Citral and carvone chemotypes from the essential oils of Colombian Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown: composition, cytotoxicity and antifungal activity.

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：:It is generally accepted that Plasmodium vivax, the most widely distributed human malaria parasite, causes mild disease and that this species does not sequester in the deep capillaries of internal organs. Recent evidence, however, has demonstrated that there is severe disease, sometimes resulting in death, exclusively...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Costa FT,Lopes SC,Ferrer M,Leite JA,Martin-Jaular L,Bernabeu M,Nogueira PA,Mourão MP,Fernandez-Becerra C,Lacerda MV,del Portillo H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct smear examination using Ziehl-Neelsen staining for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis is inexpensive and easy to use, but has the major limitation of low sensitivity. Rapid molecular methods are becoming more widely available in centralized laboratories, but they depend on timely reporting of results and st...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Michelon CT,Rosso F,Schmid KB,Sperhacke RD,Oliveira MM,Kritski AL,Rezende L Jr,Costa ER,Ribeiro AW,Verza M,Cafrune PI,Silva MS,Kuhleis D,Zaha A,Rossetti ML

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen species of ectoparasites were collected from 50 wild rodents, from August 1990 to August 1991, in an area of Araucaria augustifolia forest, in the municipality of Tijucas do Sul, State of Paraná, Brazil. Ectoparasites infested 98% of the rodents, with the highest indices of infestation found in the drycool sea...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barros-Battesti DM,Arzua M,Linardi PM,Botelho JR,Sbalqueiro IJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high sensitivity and the possibility of automation of the enzyme-linked-immunosorbent-assay (ELISA) has indicated this technique as one of the most useful serological test for epidemiological studies. In the present study, an ELISA for detection of IgG antibodies against adult worm antigens (IgG-ELISA) was investi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： da Silva RM,Kanamura HY,Camargo ED,Chiodelli SG,Nakamura PM,Gargioni C,Vellosa SA,Antunes JL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrosis in the peripheral nerve is the end stage of leprous neuropathy and the cause of the resulting permanent neural function impairments. Preventive measures to avoid this irreversible pathological state are a relief strategy for leprosy sufferers. OBJECTIVES:The present study describes the frequency of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Antunes SLG,Jardim MR,Vital RT,Pascarelli BMO,Nery JADC,Amadeu TP,Sales AM,da Costa EAF,Sarno EN

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granuloma size is the variable most frequently used to evaluate the immunopathogenesis of schistosome infections. However, hepatic fibrosis is at the least an equally relevant variable. Hepatic fibrosis and the size of circumoval granulomas are frequently dissociated in experimental murine Schistosoma mansoni and S. j...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cheever AW

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis was the first human disease in which the possibility of extensive long standing hepatic fibrosis being degraded and removed has been demonstrated. When such changes occurred, the main signs of portal hypertension (splenomegaly, esophageal varices) progressively disappeared, implying that ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Andrade ZA,Baptista AP,Santana TS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are important in the cell-mediated response to Schistosoma mansoni eggs. We have found that Th2 cytokine responses (e.g. IL-4 and IL-5) are augmented after egg laying begins while Th1 responses (IL-2 and IFN-gamma) are down regulated in S. mansoni infected mice. Treatment of mice with anti-IL-5 monoclonal an...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cheever AW,Xu Y,Macedonia JG,Cox T,Hieny S,Sher A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of studies on a larvicidal cyanobacterium that expresses a Bti cryIVD gene fusion are reported. Genetically altered Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 is shown to be toxic to larvae of three major genera of disease-bearing mosquitos. Factors affecting expression of Bti genes in cyanobacteria are discussed. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Murphy RC,Stevens SE Jr

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lapachol was chemically modified to obtain its thiosemicarbazone and semicarbazone derivatives. These compounds were tested for antimicrobial activity against several bacteria and fungi by the broth microdilution method. The thiosemicarbazone and semicarbazone derivatives of lapachol exhibited antimicrobial activity a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Souza MA,Johann S,Lima LA,Campos FF,Mendes IC,Beraldo H,Souza-Fagundes EM,Cisalpino PS,Rosa CA,Alves TM,de Sá NP,Zani CL

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:Theoretically, serological assays with affinity purified marker antigens can allow strain-specific diagnosis even when parasites cannot be retrieved from an infected host. A Trypanosoma cruzi antigen was purified by affinity chromatography using a zymodeme (Z) 2 specific monoclonal antibody (2E2C11). An indirect enzym...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Schechter M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosorhynchoides arcuatus (Linton, 1900) from the intestine of Pomatomus saltator (L.) from the Atlantic coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro is studied by scanning electron microscopy, with detailed description of tegumental spines. Comments on the synonymy of this species with Bucephalopsis callicotyle Kohn, 1962 ar...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cohen SC,Kohn A,Barth OM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess differentiation and relationships between Anopheles lesteri and Anopheles paraliae we established three and five iso-female lines of An. lesteri from Korea and An. paraliae from Thailand, respectively. These isolines were used to investigate the genetic relationships between the two taxa by crossing experime...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Taai K,Baimai V,Saeung A,Thongsahuan S,Min GS,Otsuka Y,Park MH,Fukuda M,Somboon P,Choochote W

更新日期：2013-05-01 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

abstract：:Certifying the absence of Chagas disease transmission by native vectors lacks scientific grounds and weakens long-term control-surveillance systems to the detriment of people living under risk conditions. Instead, a regular "certification of good practice" (including vector control-surveillance, case detection/patient...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Abad-Franch F,Diotaiuti L,Gurgel-Gonçalves R,Gürtler RE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies are available on hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection in populations living in small and medium-sized Brazilian cities. We evaluated the seroprevalence of these viruses in selected individuals from a clinic of infectology, who were referred to...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Portelinha Filho AM,Nascimento CU,Tannouri TN,Troiani C,Ascêncio EL,Bonfim R,D'Andrea LA,Prestes-Carneiro LE

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six clinical isolates of influenza A viruses were examined for hemagglutinin receptor specificity and neuraminidase substrate specificity. All of the viral isolates minimally passaged in mammalian cells demonstrated preferential agglutination of human erythrocytes enzymatically modified to contain NeuAc alpha 2,6Gal s...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Couceiro JN,Baum LG

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of infectious agents against allergic reactions has been thoroughly investigated. Current studies have demonstrated the ability of some helminths to modulate the immune response of infected hosts. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Toxocara canis infect...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Zaia MG,Oliveira SR,Castro CA,Soares EG,Afonso A,Monnazzi LG,Peitl Filho O,Faccioli LH,Anibal Fde F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the genotypes of Giardia lamblia from human and animal feces and their epidemiological and clinical characteristics in Argentina, South America. Seventy isolates, 60 from humans (adults and children), eight from dogs and two from cows were processed by polymerase chain reac...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Minvielle MC,Molina NB,Polverino D,Basualdo JA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the morphological, histological and ultrastructural characteristics of Myxobolus oliveirai sp. nov., a parasite of the gill filaments in Brycon hilarii from the Brazilian Pantanal. Out of 216 B. hilariispecimens examined (126 wild and 90 cultivated), 38.1% of wild specimens (n = 48) were infected. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Milanin T,Eiras JC,Arana S,Maia AA,Alves AL,Silva MR,Carriero MM,Ceccarelli PS,Adriano EA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the best type of rabies vaccine to use as a booster, 78 serological samples from singly vaccinated cattle were analyzed by counterimmunoelectrophoresis technique. The animals were divided into several groups, received the first vaccine dose with modified live virus vaccine (ERA strain) and were r...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira AN,Andrade MC,Silva MV,Moura WC,Cortez Contreiras E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma jatai sp. nov. is the first new species of triatomine to be described in the state of Tocantins, in the northern region of Brazil. It was caught on rock outcrops in the wild environment and, more recently, invading homes. While T. jatai sp. nov. is morphologically similar to Triatoma costalimai, it is disting...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gonçalves TC,Teves-Neves SC,Santos-Mallet JR,Carbajal-de-la-Fuente AL,Lopes CM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular characterization of one stable strain of Trypanosoma cruzi, the 21 SF, representative of the pattern of strains isolated from the endemic area of São Felipe, State of Bahia, Brazil, maintained for 15 years in laboratory by serial passages in mice and classified as biodeme Type II and zymodeme 2 has been inve...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Campos RF,Gonçalves MS,dos Reis EA,dos Reis MG,Andrade SG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preparations of simian rotavirus SA11 maintained in different laboratories were compared with each other by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of genomic RNA. Differences in the migration of genome segments 4, 5 and 7 allowed the classification of eight virus preparations into four electrophoretic types. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pereira HG,Gouvea VS,Fialho AM

更新日期：1986-10-01 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：:Leprosy is an ancient disease that remains endemic and continues to be a major public health problem in some tropical countries, where it has been internationally recognized as being linked to the underdevelopment conditions. The natural course of the disease covers a wide variety of clinical conditions with systemic ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Foss NT,Motta AC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author studied by the complement fixation test the influenza virus strains isolated in Rio de Janeiro during the 1973 epidemic. He prepared immunesera in hamsters by the inoculation of the allantoic fluid from infected chick embryos with each of the 7 isolated strains and the standard strains. The soluble antigens...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lacorte JG

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute Chagas disease (ACD) has a distinct epidemiological profile in the Amazon Region, with cases and outbreaks of Trypanosoma cruzi infection being possibly related to the ingestion of contaminated food. Data on ACD in the state of Pará retrieved from 2000 to 2016 from the Brazilian Notifiable Diseases Information S...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Santos VRCD,Meis J,Savino W,Andrade JAA,Vieira JRDS,Coura JR,Junqueira ACV

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00