Mlatovi DEGBE

Human Milk Compositional Plasticity as a Link Between Maternal Nutrition and Infant Outcomes: Implications for Policy in Togo

Mlatovi DEGBE, Ekoué Alfred ATTIOGBE, Akouvi Wotsa Mawuli AKAKPO, Kponou Mathieu Bienvenu TOBOSSI & Mamatchi Melila · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2025

Background: Human milk is recognized as the optimal nutrition for infants, and its composition is often presumed to be stable due to potent maternal homeostatic mechanisms. However, this paradigm is challenged by physiological evidence that milk components are derived from the mo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i102326

Evaluation of Antitoxoplasmic Potential of Selected Antimalarial Medicinal Plants from Togo: Artemisia annua L., Jatropha curcas L., Moringa oleifera Lam., and Sarcocephalus latifolius (Smith) Bruce

Mlatovi DEGBE, Amivi Tété-Bénissan, Françoise Debierre-Grockiego, Boé Berthine Toubaté, Akouvi Mawuli Wotsa Akakpo, Héloïse Débare, Kodjo Aklikokou, Isabelle Dimier-Poisson & Messanvi Gbeassor · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2025

Introduction: Toxoplasmosis, a prevalent zoonotic disease, poses significant health challenges, particularly in Togo with high prevalence. Limited public awareness and suboptimal treatments necessitate exploring novel therapeutic avenues. This study investigated Togolese medicina...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i3993

The Crucial Role of Mutant and Immunodeficient Mouse Strains Selection in Biomedical Research: A Mini-review of Main Strains

Mlatovi DEGBE, Mamatchi Melila & Akouvi Wotsa Mawuli AKAKPO · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2025

The selection of appropriate mutant and immunodeficient mouse strains is paramount in biomedical research, significantly impacting the validity and translatability of experimental findings. This systematic review examines key mouse strains frequently employed in immunological and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i2968

Sarcopenic Obesity in Gastroduodenal Ulcer Disease: A Cross-sectional Study of Nutritional and Biochemical Profiles in Lomé, Togo

Kponou Mathieu Bienvenu TOBOSSI, Mamatchi Melila, Mlatovi DEGBE & Abdel Haziz SINA OROU · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2025

Background: Gastroduodenal ulcer disease (GUD) is a significant health burden in urban West Africa, a region undergoing a rapid nutritional transition. Conventional assessment using Body Mass Index (BMI) may fail to detect complex malnutrition phenotypes like sarcopenic obesity t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i102315