V Kumaraswami

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1 Inherited resistance to HIV-1 conferred by an inactivating mutation in CC chemokine receptor 5: studies in populations with contrasting clinical phenotypes, defined racial background, and quantified risk. Mol Med 1997 3.53
2 Regulatory networks induced by live parasites impair both Th1 and Th2 pathways in patent lymphatic filariasis: implications for parasite persistence. J Immunol 2006 2.29
3 A controlled trial of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine in lymphatic filariasis. N Engl J Med 1990 2.11
4 Cytokine control of parasite-specific anergy in human lymphatic filariasis. Preferential induction of a regulatory T helper type 2 lymphocyte subset. J Clin Invest 1993 2.00
5 Alternatively activated and immunoregulatory monocytes in human filarial infections. J Infect Dis 2009 1.82
6 Regulation of the immune response in lymphatic filariasis: perspectives on acute and chronic infection with Wuchereria bancrofti in South India. Parasite Immunol 2001 1.78
7 IgE responses in human filariasis. I. Quantitation of filaria-specific IgE. J Immunol 1981 1.71
8 Cutting edge: diminished T cell TLR expression and function modulates the immune response in human filarial infection. J Immunol 2006 1.52
9 High levels of spontaneous and parasite antigen-driven interleukin-10 production are associated with antigen-specific hyporesponsiveness in human lymphatic filariasis. J Infect Dis 1996 1.51
10 Human type 1 and 17 responses in latent tuberculosis are modulated by coincident filarial infection through cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 and programmed death-1. J Infect Dis 2009 1.43
11 IL-4- and IL-5-secreting lymphocyte populations are preferentially stimulated by parasite-derived antigens in human tissue invasive nematode infections. J Immunol 1993 1.39
12 Genetic polymorphisms in molecules of innate immunity and susceptibility to infection with Wuchereria bancrofti in South India. Genes Immun 2001 1.32
13 Diminished expression and function of TLR in lymphatic filariasis: a novel mechanism of immune dysregulation. J Immunol 2005 1.31
14 Efficacy and sustainability of a footcare programme in preventing acute attacks of adenolymphangitis in Brugian filariasis. Trop Med Int Health 2002 1.30
15 Filarial lymphedema is characterized by antigen-specific Th1 and th17 proinflammatory responses and a lack of regulatory T cells. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2009 1.30
16 Parasite-specific anergy in human filariasis. Insights after analysis of parasite antigen-driven lymphokine production. J Clin Invest 1987 1.28
17 Prenatal allergic sensitization to helminth antigens in offspring of parasite-infected mothers. J Clin Invest 1983 1.25
18 Immunologic tolerance in lymphatic filariasis. Diminished parasite-specific T and B lymphocyte precursor frequency in the microfilaremic state. J Clin Invest 1992 1.24
19 A preliminary study of filariasis related acute adenolymphangitis with special reference to precipitating factors and treatment modalities. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1995 1.23
20 A recombinant antigen-based IgG4 ELISA for the specific and sensitive detection of Brugia malayi infection. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2001 1.20
21 A qualitative study of the perceptions, practices and socio-psychological suffering related to chronic brugian filariasis in Kerala, southern India. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2003 1.17
22 Prevention of acute adenolymphangitis in brugian filariasis: comparison of the efficacy of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine, each combined with local treatment of the affected limb. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1998 1.17
23 Excess mortality and risk factors for mortality among a cohort of TB patients from rural south India. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008 1.15
24 A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of oral penicillin, diethylcarbamazine or local treatment of the affected limb in preventing acute adenolymphangitis in lymphoedema caused by brugian filariasis. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1999 1.15
25 Impact of advocacy on the tuberculosis management practices of private practitioners in Chennai City, India. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009 1.15
26 Bioavailability of rifampicin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide in a triple drug formulation: comparison of plasma and urine kinetics. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1999 1.12
27 Specificity and sensitivity of a rapid dipstick test (Brugia Rapid) in the detection of Brugia malayi infection. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2002 1.12
28 Simple and rapid liquid chromatography method for determination of efavirenz in plasma. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2006 1.12
29 Stage-specific induction of cytokines regulates the immune response in lymphatic filariasis. Exp Parasitol 1996 1.10
30 Regulation of parasite antigen-driven immune responses by interleukin-10 (IL-10) and IL-12 in lymphatic filariasis. Infect Immun 1997 1.09
31 Relationship of ARTI to incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis in a district of south India. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006 1.08
32 Coincident filarial, intestinal helminth, and mycobacterial infection: helminths fail to influence tuberculin reactivity, but BCG influences hookworm prevalence. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2006 1.08
33 An analysis of in vitro B cell immune responsiveness in human lymphatic filariasis. J Immunol 1987 1.07
34 Attenuation of toll-like receptor expression and function in latent tuberculosis by coexistent filarial infection with restoration following antifilarial chemotherapy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2009 1.06
35 Elevated IL-10 mRNA expression and downregulation of Th1-type cytokines in microfilaraemic individuals with Wuchereria bancrofti infection. Parasite Immunol 1997 1.05
36 Bacteriologic studies of skin, tissue fluid, lymph, and lymph nodes in patients with filarial lymphedema. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997 1.05
37 Persistent lower respiratory tract inflammation associated with interstitial lung disease in patients with tropical pulmonary eosinophilia following conventional treatment with diethylcarbamazine. Am Rev Respir Dis 1990 1.03
38 Naturally occurring blocking antibodies modulate immediate hypersensitivity responses in human filariasis. J Immunol 1981 1.03
39 Antifilarial drugs, in the doses employed in mass drug administrations by the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, reverse lymphatic pathology in children with Brugia malayi infection. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2009 1.02
40 Circulating biomarkers of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2013 0.97
41 Acute tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Characterization of the lower respiratory tract inflammation and its response to therapy. J Clin Invest 1987 0.97
42 Preliminary findings from a cross-sectional study on lymphatic filariasis in children, in an area of India endemic for Brugia malayi infection. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2007 0.96
43 Chemokine receptors of T cells and of B cells in lymphatic filarial infection: a role for CCR9 in pathogenesis. J Infect Dis 2005 0.96
44 Transcriptional control of impaired Th1 responses in patent lymphatic filariasis by T-box expressed in T cells and suppressor of cytokine signaling genes. Infect Immun 2005 0.95
45 Regulatory T cells modulate Th17 responses in patients with positive tuberculin skin test results. J Infect Dis 2010 0.94
46 A simple and rapid liquid chromatography method for simultaneous determination of zidovudine and nevirapine in plasma. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2006 0.94
47 Estimation of ASO titer as an indicator of streptococcal infection precipitating acute adenolymphangitis in brugian lymphatic filariasis. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1997 0.93
48 Circulating microbial products and acute phase proteins as markers of pathogenesis in lymphatic filarial disease. PLoS Pathog 2012 0.91
49 Lymphocyte subpopulations in Bancroftian filariasis: activated (DR+) CD8+ T cells in patients with chronic lymphatic obstruction. Clin Exp Immunol 1989 0.90
50 Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia: analysis of antifilarial antibody localized to the lung. J Infect Dis 1989 0.88
51 Tropical eosinophilia. Semin Hematol 1982 0.88
52 Decreased prevalence of lymphatic filariasis among subjects with type-1 diabetes. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 0.88
53 Lymphoscintigraphic evidence of lymph vessel dilation in the limbs of children with Brugia malayi infection. J Commun Dis 2008 0.87
54 Doppler ultrasonography reveals adult-worm nests in the lymph vessels of children with brugian filariasis. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2007 0.87
55 Steady-State Pharmacokinetics of Nevirapine in HIV-1 Infected Adults in India. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 2007 0.87
56 Perturbations in eosinophil homeostasis following treatment of lymphatic filariasis. Infect Immun 2000 0.87
57 Phosphocholine-containing antigens of Brugia malayi nonspecifically suppress lymphocyte function. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1990 0.86
58 Suppressed type 1, type 2, and type 17 cytokine responses in active tuberculosis in children. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2011 0.85
59 Adrenocortical function in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Tubercle 1990 0.85
60 The pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of the co-administration of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2002 0.85
61 Ultrasonographic diagnosis of subclinical filariasis. J Ultrasound Med 1997 0.84
62 Elevated levels of plasma angiogenic factors are associated with human lymphatic filarial infections. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 0.84
63 Skin changes in chronic lymphatic filariasis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1997 0.83
64 Toll-like receptor- and filarial antigen-mediated, mitogen-activated protein kinase- and NF-κB-dependent regulation of angiogenic growth factors in filarial lymphatic pathology. Infect Immun 2012 0.83
65 A qualitative study on the feasibility and benefits of foot hygiene measures practiced by patients with brugian filariasis. J Commun Dis 2003 0.82
66 Treatment practices & laboratory investigations during chikungunya outbreaks in South India. Indian J Med Res 2011 0.82
67 Genetic polymorphisms of eosinophil-derived neurotoxin and eosinophil cationic protein in tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2005 0.82
68 Kinetics of serum and cellular interleukin-5 in posttreatment eosinophilia of patients with lymphatic filariasis. J Infect Dis 1993 0.82
69 Pharmacokinetics of lamivudine & stavudine in generic fixed-dose combinations in HIV-1 infected adults in India. Indian J Med Res 2009 0.82
70 Localized eosinophil degranulation mediates disease in tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Infect Immun 2003 0.81
71 Bacteriological studies of blood, tissue fluid, lymph and lymph nodes in patients with acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (DLA) in course of 'filarial' lymphedema. Acta Trop 1999 0.81
72 Side reactions following ivermectin therapy in high density bancroftian microfilaraemics. Acta Trop 1993 0.80
73 Filarial lymphatic pathology reflects augmented toll-like receptor-mediated, mitogen-activated protein kinase-mediated proinflammatory cytokine production. Infect Immun 2011 0.80
74 MtbSD--a comprehensive structural database for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2011 0.80
75 Diurnally subperiodic filariasis in India-prospects of elimination: precept to action? Parasitol Res 2011 0.79
76 Urine levels of rifampicin & isoniazid in asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals. Indian J Med Res 2007 0.79
77 Two-year follow-up of the microfilaraemia of asymptomatic brugian filariasis, after treatment with two, annual, single doses of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole, in various combinations. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2000 0.79
78 Treatment of microfilaraemia in asymptomatic brugian filariasis: the efficacy and safety of the combination of single doses of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1998 0.79
79 Lymphatic abnormalities in human filariasis as depicted by lymphangioscintigraphy. Arch Intern Med 1993 0.77
80 The efficacy, tolerability and safety of diethylcarbamazine-fortified salt in the treatment of the microfilaraemias of brugian filariasis: an open, hospital-based study. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1998 0.77
81 Ivermectin for the treatment of periodic malayan filariasis: a study of efficacy and side effects following a single oral dose and retreatment at six months. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1992 0.77
82 Apparent failure of ultrasonography to detect adult worms of Brugia malayi. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2000 0.77
83 Selective up-regulation of endothelial cell class I MHC expression by cytokines from patients with lymphatic filariasis. J Immunol 1989 0.77
84 Acquired alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency in tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Indian J Med Res 2011 0.76
85 Long-term persistence of cellular hyporesponsiveness to filarial antigens after clearance of microfilaremia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999 0.76
86 Immune complexes isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis modulate the activation and function of normal granulocytes. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2012 0.75
87 Immunology of diabetes. J Assoc Physicians India 1992 0.75
88 Evaluation of ribavirine in acute viral hepatitis. J Assoc Physicians India 1984 0.75
89 Relevance of anti-BmR1 IgG4 antibodies in children from an area endemic for Brugia malayi infection in Kerala, India. J Commun Dis 2009 0.75
90 Salivary cortisol in the assessment of adrenocortical function in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Indian J Med Res 1992 0.75
91 Treatment of the microfilaraemia of asymptomatic brugian filariasis with single doses of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine or albendazole, in various combinations. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1999 0.75
92 A comparative study of the efficacy and tolerability of single and split doses of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine in periodic brugian filariasis. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1993 0.75
93 Filariasis. The scourge of India. Int J Dermatol 1989 0.75
94 Anti-filarial IgG antibodies in patients with bancroftian filariasis and tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Indian J Exp Biol 1985 0.75
95 Ivermectin in the treatment of bancroftian filarial infection in Orissa, India. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1993 0.75
96 Pattern recognition technique in immunological antigenic tests to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2002 0.75