• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

The impacts of larval density and protease inhibition on feeding in medicinal larvae of the greenbottle fly Lucilia sericata
Abstract Larval therapy, the therapeutic use of blowfly larvae to treat chronic wounds, is primarily used in debridement. There are, however, gaps in current knowledge of the optimal clinical application of the therapy and mechanisms of action in the debridement process. Using an artificial assay, two studies were undertaken to investigate these aspects of larval debridement by Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae); the first studied the effects of the density of larvae on tissue digestion and larval mass, and the second considered the effects on the same parameters of incorporating protease inhibitors into the ...
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - September 1, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: M. R. WILSON, Y. NIGAM, W. JUNG, J. KNIGHT, D. I. PRITCHARD Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Diet of hookworms to tackle a bread allergy
James Logan, a biologist at the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also tried leeches and is thinking about maggot therapy• Read about more scientists who go to extremes lengthsA lot of people don't realise that just one metre below your feet walking along Gower Street or Malet Street in London, you have thousands upon thousands of very hungry, potentially dangerous insects.In the basement we have our insectary colonies where we keep lots of different species of mosquitoes, found in all parts of the world. None of them are infected with malaria, but they are in very high numbers. We also have bed bugs, house dust mi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 1, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Josh Davis Tags: Allergies Health Medical research Society Technology Features Animals Insects The Observer Environment Science Wildlife Source Type: news

In vitro antibacterial activity and physicochemical properties of a crude methanol extract of the larvae of the blow fly Lucilia cuprina
Abstract The emergence of multidrug‐resistant bacterial strains has prompted the reintroduction of maggot therapy in the treatment of chronic, infected wounds. Many previous studies have demonstrated the potent antibacterial activity of larval excretions/secretions of the blowfly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera:Calliphoridae) against bacteria. However, the antibacterial activity of its sibling species, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera:Calliphoridae) against a wide range of pathogenic bacteria has never been determined. The aim of this study was to develop a new procedure to produce whole body extract of larvae of ...
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - May 8, 2013 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: C. H. TEH, W. A. NAZNI, H. L. LEE, A. FAIRUZ, S. B. TAN, M. SOFIAN‐AZIRUN Tags: Original Article Source Type: research