Search Results - "A. M. R. Ferreira"

Eugenia uniflora: a promising natural alternative against multidrug-resistant bacteria by Ferreira, M. R. A., Lima, L. B., Santos, E. C. F., Machado, J. C. B., Silva, W. A. V., Paiva, P. M. G., Napoleão, T. H., Soares, L. A. L.

“…Abstract This work aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities from crude extract and fractions from leaves of Eugenia…”
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Phytochemical characterization and biological activities of Plectranthus barbatus Andrews by Cordeiro, M F, Nunes, T R S, Bezerra, F G, Damasco, P K M, Silva, W A V, Ferreira, M R A, Magalhães, O M C, Soares, L A L, Cavalcanti, I M F, Pitta, M G R, Rêgo, M J B M

“…Plectranthus barbatus Andrews (Lamiaceae) is widely distributed in the world and has a range of popular therapeutic indications. This work aimed to evaluate…”
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quantitative genetic analysis of intermediate asthma phenotypes by Thomsen, S.F, Ferreira, M.A.R, Kyvik, K.O, Fenger, M, Backer, V

“…To study the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the correlation between exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), airway responsiveness, airway…”
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Multivariate genetic analysis of atopy phenotypes in a selected sample of twins by Thomsen, S. F., Ulrik, C. S., Kyvik, K. O., Ferreira, M. A. R., Backer, V.

“…Summary Background Atopic traits often co‐occur and this can potentially be caused by common aetiological relationships between traits, i.e. a common genetic…”
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Characterization of the methylation patterns of MS4A2 in atopic cases and controls by Ferreira, M.A.R, Oates, N.A, van Vliet, J, Zhao, Z.Z, Ehrich, M, Martin, N.G, Montgomery, G.W, Whitelaw, E, Duffy, D.L

“…To cite this article: Ferreira MAR, Oates NA, van Vliet J, Zhao ZZ, Ehrich M, Martin NG, Montgomery GW, Whitelaw E, Duffy DL. Characterization of the…”
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Association and interaction analyses of eight genes under asthma linkage peaks by Ferreira, M.A.R, Zhao, Z.Z, Thomsen, S.F, James, M, Evans, D.M, Postmus, P.E, Kyvik, K.O, Backer, V, Boomsma, D.I, Martin, N.G, Montgomery, G.W, Duffy, D.L

“…Linkage studies have implicated the 2q33, 9p21, 11q13 and 20q13 regions in the regulation of allergic disease. The aim of this study was to test genetic…”
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Whole-genome association study of bipolar disorder by Sklar, P, Smoller, J W, Fan, J, Ferreira, M A R, Perlis, R H, Chambert, K, Nimgaonkar, V L, McQueen, M B, Faraone, S V, Kirby, A, de Bakker, P I W, Ogdie, M N, Thase, M E, Sachs, G S, Todd-Brown, K, Gabriel, S B, Sougnez, C, Gates, C, Blumenstiel, B, Defelice, M, Ardlie, K G, Franklin, J, Muir, W J, McGhee, K A, MacIntyre, D J, McLean, A, VanBeck, M, McQuillin, A, Bass, N J, Robinson, M, Lawrence, J, Anjorin, A, Curtis, D, Scolnick, E M, Daly, M J, Blackwood, D H, Gurling, H M, Purcell, S M

“…We performed a genome-wide association scan in 1461 patients with bipolar (BP) 1 disorder, 2008 controls drawn from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement…”
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Genome-wide association study to identify genetic determinants of severe asthma by Wan, Y I, Shrine, N R G, Soler Artigas, M, Wain, L V, Blakey, J D, Moffatt, M F, Bush, A, Chung, K F, Cookson, W O C M, Strachan, D P, Heaney, L, Al-Momani, B A H, Mansur, A H, Manney, S, Thomson, N C, Chaudhuri, R, Brightling, C E, Bafadhel, M, Singapuri, A, Niven, R, Simpson, A, Holloway, J W, Howarth, P H, Hui, J, Musk, A W, James, A L, Brown, M A, Baltic, S, Ferreira, M A R, Thompson, P J, Tobin, M D, Sayers, I, Hall, I P

“…The genetic basis for developing asthma has been extensively studied. However, association studies to date have mostly focused on mild to moderate disease and…”
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Short communication: Uterine leptospiral infection is strongly associated to strains of serogroup Sejroe on experimentally infected hamsters by Pinto, P.S., Barbosa, C., Ferreira, A.M.R., Lilenbaum, W.

“…Leptospira infection is influenced by the host species and the bacterial strain involved. Important differences on their tissue distribution are referred, also…”
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Genomewide association study of peanut allergy reproduces association with amino acid polymorphisms in HLA‐DRB1 by Martino, D. J., Ashley, S., Koplin, J., Ellis, J., Saffery, R., Dharmage, S. C., Gurrin, L., Matheson, M. C., Kalb, B., Marenholz, I., Beyer, K., Lee, Y.‐A., Hong, X., Wang, X., Vukcevic, D., Motyer, A., Leslie, S., Allen, K. J., Ferreira, M. A. R.

“…Summary Background Genetic variants for IgE‐mediated peanut allergy are yet to be fully characterized and to date only one genomewide association study (GWAS)…”
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Sputum cytology during late‐phase responses to inhalation challenge with different allergens by Revez, J. A., Killian, K. J., O'Byrne, P. M., Boulet, L.‐P., Upham, J. W., Gauvreau, G. M., Ferreira, M. A. R.

“…Background In mouse models of allergic asthma, exposure to different allergens can trigger distinct inflammatory subtypes in the airways. We investigated…”
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Variance components analyses of multiple asthma traits in a large sample of Australian families ascertained through a twin proband by Ferreira, M. A. R., O'Gorman, L., Souëf, P. Le, Burton, P. R., Toelle, B. G., Robertson, C. F., Martin, N. G., Duffy, D. L.

“…Background:  Intermediate phenotypes are often measured as a proxy for asthma. It is largely unclear to what extent the same set of environmental or genetic…”
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Effect of organic compost and inorganic nitrogen fertigation on spinach growth, phytochemical accumulation and antioxidant activity by Machado, R.M.A., Alves-Pereira, I., Lourenço, D., Ferreira, R.M.A.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of organic compost in combination with the inorganic nitrogen fertigation on growth,…”
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Plant growth, phytochemical accumulation and antioxidant activity of substrate-grown spinach by Machado, R.M.A., Alves-Pereira, I., Ferreira, R.M.A.

“…Spinach production in soilless cultivation systems, mainly in substrate, transplanted with soil blocks and drip-irrigation is increasing worldwide. However,…”
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Could polymorphisms in ABCB1 gene represent a genetic risk factor for the development of mammary tumors in dogs? by Maués, T., El-Jaick, K.B., Costa, F.B., Freitas, P.V.S., Moreira, A.S., Castro, L., Ferreira, M.L.G., Ferreira, A.M.R.

“…•The ABCB1 SNP c.985T > A and c.3442A > G were identified in 31.91% of mammary tumors from 47 bitches.•ABCB1 exons 9 and 26 polymorphisms may represent a…”
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Objective Bayesian analysis for the Student-t regression model by O. Fonseca, T. C., R. Ferreira, M. A., Migon, H. S.

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Toxoplasma gondii in tissues of sheep slaughtered for human consumption in a highly endemic area for toxoplasmosis in Brazil by Silva, A.F., Frazão-Teixeira, E., Oliveira, F.C.R., Fonseca, A.B.M., Ferreira, A.M.R.

“…Toxoplasma gondii infects warm-blooded animals, including humans, and the ingestion of undercooked meat of infected animals is an important source of…”
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Identification of STOML2 as a putative novel asthma risk gene associated with IL6R by Revez, J. A., Matheson, M. C., Hui, J., Baltic, S., James, A., Upham, J. W., Dharmage, S., Thompson, P. J., Martin, N. G., Hopper, J. L., Ferreira, M. A. R.

“…Background Functional variants in the interleukin‐6 receptor gene (IL6R) are associated with asthma risk. We hypothesized that genes co‐expressed with IL6R…”
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Common germline haplotypes and genotypes identified in BRCA2 exon 11 of dogs with mammary tumours and histopathological analyses by Maués, T., El‐Jaick, K. B., Costa, F. B., Araujo, G. E. F., Soares, M. V. G., Moreira, A. S., Ferreira, M. L. G., Ferreira, A. M. R.

“…The canine BRCA2 is a tumor supressor gene which encodes the BRCA2 protein, involved in DNA repair through interaction with the RAD51 recombinase. This process…”
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Abdominal Sequelae after Pedicled TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction by Petit, J Y, Rietjens, M, Ferreira, M A. R, Montrucoli, D, Lifrange, E, Martinelli, P

“…A considerable interest in autologous tissue breast reconstructions has developed recently, especially since Food and Drug Administration (FDA) experts have…”
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