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Home / Archives for Experimental Parasitology

Antileishmanial activity of meroditerpenoids from the macroalgae Cystoseira baccata

  • Autores: Barreira L, Bruno de Sousa C, Campino L, Conserva GA, Custódio L, Gangadhar KN, Lago JH, Laurenti MD, Levy D, Morais TR, Passero LF, Pereira H, Uemi M, Varela J, Vizetto-Duarte C
  • Ano de Publicação: 2017
  • Journal: Experimental Parasitology
  • Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014489417300371?via%3Dihub%20

The development of novel drugs for the treatment of leishmaniases continues to be crucial to overcome the severe impacts of these diseases on human and animal health. Several bioactivities have been described in extracts from macroalgae belonging to the Cystoseira genus. However, none of the studies has reported the chemical compounds responsible for the antileishmanial […]
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Identification of papain-like cysteine proteases from the bovine piroplasm Babesia bigemina and evolutionary relationship of piroplasms C1 family of cysteine proteases.

  • Autores: Do Rosário VE, Martins TM
  • Journal: Experimental Parasitology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Identification+of+papain-like+cysteine+proteases+from+the+bovine+piroplasm+Babesia+bigemina+and+evolutionary+relationship+of+piroplasms+C1+family+of+cysteine+proteases.

Papain-like cysteine proteases have been shown to have essential roles in parasitic protozoa and are under study as promising drug targets. Five genes were identified by sequence similarity search to be homologous to the cysteine protease family in the ongoing Babesia bigemina genome sequencing project database and were compared with the annotated genes from the complete bovine piroplasm genomes of Babesia bovis, Theileria annulata, and Theileria parva.
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In vitro drug susceptibility of Leishmania infantum isolated from humans and dogs

  • Autores: Campino L, Henriques S, Maia C, Marques M, Nunes M, Rolão N
  • Ano de Publicação: 2013
  • Journal: Experimental Parasitology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23747751

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by parasites of Leishmania donovani complex is a severe human disease which often leads to death if left untreated. Domestic dogs are the main reservoir hosts for zoonotic human visceral infection caused by Leishmania infantum. In the absence of effective human and dog vaccines, the only feasible way to treat and control leishmaniasis is through the use of suitable medications.
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Trypanosoma brucei: immunisation with plasmid DNA encoding invariant surface glycoprotein gene is able to induce partial protection in experimental African trypanosomiasis.

  • Autores: Atouguia J, De Sousa KP, Lança AS, Monteiro GA, Prazeres DM, Silva MS
  • Journal: Experimental Parasitology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Trypanosoma+brucei%3A+Immunisation+with+plasmid+DNA+encoding+invariant+surface+glycoprotein+gene+is+able+to+induce+partial+protection+in+experimental+African+trypanosomiasis.

Trypanosoma brucei is the etiological agent responsible for African trypanosomiasis, an infectious pathology which represents a serious problem of public health and economic losses in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Dynamics of cytokines and immunoglobulins serum profiles in primary and secondary Cryptosporidium parvum infection: Usefulness of Luminex® xMAP technology

  • Autores: Borrego M, Codices V, de Sousa B, Lopes T, Martins C, Matos O, Novo C
  • Ano de Publicação: 2013
  • Journal: Experimental Parasitology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23178641

Infection by Cryptosporidium parvum triggers a complex array of innate and adaptive cell mediated immune response, playing an important role in controlling the infection. To date, there are no studies applying the Luminex® xMAP technology to determine profiles of cytokines and immunoglobulins in the context of an infection by C. parvum. In this study, we analyzed these immune mediators in the serum of immunocompetent mice inoculated with C. parvum oocysts, using Luminex, to understand how the immune system responds to an infection by this parasite.
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