T cell’s journey begins from the bone marrow and ends in the peripheral tissues by either fighting the infections or residing in the secondary lymphoid organs as memory T cell. Thymus plays most important role in transforming a docile T cell precursor into a warrior. T cell is on...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i430137
Background: The effects of 800 mg% aqueous extract of T. catappa on membrane stability of human erythrocytes of HbSS genotype were investigated using in vitro studies. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the membrane stabilizing potential of aqueous extract of T. catappa o...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i430136
Anaemia is a blood disorder which is a direct result of decreased hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and or red blood cell numbers (RBC) which culminates to loss of physiological potentials. It is a major public health problem in developing countries orchestrated by an imbalance betwe...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i430134
Documenting an object seen in a light microscope is a challenge, especially in limited setting area, for an example when doing field trip for environmental sampling. Taking photographs directly using smartphone, or so called microscopic photography, is not easy. Here we proposed...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i430135
Background/Aim: Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) is still a global major problem, affecting billion vulnerable people of marginalized and unfortunate communities from low to middle level social economic countries. Poor personal hygiene and sanitary practice facilitates its tr...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i330133
Bing-Neel syndrome is a rare neurologic complication of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, characterized by infiltration of the central nervous system by clonal lymphoplasmacytes. We present a rare clinical case of a patient, who one year after the diagnosis of Waldenström’s macrog...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i330132
Jules M. Kitadi, Clément L. Inkoto, Emmanuel M. Lengbiye, Damien S. T. Tshibangu, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, K. M. Taba, Blaise M. Mbala, Brigitte Schmitz & Pius T. Mpiana·International Blood Research & Reviews·2020
Aims: To determine the mineral composition of some plants (Annona senegalensis Pers., Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg. and Vigna unguiculate (L.) Walp.) used in the management of sickle cell disease by traditional practitioners in Kwilu province and to eva...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i330131
Background: Thalassemic children develop liver fibrosis because of liver iron overload and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Transient elastography (FibroScan) can be a reliable non-invasive method for evaluating liver fibrosis in thalassemic patients. Treatment with ledipasvir/...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i330130
Plasmodium falciparum is the most virulent and prevalent malaria parasite in Nigeria .This study aimed to determine the prevalence of malaria infection among patients at General Hospitals in Benue State. A total of 1200 patients were examined in this study. Blood samples were co...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i330129
Aim: The study was designed to comparatively assess the degree of fibrinolytic response amongst malaria-positive pregnant women, and non-malaria positive subjects in Rivers State, Nigeria. Methods: The study area covered University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harco...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230128
Background and Aim: Obstetric complications are part of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of complications on the Prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), and platelet count (PLC)...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230127
Sickle cell is haematological disorder (haematology is a study of blood in health and diseases) which may lead to an organ damage, heart strokes and serious complications. It may also reduce human life span. Most of the sickle cells are observed in new born babies. At the start o...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230125
Blood banks in sub-Saharan Africa regularly face shortages of blood products (PS). Several factors are responsible for this, including transfusion-transmissible infections (ITT) and deficiencies in the transfusion system. This study aims to determine the prevalence and the variou...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230126
Background & Aims: Acute coronary syndrome is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world and platelet hyperactivity with local platelet activation plays a crucial role in its genesis. As there is discrepancy regarding the significance of deranged platel...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230124
In order to prevent post transfusion alloimmunization, it is essential to give recipients compatible blood products. However in countries with limited income, blood grouping is limited to the ABO system and to the D antigen of the Rhesus system; however, there are other immunogen...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130123