Experimental Chagas' disease in rhesus monkeys. I. Clinical, parasitological, hematological and anatomo-pathological studies in the acute and indeterminate phase of the disease.

abstract：:This review presents up-to-date information on the distribution and control measures of babesiosis in Latin America. Bovine babesiosis caused by Babesia bovis and B. bigemia will be emphasized. The disease is endemic in most countries and poses a serious economic burden on livestock production in the region (U.S. $136...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Montenegro-James S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infection of Hep-2 cells proceeds through bacterial attachment to cell surface and internalization of adhered bacteria. EPEC attachment is a prerequisite for cell infection and is mediated by adhesins that recognize carbohydrate-containing receptors on cell membrane. Such endocytosis-in...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Andrade JR,Da Silva CC

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV) intratype variants (specific lineages and sublineages) are associated with pathogenesis and progression from HPV infection to persistence and the development of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to verify the prevalence of HPV infection...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Oliveira GR,Vieira VC,Ávila EC,Finger-Jardim F,Caldeira TD,Gatti FA,Gonçalves CV,Oliveira SG,da Hora VP,Soares MA,de Martinez AM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article tries to demonstrate by new pathological findings (with the use of immunohistochemical technique and confocal laser microscopy) that chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy is a result of multiple factors involving myocarditis, immunodepression, severe fibrosis and microvessels dilatation and that all of these al...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Lourdes Higuchi M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citral, the main constituent of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil, was added to Trypanosoma cruzi cultures grown in TAU3AAG medium to observe the effect on the epimastigote-to-trypomastigote differentiation process (metacyclogenesis). Our results showed that citral (20 μg/mL) did not affect epimastigote v...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cardoso J,Soares MJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virulence and antibiotic resistance are significant determinants of the types of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus and paediatric groups remain among the most commonly affected populations. The goal of this study was to characterise virulence genes of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-r...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Jiménez JN,Ocampo AM,Vanegas JM,Rodríguez EA,Garcés CG,Patiño LA,Ospina S,Correa MM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations showed that Schistosoma mansoni infection aggravates protein malabsorption in undernourished mice and this can be reverted by administration of casein hydrolysate. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of ingestion of casein hydrolysate for long periods. Albino Swiss mice wer...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferreira HS,Coutinho EM,Nascimento GR,Carvalho MC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study objective was to evaluate the cytokines associated with early events of hepatic fibrosis in schistosomiasis mansoni. Hepatic fibrosis was classified by ultrasonography in 94 patients. Immunological evaluation was performed by measurement of secreted cytokines (interleukin IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, interferon-gamm...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Magalhães A,Miranda DG,Miranda RG,Araújo MI,Jesus AA,Silva A,Santana LB,Pearce E,Carvalho EM,Jesus AR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought the characterization of rotaviruses in a trial with a tetravalent rhesus-human rotavirus vaccine in Belém, Brazil in children who received three doses of vaccine or placebo in the 1st, 3rd and 5th months of life. Rotavirus electropherotypes, subgroups, G serotypes, G, [P] and [P], G genotypes were de...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Mascarenhas JD,Linhares AC,Gabbay YB,Leite JP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have initiated a gene discovery program in Schistosoma mansoni based on the technique of Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), i.e. partial sequences of cDNAs obtained from single passes in automatic DNA sequences. ESTs can be used to identify genes on the basis of their homology with sequences from other species deposit...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Franco GR,Simpson AJ,Pena SD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global emergence and spread of malaria parasites resistant to antimalarial drugs is the major problem in malaria control. The genetic basis of the parasite's resistance to the antimalarial drug chloroquine (CQ) is well-documented, allowing for the analysis of field isolates of malaria parasites to address evolutio...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Sutar SK,Gupta B,Ranjit M,Kar SK,Das A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, some morphological structures of antennae, maxillary palps and caudal setae of fourth instar larvae of laboratory-reared phlebotomine sand flies (Lutzomyia longipalpis, L. migonei, L. evandroi, L. lenti, L. sericea, L. whitmani and L. intermedia) of the State of Ceará, Brazil, were examined under...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pessoa FA,Guerra de Queiroz R,Ward RD

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) - characterized by the absence of detectable HBsAg in the presence of HBV DNA - represents a potential threat for blood safety. OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted with the aim to investigate the serological and molecular characterization of occult HBV infection (OBI) among bl...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Mabunda N,Zicai AF,Ismael N,Vubil A,Mello F,Blackard JT,Lago B,Duarte V,Moraes M,Lewis L,Jani I

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The subject of this conference reflects the scientific community's interest in seeking to understand the complex causal web whose various social, economic, and biological components interact in the production and reproduction of schistosomiasis and its control in relation to community participation. From the onset, th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbosa FS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi acute infections often go unperceived, but one third of chronically infected individuals die of Chagas disease, showing diverse manifestations affecting the heart, intestines, and nervous systems. A common denominator of pathology in Chagas disease is the minimal rejection unit, whereby parasite-free...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Teixeira AR,Nascimento RJ,Sturm NR

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lutzomyia georgii n. sp. and the female of L. tarapacaensis in the Series infraspinosa of the subgenus Evandromyia are described, from specimens collected in rainforest in the north of the State of Pará, Brazil. The new species was taken together with five other Evandromyia species including L. infraspinosa (sensu str...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Freitas RA,Barrett TV

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2008, we have celebrated the centenary of the discovery of Toxoplasma gondii.Although this ubiquitous protozoan can generate devastating damage in foetuses and newborns, its treatment is the only field in which we have made little progress, despite a huge body of research, and has not yet been validated. Pregnant w...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Peyron F

更新日期：2009-03-01 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 nuclear phenotypes of Malpighian tubule cells in fifth instar nymphs of Triatoma infestans, one of the most important vectors of Chagas disease, were studied following sequential shocks at 0 degrees C, separated by intervals of 8 h and 24 h at 30 degrees C, under conditions of moderate fasting and full nourishment...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Campos SG,Rodrigues VL,Mello ML

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Americas, hantaviruses cause severe cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) with a high fatality rate. Hantavirus infection is commonly diagnosed using serologic techniques and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. This paper presents a novel plaque reduction neutralisation test (PRNT) for detecting antibodi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pádua Md,Souza WM,Lauretti F,Figueiredo LT

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important point in paleoparasitology is the correct diagnosis of the origin of coprolites found in archaeological sites. The identification of human and animal coprolites, through the study of the shape, size, characteristics after rehydration, alimentary contents, and the presence of parasites, has proved to be ac...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferreira LF,Araújo A,Confalonieri U,Chame M

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A list of 41 Apoidea (Hymenoptera) type specimens deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil is presented. The types previously belonged to the Zikán and Schrottky private collections. A total of 11 holotypes and 30 paratypes are listed with their respective dat...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferraz MV

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current strategies for schistosomiasis control rely heavily on drug treatment intended to reduce morbidity and disease to an insignificant level of public health importance. This approach reduces but rarely, if ever, eliminates transmission. Indeed, snail infection rates may be little altered by such chemotherapy. Rei...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Sturrock RF

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal exudate cells from mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni (S-PEC) can kill schistosomula in vitro in the presence of immune serum. S-PEC produce a low level of respiratory burst, and schistosomula mortality in their presence is not reduced when exogenous antioxidants are added, suggesting that with S-PEC, o...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Smith JM,Mikoji GM,Prichard RK

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been interested in identifying genes that play a role in reproduction of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Our interests are currently focused on the vitellogenin genes which in the mosquito are expressed only in the fat body in response to the insect steroid hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone. Four of the five vitellogeni...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Hamblin MT,Marx JL,Wolfner MF,Hagedorn HH

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transference of the genetic markers and the presence of DNA plasmidial in 240 cultures of Escherichia coli was investigated. The strains were originated from Waste Treatment Plant (inffluent and effluents) located in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro. By conjugation analysis, E. coli K 12 allowed the isolation of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Vincente AC,Dias JC,Hofer E

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral malaria (CM) is a life-threatening complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria that continues to be a major global health problem. Brain vascular dysfunction is a main factor underlying the pathogenesis of CM and can be a target for the development of adjuvant therapies for the disease. Vascular occlusion b...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Carvalho LJ,Moreira Ada S,Daniel-Ribeiro CT,Martins YC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been good progress in inferring the evolutionary relationships within trypanosomes from DNA data as until relatively recently, many relationships have remained rather speculative. Ongoing molecular studies have provided data that have adequately shown Trypanosoma to be monophyletic and, rather surprisingly, ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Stothard J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the etiologic agent of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Cases have been recorded in many parts of the world, including Brazil. The aim of this study was to compare the differences in the biology and morphology of two different Brazilian haplotypes of A. cantonensis: ac8 and ac...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Monte TC,Gentile R,Garcia J,Mota E,Santos JN,Maldonado Júnior A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue invasion and pathology by Trypanosoma cruzi result from an interaction between parasite virulence and host immunity. Successive in vivo generations of the parasite select populations with increasing ability to invade the host. Conversely, prolonged in vitro selection of the parasite produces attenuated sublines...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Basombrío MA,Segura MA,Gómez L,Padilla M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00