Search Results - "Atella, G C"
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Leishmanicidal effects of piperine, its derivatives, and analogues on Leishmania amazonensis
Published in Phytochemistry (Oxford) (01-12-2011)“…Piperine purified from Piper nigrum pepper (A) and its synthetic analogue phenylamide (B) are toxic to Leishmania amazonensis parasites, an agent of cutaneous…”
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Effects of maternal bisphenol A on behavior, sex steroid and thyroid hormones levels in the adult rat offspring
Published in Life sciences (1973) (01-02-2019)“…Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor used in industrial applications, has been detected in both placenta and milk. We studied the effects of BPA exposure…”
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Functional characterization of the Aspergillus nidulans glucosylceramide pathway reveals that LCB Δ8‐desaturation and C9‐methylation are relevant to filamentous growth, lipid raft localization and Psd1 defensin activity
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-11-2016)“…Summary C8‐desaturated and C9‐methylated glucosylceramide (GlcCer) is a fungal‐specific sphingolipid that plays an important role in the growth and virulence…”
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Tomatidine promotes the inhibition of 24-alkylated sterol biosynthesis and mitochondrial dysfunction in Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes
Published in Parasitology (01-09-2012)“…Leishmaniasis is a set of clinically distinct infectious diseases caused by Leishmania, a genus of flagellated protozoan parasites, that affects ~12 million…”
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The model of litter size reduction induces long‐term disruption of the gut‐brain axis: An explanation for the hyperphagia of Wistar rats of both sexes
Published in Physiological reports (01-02-2022)“…The gut microbiota affects the host's metabolic phenotype, impacting health and disease. The gut‐brain axis unites the intestine with the centers of hunger and…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi modulates lipid metabolism and highjacks phospholipids from the midgut of Rhodnius prolixus
Published in Acta tropica (01-09-2022)“…•In the midgut lumen, Trypanosoma cruzi modulates Rhodnius prolixus's lipid metabolism.•Fat bodies of infected R. prolixus incorporate and synthesize less…”
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Changes in gut-brain axis parameters in adult rats of both sexes with different feeding pattern that were early nicotine-exposed
Published in Food and chemical toxicology (01-12-2021)“…Nicotine is an endocrine disruptor and imprinting factor during breastfeeding that can cause food intake imbalance in the adulthood. As nicotine affects the…”
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Biochemical analysis of proteins and lipids found in parasitophorous vacuoles containing Leishmania amazonensis
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (2003)“…One fundamental step of Leishmania-macrophage interaction is the phase of parasite internalization through an endocytic process, with the formation of the…”
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Differential partitioning of maternal fatty acid and phospholipid in neonate mosquito larvae
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-12-2002)“…In animals, lipids are a source of energy, cell membrane components, signaling pathway modulators and emulsifying agents. In egg-laying animals, maternal yolk…”
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Purification, partial characterization and role in lipid transport to developing oocytes of a novel lipophorin from the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus
Published in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research (01-01-2008)“…Lipid transport in arthropods is achieved by highly specialized lipoproteins, which resemble those described in vertebrate blood. Here we describe purification…”
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Lysophosphatidylcholine Acts as an Anti-hemostatic Molecule in the Saliva of the Blood-sucking Bug Rhodnius prolixus
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (25-07-2003)“…Blood-sucking arthropods possess a variety of anti-hemostatic factors in their salivary glands to maintain blood fluidity during feeding. In this work we…”
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Trypanosoma rangeli uptakes the main lipoprotein from the hemolymph of its invertebrate host
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (17-10-2003)“…During its life cycle Trypanosoma rangeli crosses the hemolymph of its invertebrate host. In the present study, we demonstrate for the first time the uptake of…”
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Isolation and characterization of a reservosome fraction from Trypanosoma cruzi
Published in FEMS microbiology letters (27-08-2002)“…Abstract Reservosomes are acidic compartments present at the posterior region of epimastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi that store proteins and lipids. During…”
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Antioxidant role of Rhodnius prolixus heme-binding protein. Protection against heme-induced lipid peroxidation
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (05-05-1995)“…Heme in aqueous solutions actively promotes free radical reactions leading to degradation of biological molecules. The blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus…”
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Role of phospholipids in the lipophorin particles of Rhodnius prolixus
Published in Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology (1992)“…The lipophorin of Rhodnius prolixus metabolically labelled with 32P exclusively in the phospholipid moiety was purified on a potassium bromide gradient and…”
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Functional characterization of the Aspergillus nidulans glucosylceramide pathway reveals that LCB [Delta]8-desaturation and C9-methylation are relevant to filamentous growth, lipid raft localization and Psd1 defensin activity
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-11-2016)“…Summary C8-desaturated and C9-methylated glucosylceramide (GlcCer) is a fungal-specific sphingolipid that plays an important role in the growth and virulence…”
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Functional characterization of the Aspergillus nidulans glucosylceramide pathway reveals that LCB Delta 8-desaturation and C9-methylation are relevant to filamentous growth, lipid raft localization and Psd1 defensin activity
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-11-2016)“…C8-desaturated and C9-methylated glucosylceramide (GlcCer) is a fungal-specific sphingolipid that plays an important role in the growth and virulence of many…”
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Functional characterization of the A spergillus nidulans glucosylceramide pathway reveals that LCB Δ8‐desaturation and C9‐methylation are relevant to filamentous growth, lipid raft localization and Ps d1 defensin activity
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-11-2016)“…Summary C8‐desaturated and C9‐methylated glucosylceramide (GlcCer) is a fungal‐specific sphingolipid that plays an important role in the growth and virulence…”
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Identification and tissue-specific distribution of sulfated glycosaminoglycans in the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus (Linnaeus)
Published in Insect biochemistry and molecular biology (01-03-2004)“…We have previously characterized heparan sulfate (HS) as the major ovarian sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) in females of Rhodnius prolixus, while chondroitin…”
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