Sativa seeds against Schistosoma mansoni different stages.

abstract：:In 2004, the urban presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis was recorded for the first time in Formosa province. In 2006, the first autochthonous case of human urban visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was recorded in Misiones in the presence of the vector, along with some canine VL cases. After this first case, the vector began to ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bravo AG,Quintana MG,Abril M,Salomón OD

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrophagous insects, mainly Diptera and Coleoptera, are attracted to specific stages of carcass decomposition, in a process of faunistic succession. They are very important in estimating the postmortem interval, the time interval between the death and the discovery of the body. In studies done with pig carcasses expo...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Carvalho LM,Thyssen PJ,Linhares AX,Palhares FA

更新日期：2000-01-01 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 comparative study was undertaken on the immunogenic properties of 63kDa glycoproteins obtained from five different strains/species of Leishmania and assessed in C57BL/10 mice. The humoral immune response was assessed by ELISA against the five different antigens of the immunized animals. The cellular immune response ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Dabés Guimarães TM,de Toledo VD,da Costa CA,da Costa RT,Genaro O,Williams P,Mayrink W

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study had the objective of to analyze the demographic and bacteriologic data of 32 hospitalized newborns in an neonatal intensive care unit of a public maternity hospital in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, seized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis during a period ranged from July 1997 to July 1999, and to determine th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Loureiro MM,de Moraes BA,Mendonca VL,Quadra MR,Pinheiro GS,Asensi MD

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased plasma concentration of von Willebrand factor (vWF) is detected in individuals with many infectious diseases and is accepted as a marker of endothelium activation and prothrombotic condition. To determine whether ExoU, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa cytotoxin with proinflammatory activity, enhances the release ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Freitas C,Assis MC,Saliba AM,Morandi VM,Figueiredo CC,Pereira M,Plotkowski MC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-bilayer phospholipid arrangements are three-dimensional structures that form when anionic phospholipids with an intermediate structure of the tubular hexagonal phase II are present in a bilayer of lipids. Antibodies that recognise these arrangements have been described in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome an...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Baeza I,Wong-Baeza C,Valerdi E,Serafin-Lopez J,Ibáñez M,Estrada-Parra S,Wong C,Estrada-Garcia I

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoblot analysis was used to investigate antigenic differences among clinical isolates of Leishmania amazonensis and their role in the etiology of the disease. Western blots of promastigote homogenates were analyzed with either monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for the L. mexicana complex (M-4, M-6, M-9, and M-...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Leon LL,Machado GM,Barral A,de Carvalho-Paes LE,Grimaldi Júnior G

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum parasites of naturally infected population is critical to elucidate the role of polymorphic alleles in malaria. Thus, we evaluated the impact of antigenic diversity of repetitive and family dimorphic domains of the merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP-2) on immune response of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Sallenave-Sales S,Faria CP,Zalis MG,Daniel-Ribeiro CT,Ferreira-da-Cruz Mde F

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：: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：:Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) falquetoi, sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) is described from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This new species belongs to the series longipalpis and is easily distinguished from the other members of this taxon by the presence of five well-developed spines and a pre-apical spini...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pinto Ide S,Dos Santos CB

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In visceral leishmaniasis, phlebotomine vectors are targets for control measures. Understanding the ecosystem of the vectors is a prerequisite for creating these control measures. This study endeavours to delineate the suitable locations of Phlebotomus argentipes with relation to environmental characteristics between ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kesari S,Bhunia GS,Kumar V,Jeyaram A,Ranjan A,Das P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspartyl proteases are a class of enzymes that include the yeast aspartyl proteases and secreted aspartyl protease (Sap) superfamilies. Several Sap superfamily members have been demonstrated or suggested as virulence factors in opportunistic pathogens of the genus Candida. Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Parra-Ortega B,Cruz-Torres H,Villa-Tanaca L,Hernández-Rodríguez C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate well-documented diagnostic antigens, named B13, 1F8 and JL7 recombinant proteins, as potential markers of seroconversion in treated chagasic patients. Prospective study, involving 203 patients treated with benznidazole, was conducted from endemic areas of northern Argentina. Follow-up was ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Niborski LL,Grippo V,Lafón SO,Levitus G,García-Bournissen F,Ramirez JC,Burgos JM,Bisio M,Juiz NA,Ayala V,Coppede M,Herrera V,López C,Contreras A,Gómez KA,Elean JC,Mujica HD,Schijman AG,Levin MJ,Longhi SA

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of radiation on the reproductive capacity and the longevity of Panstrongylus megistus were studied. An indirect correlation between longevity and radiation doses was observed. Males were more affected than females. Longevity of females submitted to 10 Gy was not different when compared to controls. Some of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Verçosa P,Falcão PH,Furtado AF

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF) Spain faces the challenge of selecting, piecing together, and conveying in the clearest possible way, the main lessons learnt over the course of the last seven years in the world of medical care for Chagas disease. More than two thousand children under the age of 14 have be...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Villa L,Morote S,Bernal O,Bulla D,Albajar-Vinas P

更新日期：2007-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of planorbid mollusc, Plesiophysa dolichomastix (Greek dolichos = long, mastix = flagellum), collected from Lagoa da Pedra, municipality of Santa Rosa, state of Goiás, Brazil (15 degrees 01'S, 47 degrees 13'W) is described. It is indistinguishable by the shell characters from the five congeneric species ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Paraense WL

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the 1940s, French Guiana has implemented vector control to contain or eliminate malaria, yellow fever, and, recently, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Over time, strategies have evolved depending on the location, efficacy of the methods, development of insecticide resistance, and advances in vector control techniq...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Epelboin Y,Chaney SC,Guidez A,Habchi-Hanriot N,Talaga S,Wang L,Dusfour I

更新日期：2018-03-12 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：: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：:The diagnosis of single-lesion paucibacillary leprosy remains a challenge. Reviews by expert dermatopathologists and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) results obtained from 66 single-plaque biopsy samples were compared. Histological findings were graded as high (HP), medium (MP) or low (LP) probability of ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbieri RR,Sales AM,Illarramendi X,Moraes MO,Nery JA,Moreira SJ,Sarno EN,Machado Ade M,Bozza FA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polysaccharide-rich fraction (ATF) of medicinal mushroom Agaricus brasiliensis was evaluated on the candidacidal activity, H2O2 and nitric oxide (NO) production, and expression of mannose receptors by murine peritoneal macrophages. Mice received three intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of ATF and after 48 h their per...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Martins PR,Gameiro MC,Castoldi L,Romagnoli GG,Lopes FC,Pinto AV,Loyola W,Kaneno R

更新日期：2008-05-01 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 objective of this work was to characterize, and compare different morphological types of hemocytes of Rhodnius prolixus, Rhodnius robustus, Rhodnius neglectus, Triatoma infestans, Panstrongylus megistus, and Dipetalogaster maximus. This information provides the basis for studying the cellular immune systems of the...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Azambuja P,Garcia ES,Ratcliffe NA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of five patients with unusual manifestations of acute schistosomiasis mansoni are described in this paper. One patient developed skin lesions, three displayed diverse lung involvement, and one presented pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Staphylococcus aureus. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lambertucci JR,Rayes AA,Barata CH,Teixeira R,Gerspacher-Lara R

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lutzomyia evandroi Costa Lima and Antunes, 1936 is found in Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, in areas of visceral and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis and follows the same geographic distribution of L. longipalpis. The biological cycle, oviposition, morphological and behavioral characteristics of the species were ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Melo Ximenes Mde F,Maciel JC,Jerônimo SM

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacteria are ubiquitous and saprophytic organisms that have been implicated in a wide spectrum of diseases due to an increasing number of immunocompromised patients. The natural resistance of atypical mycobacteria to classical antituberculous drugs has encouraged research into new chemotherapeutic a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Silva JL,Mesquita AR,Ximenes EA

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：: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