IBBA - Instituto Boliviano de Biología de la Altura
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Aportes de la Pletismografía corporal total al estudio de la adaptación respiratoria a la vida en altura
(Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, 1990)Resumen. Los procesos de adaptación a la vida en la altura son permanentemente estudiados y el avance de la tecnología, permite conocer aspectos cada vez más novedosos. El objetivo del estudio de parámetros respiratorios ... -
El día clave en la altura
(Comunicación Rápida, 1996-12)Mes de febrero, el Altiplano paceño se cubre de verdor, las lluvias son buenas, hay presagio que la cosecha será excelente. El día clave 2 de febrero de Ia Candelaria ha llegado, por fortuna no se produjeron las temidas ... -
Population genetics of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli: taxonomical and epidemiological purpose
(Biol Res, 1993)A genetic analysis of a set of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli stocks was performed by two combined approaches, namely mutilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) and labeling by DNA probes. A considerable genetic ... -
La aclimatación a regiones altas puede acelerarse
(Comunicación Rápida, 1996-12)El organismo humano se caracteriza por contar con aptitudes de acomodarse a diversos ambientes de la tierra. Constituyendo la aclimatación en términos de hábitat, el proceso biológico de acomodarse a un "nuevo habitad" en ... -
Copy number differences in the 195 BP repeated satellite DNA from Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli: potential use for epidemiologic surveys
(Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 1993)Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas' disease, and the apparently non-pathogenic species Trypanosoma rangeli can be both encountered in human and in the same mammiferous hosts. On fresh isolates, the discrimination between ... -
Leishmaniasis visceral y tegumentaria en niños de dos zonas endémicas de Bolivia
(Parasitología al día, 1992)Abstract. Clinical histories of 1570 patients were reviewed at the Parasitology service at the I.B.B.A. (Bolivia). between 1982 to 1988. Among 74 children younger than 12 years there were: 70 with cutaneous and mucocutaneous ... -
Antimalarial activity of cedronin
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1994)Abstract. Cedronin was isolated from Simaba cedron Planchon (Simaroubaceae), a species popularly believed in South America to have antimalarial properties. It was examined for in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activities ... -
Isolation of bis-indole alkaloids with antileishmanial and antibacterial activities from Peschiera van heurkii (Muell. Arg.) L. Allorge, (Syn. Tabernaemontana van heurkii Muell. Arg.)
(Planta Médica, 1994)Abstract. Extracts from leaves and stem bark of Peschiera van heurkii (Muell. Arg.) L. Allorge (syn. Tabernaemontana van heurkii Muell. Arg., Apocynaceae) have been assayed for antileishmanial and antibacterial activities. ... -
New aporphine alkaloids from Guatteria foliosa
(Journal of Natural Products, 1994)Abstract. Four new, alkaloids were obtained from Guatteria foliosa, namely, the noraporphines (--)-3-methoxyputerine [1] and (+)-norguattevaline [2], the more highly oxidized (+)-3-methoxyguattescidine [3], and the ... -
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense group I by a specific kinetoplast DNA probe
(Am J Trop. Med. Hyg., 1994)Abstract. A set of 26 Tripanosoma brucei stocks from various African countries, previously characterized by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) for l8 polymorphic loci, have been selected to be representative of the ... -
The nutritional intake of bolivian boys : the relation between altitude and socioeconomic status
(J. Sports Med., 1994)Abstract. The nutrition of 57 native Bolivian boys living at high altitude (HA) in La Paz (± 4000 m) and of 63 boys living at low altitude (LA) in St. Cruz (± 400 m) is described. The dietary information was obtained with ... -
Nasal polyp associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Report of two cases
(Eur J Dermatol, 1994)Mucocutaneous leishmaniosis (MCL) can manifest in different forms and affects skin as well as mucosae. Nasal polyps are rare. We report the cases of two male patients with nasal polyps. One polyps. One of them with cutaneous ... -
General conclusions from the study on 10- to 12-year-old Bolivian boys and suggestions for future research
(J. Sports Med., 1994)The effects of resident altitude and socioeconomic status on the physical health and fitness were investigated in 10- and 11-year-old prepubertal boys living at two altitudes (high altitude: ca. 4000 m and low altitude: ... -
Leishmanicidal and trypanocidal activities of Bolivian medicinal plants
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1994)Abstract. Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic diseases in South America, especially in the subandean areas of the humid lowlands of Bolivia. Fourteen plants used topically in folk medicine to treat ... -
Antiprotozoal activity of quinoline alkaloids isolated from Galipea longiflora, a Bolivian plant used as a treatment for cutaneous Leishmaniasis
(PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH, 1994)Abstract. The stem bark of Galipea longiflora is used by the Chimane Indians in Bolivia for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis produced by Leishmania braziliensis. Petroleum ether and chloroform extracts of stem, ... -
Antileishmanial activity of a tetralone isolated from ampelocera edentula, a Bolivian plant used as a treatment for cutaneous Leishmaniasis
(Planta Médica, 1994)Abstract. The stem bark of Ampelocera edentula Kuhlm. (Ulmaceae) is used by the Chimanes Indians from Bolivia for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by the protozoan Leishmania braziliensis. A chloroform ... -
The activity of 2-substituted quinoline alkaloids in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmanis donovani
(Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 1994)Abstract. Potent antileishmanial activity has recently been described in vivo when certain 2-substituted quinoline alkaloids are administered to mice with cutaneous leishmaniasis. We now report the ahtileishmanial activity ... -
Clinical healing of antimony-resistant cutaneous or mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis following the combined administration of interferon-γ and pentavalent antimonials compounds
(Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1994)Abstract. In an open trial, longer courses of pentavalent antimonials (Sbˇ) at sub-optimal doses (10 mg/kg body weight), in association with recombinant human interferon-γ (IFN-γ) (100 µg/m2 of body surface area) were ... -
Histopathologie de la Leishmaniose cutanéo-muqueuse a Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
(Ann. Dermatol. Venereol., 1994)Résumé Une étude histopathologique de la leishmaniose cutanéo-muqueuse à Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis est réalisée sur 28 biopsies cutanées et 114 biopsies muqueuses de patients d'origine bolivienne et péruvienne, ... -
Cytogenetic and isozymic comparisons of two laboratory lines of Glossina palpalis gambiensis
(Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 1994)Abstract. The genetics of two laboratory colonies of Glossina palpalis gambiensis were characterized by C-banding and isoenzyme studies. The colonies, derived from flies collected in the same locality, had different ...
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