Voravuth Somsak
Associate Professor Doctor
Biography
PhD in Biochemistry (Chiang Mai University)
Research Publication
- Masangkay, F.R., Manconi, R., Milanez, G.D., Kotepui, M., Somsak, V., Tangpong, J., Karanis, P.
- Sponges (Porifera: Spongillida) as ecological indicators for parasitic protozoans Cryptosporidium and Giardia infective stages in freshwater ecosystems. (2022) Ecological Indicators, 139, 108895.
- Ounjaijean, S., Somsak, V. Effect of Allicin and Artesunate Combination Treatment on Experimental Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei. (2022) Veterinary Medicine International, 2022, 7626618.
- Boonyapranai, K., Sarakul, O., Somsak, V., Sukati, S. Effects of Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract on the Alteration of Blood Coagulation Parameters and Platelet Count in Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice. (2022) Journal of Parasitology Research, 2022, 4225682.
- Chuljerm, H., Maneekesorn, S., Somsak, V., Ma, Y., Srichairatanakool, S., Koonyosying, P.
- Anti-malarial and anti-lipid peroxidation activities of deferiprone-resveratrol hybrid in plasmodium berghei-infected mice. (2021) Biology, 10(9), 911.
- Boonyapranai, K., Surinkaew, S., Somsak, V., Rattanatham, R. Protective Effects of Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract on Plasmodium berghei-Induced Hypoglycemia, Dyslipidemia, Liver Damage, and Acute Kidney Injury in Experimental Mice. (2021) Journal of Parasitology Research, 2021, 1896997.
- Ounjaijean, S., Sukati, S., Somsak, V., Sarakul, O. The Potential Role of Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract Treatment in Hematological Parameters in Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei. (2021) Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2021, 9989862.
- Ounjaijean, S., Romyasamit, C., Somsak, V. Evaluation of Antimalarial Potential of Aqueous Crude Gymnema Inodorum Leaf Extract against Plasmodium berghei Infection in Mice. (2021) Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2021, 9932891.
- Masangkay, F.R., Milanez, G.D., Somsak, V., Kotepui, M., Tangpong, J., Karanis, P. Multi-spatial contamination of environmental aquatic matrices with Cryptosporidium: a climate, health, and regulatory framework for the Philippines. (2020) Environmental Sciences Europe, 32(1), 121.
- Milanez, G.D., Masangkay, F.R., Scheid, P., Dionisio, J.D., Somsak, V., Kotepui, M., Tangpong, J., Karanis, P. Acanthamoeba species isolated from Philippine freshwater systems: epidemiological and molecular aspects. (2020) Parasitology Research, 119(11), 3755-3761.
- Ounjaijean, S., Somsak, V. Combination of zingerone and dihydroartemisinin presented synergistic antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei infection in BALB/c mice as in vivo model. (2020) Parasitology International, 76, 102088.
- Milanez, G., Masangkay, F., Hapan, F., Bencito, T., Lopez, M., Soriano, J., Ascaño, A., Lizarondo, L., Santiago, J., Somsak, V., Kotepui, M., Tsiami, A., Tangpong, J., Karanis, P. Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. In two major water reservoirs in the Philippines. (2020) Journal of Water and Health, 18(2), 118-126.
- Masangkay, F.R., Milanez, G.D., Tsiami, A., Somsak, V., Kotepui, M., Tangpong, J., Karanis, P.
- Masangkay, F.R., Milanez, G.D., Tsiami, A., Hapan, F.Z., Somsak, V., Kotepui, M., Tangpong, J., Karanis, P. Waterborne protozoan pathogens in environmental aquatic biofilms: Implications for water quality assessment strategies. (2020) Environmental Pollution, 259, 113903.
- First report of Cryptosporidium hominis in a freshwater sponge. (2020) Science of the Total Environment, 700, 134447.
- Ounjaijean, S., Somsak, V. Preliminary study on hepatoprotective activity of aqueous crude extract of Allium ascalonicum against ethanol-induced liver injury in mice†1. (2020) Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 17(10), 1088-1094.
- Ounjaijean, S., Benjasak, N., Sae-Lao, S., Somsak, V. Kaempferol Addition Increases the Antimalarial Activity of Artesunate in Experimental Mice. (2020) Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020, 6165928.
- Kotepui, M., Punsawad, C., Kotepui, K.U., Somsak, V., Phiwklam, N., Phunphuech, B.
- Prevalence of malarial recurrence and hematological alteration following the initial drug regimen: A retrospective study in Western Thailand. (2019) BMC Public Health, 19 (1), 1294.
- Milanez, G., Masangkay, F., Somsak, V., Kotepui, M., Tangpong, J., Karanis, P. Occurrence and the first report of Naegleria australiensis presence in a major lake in the Philippines. (2019) Journal of Water and Health, 17(4), 647-653.
- Ounjaijean, S., Chachiyo, S., Somsak, V. Hypoglycemia induced by Plasmodium berghei infection is prevented by treatment with Tinospora crispa stem extract. (2019) Parasitology International, 68(1), 57-59.
- Ounjaijean, S., Kotepui, M., Somsak, V. Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice. (2019) Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019, 5464519.
- Nakinchat, S., Somsak, V. A pilot study on antimalarial effects of Moringa oleifera leaf extract in Plasmodium berghei infection in mice. (2018) Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 15(2), 151-156.
- Somsak, V., Nakinchat, S. Antimalarial, anti-hemolytic, hepatoprotective, and nephroprotective activities of Gynostemma pentaphyllum leaf extract in Plasmodium berghei infection in mice. (2018) Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 15(2), 143-150.
- Nakinchat, S., Chachiyo, S., Srichairatanakool, S., Uthaipibull, C., Somsak, V. Anti-hemolytic, hepatoprotective, and nephroprotective effects of black tea extract against Plasmodium berghei infected mice. (2017) Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 14(9 Special Issue), 723-729.
Research Specialties
Molecular genetics and biology of rodent malaria parasites, Antimalarial drugs from medicinal plants
Contact
📞: 0-7567-2607
✉️ : voravuth.so@wu.ac.th