281.	[2005] Chitotriosidase activity in colostrum from African and Caucasian women. Musumeci M, Malaguarnera L, Simpore J, Barone R, Whalen M, Musumeci S. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2005 ;43(2):198-201. PMID : 15843217 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract Chitotriosidase (ChT), a protein produced by activated macrophages, (...)
282.	[2005] HCV and HIV co-infection in pregnant women attending St. Camille Medical Centre in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Simpore J, Ilboudo D, Samandoulougou A, Guardo P, Castronovo P, Musumeci S. J Med Virol. 2005 Feb ;75(2):209-12. PMID : 15602740 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract Five hundred and forty-seven pregnant women with less than 32 weeks (...)
283.	[2004] Helicobacter pylori infection in Burkina Faso : an enigma within an enigma. Cataldo F, Simporè J, Greco P, Ilboudo D, Musumeci S. Dig Liver Dis. 2004 Sep ;36(9):589-93. PMID : 15460843 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract BACKGROUND : In Burkina Faso, in contrast with high rates of Helicobacter pylori infection (...)
284.	[2004] Hyperhomocysteinemia in acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria : an effect of host-parasite interaction. Chillemi R, Zappacosta B, Simpore J, Persichilli S, Musumeci M, Musumeci S. Clin Chim Acta. 2004 Oct ;348(1-2):113-20. PMID : 15369744 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract BACKGROUND : Plasmodium falciparum utilises the polyamine pathway, (...)
285.	[2004] Prevalence of infection by HHV-8, HIV, HCV and HBV among pregnant women in Burkina Faso. Simpore J, Granato M, Santarelli R, Nsme RA, Coluzzi M, Pietra V, Pignatelli S, Bere A, Faggioni A, Angeloni A. J Clin Virol. 2004 Sep ;31(1):78-80. No abstract available. PMID : 15288619 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
286.	[2003] A 24-bp duplication in exon 10 of human chitotriosidase gene from the sub-Saharan to the Mediterranean area : role of parasitic diseases and environmental conditions. Malaguarnera L, Simporè J, Prodi DA, Angius A, Sassu A, Persico I, Barone R, Musumeci S. Genes Immun. 2003 Dec ;4(8):570-4. PMID : 14647197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract Human chitotriosidase (Chit) is a member of the chitinase (...)
287.	[2003] Antimalarial activity of Sida acuta Burm. f. (Malvaceae) and Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. (Fabaceae). Karou D, Dicko MH, Sanon S, Simpore J, Traore AS. J Ethnopharmacol. 2003 Dec ;89(2-3):291-4. PMID : 14611894 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract Among strategies to combat malaria, the search for new antimalarial drugs appears to be a (...)
288.	[2003] Antibiotic resistance in Burkina Faso. Bonfiglio G, Simporè J, Pignatelli S, Musumeci S. New Microbiol. 2003 Jul ;26(3):263-8. PMID : 12901422 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract Burkina Faso is one of the Subsaharan African nations. No national services for monitoring of (...)
289.	[2003] Plasma chitotriosidase activity in acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Barone R, Simporé J, Malaguarnera L, Pignatelli S, Musumeci S. Clin Chim Acta. 2003 May ;331(1-2):79-85. PMID : 12691867 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract BACKGROUND : Chitotriosidase is a functional chitinase secreted by activated (...)
290.	[2003] Plasma chitotriosidase activity in acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Barone R, Simporè J, Malaguarnera L, Pignatelli S, Musumeci S. J Trop Pediatr. 2003 Feb ;49(1):63-4. No abstract available. PMID : 12630727 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
291.	[2002] Plasma levels of interleukin-12 (IL-12), interleukin-18 (IL-18) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Malaguarnera L, Pignatelli S, Simporè J, Malaguarnera M, Musumeci S. Eur Cytokine Netw. 2002 Oct-Dec ;13(4):425-30. Erratum in : Eur Cytokine Netw. 2003 Jan-Mar ;14(1):19. PMID : 12517727 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract The (...)
292.	[2002] Epidemiology of bacterial resistance in gastro-intestinal pathogens in a tropical area Bonfiglio G, Simporè J, Pignatelli S, Musumeci S, Solinas ML. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2002 Nov ;20(5):387-9. PMID : 12431876 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract During 1999-2000 a total of 4131 faecal specimens were collected and analysed (...)
293.	[2002] Consumption of wheat foodstuffs not a risk for celiac disease occurrence in burkina faso. Cataldo F, Lio D, Simpore J, Musumeci S. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2002 Aug ;35(2):233-4. No abstract available. PMID : 12187307 - [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Resumé To the Editors : During the past few years, the incidence of celiac (...)
294.	[2002] Increased levels of interleukin-12 in Plasmodium falciparum malaria : correlation with the severity of disease. Malaguarnera L, Imbesi RM, Pignatelli S, Simporè J, Malaguarnera M, Musumeci S. Parasite Immunol. 2002 Jul ;24(7):387-9. PMID : 12164825 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract Interleukin (IL)-12, produced by mononuclear phagocytes, (...)
295.	[2002] Biological and clinical presentation of patients with hemoglobinopathies attending an urban hospital in Ouagadougou : confirmation of the modification of the balance between Hb S and Hb C in Burkina Faso Simpore J, Pignatelli S, Barlati S, Musumeci S. Hemoglobin. 2002 May ;26(2):121-7. PMID : 12144054 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract The incidence of hemoglobinopathies (Hb C and Hb S) is relatively high in West Africa. In order to (...)
296.	[2002] Modification in the frequency of Hb C and Hb S in Burkina Faso : an influence of migratory fluxes and improvement of patient health care. Simpore J, Pignatelli S, Barlati S, Musumeci S. Hemoglobin. 2002 May ;26(2):113-20. PMID : 12144053 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract The incidence of hemoglobinopathies (Hb C and Hb S) is relatively high in West Africa. In (...)
297.	[2002] Anthropological consideration on prevalence and fitness of beta C and beta S genotypes in Burkina Faso (a survey in the public schools). Simpore J., Pignatelli S., Melis E., Musumeci S. International Journal of Anthropology 2002, Volume 17, Issue 3-4, pp 139-151 Abstract Objective : To study the incidence of hemoglobinopathies (Hb C and Hb S) we have examined 15,367 students, (...)
298.	[2002] Nutritional and racial determinants of the increase in plasma homocysteine levels after methionine loading Jacques Simpore, Salvatore Pignatelli, Concetta Meli, Mariano Malaguarnera, Rosa Chillemi, Salvatore Musumeci. Current Therapeutic Research, Volume 63, Issue 7, July 2002, Pages 459-473 Abstract Background : Low circulating plasma levels of (...)
299.	[2002] Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Ilboudo D, Sawadogo A, Simpore J.Med Trop (Mars). 2002 ;62(1):99-101. French. No abstract available.PMID : 12038192 - [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] INTRODUCTION Parmi les modes de contamination du virus de l’Hépatite B, la transmission (...)
300.	[2002] Confirmation of the potential usefulness of two human beta globin pseudogene markers to estimate gene flows to and from sub-Saharan Africans. Ciminelli BM, Pompei F, Relucenti M, Lum JK, Simporé J, Spedini G, Martínez-Labarga C, Pardo MG. Hum Biol. 2002 Apr ;74(2):243-52. PMID : 2030652 - [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Abstract Two polymorphic sites, -107 and -100 with (...)