Haemolymph and fat body metallo-protease associated with Enterobacter cloacae infection in the bloodsucking insect, Rhodnius prolixus.

abstract：:Patterns of parasite abundance and prevalence are thought to be influenced by several host characteristics such as size, sex, developmental stage, and seasonality. We examined two obligatory ectoparasites of the bat Noctilio leporinus (L.) (Chiroptera, Noctilionidae) to test whether prevalence and abundance of Noctili...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Moura MO,Bordignon MO,Graciolli G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The time of progression towards AIDS can vary greatly among seropositive patients, and may be associated with host genetic variation. The NR1I2 (PXR) gene, a ligand-activated transcription factor, regulates the transcription immune pathway genes and can therefore be targets of viral replication mechanisms in...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Medeiros RM,Menti CF,Benelli JL,Matte MC,Melo MG,Almeida SE,Fiegenbaum M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical mycology has greatly benefited from the introduction of molecular techniques. New knowledge on molecular genetics has provided both theoretical and practical frameworks, permitting important advances in our understanding of several aspects of pathogenic fungi. Considering Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in parti...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Richini-Pereira VB,Bosco Sde M,Theodoro RC,Macoris SA,Bagagli E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemolymph of Panstrongylus megistus showed a natural lectin activity for a wide range of vertebrate erythrocytes. Agglutination was observed against all vertebrate erythrocytes tested (human ABO, duck, rabbit, mouse, sheep, chicken and cow). Cow erythrocytes showed the lowest titre. Concerning human erythrocytes,...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gomes YM,Furtado AF,De Carvalho AB

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) "binding antibodies" (antibodies capable of binding to synthetic peptides or proteins) occur throughout HIV-1 infection, are high-titered and highly cross-reactive, as confirmed in this study by analyzing plasma from B and F genotype HIV-1 infected individuals. Plasma f...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bongertz V,Teixeira SL,Grinztejn B,Pilotto JH,Veloso VG,Morgado MG,Bastos FI,Ouverney EP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1970 to 1982, 884 cases of human leptospirosis were serologically diagnosed at the Leptospirosis Laboratory, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - FIOCRUZ, by means of the microscopic agglutination test. Of these patients, 775 were hospitalized in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and 109 were reported by other Brazilian cities. Ict...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Andrade J,Brandão AP

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive Montenegro's skin test is a delayed type hypersensitivity reaction widely used as indicative of previous infection with Leishmania in both humans and dogs. Montenegro's antigen consists of a crude Leishmania antigen solution, usually containing thimerosal as preserving agent. In this work it is shown that a l...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Paranhos-Silva M,Pontes-de-Carvalho LC,de Sá Oliveira GG,Nascimento EG,dos-Santos WL

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequences of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) mitochondrial gene from adults of 22 Culex (Culex) species from Argentina and Brazil were employed to assess species identification and to test the usefulness of COI for barcoding using the best close match (BCM) algorithm. A pairwise Kimura two-parameter distance ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Laurito M,Oliveira TM,Almirón WR,Sallum MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermophilic campylobacters were isolated from three sewage plants in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil and identified. Laboratory analysis of 390 sewage samples showed the presence of 169 thermophilic strains. The results demonstrated that human and animal pathogenic biotypes could be isolated from activated sludge during t...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lauria-Filgueiras AL,Hofer E

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma sordida is a peridomestic Triatominae that could play an important role in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, although its vectorial competence is not well known. The aim of this work was to evaluate two aspects of the vectorial competence: the feeding behaviour and defaecation patterns, and to compare th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Crocco LB,Catalá SS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal variation in container productivity and infestation levels by Aedes aegypti were evaluated in two areas with distinct levels of urbanization degrees in Rio de Janeiro, a slum and a suburban neighborhood. The four most productive containers can generate up to 90% of total pupae. Large and open-mouthed containe...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Maciel-de-Freitas R,Marques WA,Peres RC,Cunha SP,de Oliveira RL

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sylvatic Triatoma infestans DM (dark morph) population detected in the Bolivian Chaco was characterized and compared with various domestic ones. The degree of differentiation of DM was clearly within the T. infestans intra-specific level. Nevertheless marked chromatic and morphometric differences as well as differen...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Noireau F,Bastrenta B,Catalá S,Dujardin JP,Panzera F,Torres M,Perez R,Galvão C,Jurberg J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis in America with the exception of Brazil, behaves as a chronic mild disease with few clinical manifestations due to low parasite burden. These features restrict the clinical and parasitological diagnosis. The most commonly used stool examination method, Kato-Katz, becomes insensitive when the majority o...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Noya BA,Noya O,Balzan C,Cesari IM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A shift from large to small average sizes was observed in Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius domesticus between field and domestic (or laboratory) conditions of life. It was more pronounced in the female specimens, leading to a subsequent reduction of sexual size dimorphism. This feature is discussed in terms of genetic ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Dujardin J,Steinden M,Chavez T,Machane M,Schofield C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The restriction fragment length polymorphism of the 195 bp repeated DNA sequence of Trypanosoma cruzi was analyzed among 23 T. cruzi stocks giving a reliable picture of the whole phylogenetic variability of the species. The profiles observed with the enzymes Hinf I and Hae III were linked together and supported the ex...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bastrenta B,Bosseno MF,Barnabé C,Tibayrenc M,Brenière SF

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical and serological characteristics, virulence properties, and genetic relatedness of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated in S o Paulo, from April 1989 through March 1990, were determined. This is also the first report on clinic findings of human STEC infections in Brazil. The on...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Guth BE,Ramos SR,Cerqueira AM,Andrade JR,Gomes TA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Program for Schistosomiasis Control within the Unified Health System (PCE-SUS) was implemented by 1999 in the Rainforest Zone or "Zona da Mata" of Pernambuco (ZMP) aiming to carry out biennial stool surveys of whole populations through municipal health organs followed by treatment of the positives through the loca...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Favre TC,Ximenes RA,Galvão AF,Pereira AP,Wanderlei TN,Barbosa CS,Pieri OS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi infection has a large public health impact in Latin American countries. Although the transmission rates via blood transfusions and insect vectors have declined sharply in the past 20 years due to policies of the Southern Cone countries, a large number of people are still at risk for infection. Curren...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Silva DR,Castro SL,Alves MC,Batista Wda S,Oliveira GM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolutionary relationships of sand flies and Leishmania are discussed in this report, which draws distinctions between co-association, co-evolution and co-speciation (or co-cladogenesis). Examples focus on Phlebotomus vectors of Le. infantum and Le. major in the Mediterranean subregion. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ready P

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A kinetic study of the cells present in the spleen of BALB/c mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni was carried out. The lymphocytes were evaluated phenotypically with monoclonal antibodies and the effect of splenectomy on the modulation of periovular granuloma was also investigated. The infected mice had proportional...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Arruda SM,Santoro F,Sadigursky M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As in many areas of Brazil, the AIDS epidemic in Curitiba is relatively stable, but surveillance is important to support public policy. The molecular characteristics of HIV may be instrumental for monitoring epidemic trends. We evaluated plasma HIV-1 RNA (n = 37) from 38 cases presenting with positive serology, who we...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferreira JL,Thomaz M,Rodrigues R,Harrad D,Oliveira CM,Oliveira CA,Batista JP,Ito TS,Brigido LF

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacteria, specially Mycobacterium tuberculosis are among the micro-organisms that are increasing dramatically the number of infections with death, all over the world. A great number of animal experimental models have been proposed to investigate the mechanisms involved in the host response against these intracellu...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Menezes-de-Lima-Júnior O,Henriques M das G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of altitude and latitude on some structure sizes of Lutzomyia intermedia was noted; several structures of insects collected in higher localities were greater, according to Bergmann's rule. This influence was more remarkable in two localities of the State of Espírito Santo, probably due to greater differe...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Marcondes CB,Lozovei AL,Falqueto A,Brazil RP,Galati E,Aguiar G,Souza N

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD8+ T cells have been implicated as critical effector cells in protection against the pre-erythrocytic stage of malaria in mice and humans following irradiated sporozoite immunization. Immunization experiments in animal models by several investigators have suggested different strategies for vaccination against malari...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira-Ferreira J,Daniel-Ribeiro C

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents an overview of the currently available drugs nifurtimox (NFX) and benznidazole (BZN) used against Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease; herein we discuss their limitations along with potential alternatives with a focus on ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors (EBI). These comp...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Urbina JA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to correlate the presence of ica genes, biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance in 107 strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures. The isolates were analysed to determine their methicillin resistance, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type, ica genes and bi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pinheiro L,Brito CI,Pereira VC,Oliveira Ad,Camargo CH,Cunha Mde L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was conducted to determine the presence ofMycobacterium lepraeDNA in nasal secretions of leprosy cases and nonleprosy individuals in Fortaleza, Brazil. It included 185 cases identified by physicians at the Dona Libânia National Reference Centre for Sanitary Dermatology (CDERM). A control group (Co...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lima LN,Frota CC,Mota RM,Almeida RL,Pontes MA,Gonçalves Hde S,Rodrigues LC,Kendall C,Kerr L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphatic filariasis caused by nematode parasites Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi is a spectral disease and produces wide range of immune responses and varying levels of microfilaraemia in infected individuals. The relationship between the immune response of host and the developmental stage of the parasite as we...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Athisaya Mary K,Hoti S,Paily K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiological features of rotavirus A (RVA) infection differ between children from developing and developed countries which could result in differences in vaccine efficacy around the world. To evaluate the impact of Rotarix™ on RVA prevalence, we monitored RVA genotypes circulating in Goiânia by monitoring virus...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Borges AM,Dias e Souza M,Fiaccadori FS,Cardoso Dd

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus sphaericus produces at least two toxins which are highly toxic to mosquito larvae. The binary toxin, which is comprised of proteins of 51.4 and 41.9 kDa, is present in all highly insecticidal strains. The 100 kDa SSII-1 toxin is present in most highly insecticidal as well as the weakly insecticidal strains. T...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Davidson EW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00