutralizing antibodies in limiting mother-to-child transmission of human ... -
Shear bond strengths produced by composite and compomer light cured orthodontic adhesives.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiSchool of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, UK, 1997-05)OBJECTIVES: To test the shear bond strengths obtained when orthodontic brackets were bonded ex vivo using a composite resin and a compomer orthodontic adhesive. METHODS: Specimens were tested in a special jig made ... -
Hepatic microsomal protein and cytochrome P-450 in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1989)The effects of infection of mice with Leishmania major on liver microsomal protein and cytochrome P-450 were examined. The levels of hepatic microsomal protein and cytochrome P-450 were monitored at 6, 7, 9 and 12 weeks ... -
Molecular profiling of LGL leukemia reveals role of sphingolipid signaling in survival of cytotoxic lymphocytes.
(Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical College, Hershey, PA, USA., 2008)T-cell large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia is characterized by clonal expansion of CD3(+)CD8(+) cells. Leukemic LGLs correspond to terminally differentiated effector-memory cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) that escape ... -
A presynaptic effect of whole venom of Dendroaspis jamesoni on the hemidiaphragm of rat
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''Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage At Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. A Prospective Endoscopic Study''
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1983) -
Regression of splenomegaly and hepatomegaly in children treated for Schistosoma haematobium infection
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1985)During a study in Kenya of the relationships between Schistosoma haematobium infection and anemia and growth, evidence was found to suggest that this infection was associated with splenomegaly in children, and that both ... -
High maternal HIV-1 viral load during pregnancy is associated with reduced placental transfer of measles IgG antibody.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, University of Washington, SeattleDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005-12)BACKGROUND: Studies among HIV-1-infected women have demonstrated reduced placental transfer of IgG antibodies against measles and other pathogens. As a result, infants born to women with HIV-1 infection may not acquire ... -
Mechanism of action of Jameson's mamba venom on the superior cervical ganglion of cat
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1976)Dendroaspis jamesoni snake venom administered intra-arterially into the superior cervical ganglion, inhibits contraction of the cat nictitating membrane to supramaximal electrical stimulation of preganglionic nerve, when ... -
The distribution and induction of some drug-metabolizing enzymes in man
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A genus- and species-specific nested polymerase chain reaction malaria detection assay for epidemiologic studies.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan., 1999-04)A nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay that uses Plasmodium genus-specific primers for the initial PCR (nest 1) amplification and either genus- or species-specific primers for the nest 2 amplifications was tested ... -
Genetic polymorphism of envelope V3 region of HIV type 1 subtypes A, C, and D from Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1996-01) -
Portal hypertension in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1983)Previous reports have suggested that idiopathic portal hypertension, a condition quite distinct from tropical splenomegaly syndrome, occurs in Kenya. In the present study patients with oesophageal varices were allocated ... -
Urinary iron loss and physical fitness of Kenyan children with urinary schistosomiasis
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1985)Daily urinary iron loss and physical fitness were determined in Kenyan primary school children who had low-medium (16-177 eggs/10 ml adj) or high (200-1,194 eggs/10 ml adj) S. hematobium egg counts compared with a matched ... -
Studies on the central vasomotor reflexes in cats after intraventricular administration of whole venom of Dendroaspis jamesoni
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1976)
