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Characterization of anti-crotalic antibodies by Guidolin, F.R., Tambourgi, D.V., Guidolin, R., Marcelino, J.R., Okamoto, C.K., Magnoli, F.C., Queiroz, G.P., Dias da Silva, W.

“…Crotalus durissus terrificus, C. d. collilineatus, C. d. cascavella and C. d. marajoensis are responsible minor but severe snake bites in Brazil. The venoms of…”
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A single strain of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) grown in two different media evokes distinct humoral immune responses in mice by Petricevich, V L, Ueda, C, Alves, R C, da Silva, M A, Moreno, C, Melo, A R, Dias da Silva, W

“…Two attenuated bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) preparations derived from the same Moreau strain, Copenhagen but grown in Sauton medium containing starch and…”
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Comparison of the C-mediating killing activity and C-activating properties of mouse monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi by Kipnis, T L, Tambourgi, D V, Alves, M J, Silva, W D

“…A MOUSE polyclonal antiserum against Trypanosoma cruzi or its IgG and IgM fractions and five monoclonal antibodies (two IgM, two IgG_1 and one IgG_(2a))…”
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Expression of the Virulence Factor, BfpA, by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli is Essential for Apoptosis Signalling but not for NF‐κB Activation in Host Cells by Melo, A. R., Lasunskaia, E. B., De Almeida, C. M. C., Schriefer, A., Kipnis, T. L., Dias da Silva, W.

“…Localized adherence (LA) of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) to epithelial cells results in attaching and effacing of the surface of these cells. LA…”
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Development of snake antivenom antibodies in chickens and their purification from yolk by Almeida, C. M. C., Kanashiro, M. M., Rangel Filho, F. B., Mata, M. F. R., Kipnis, T. L., Dias da Silva, W.

“…Adult white leghorn hens hyperimmunised with Brazilian snake venoms of the genus Bothrops and/or Crotalus produced antibodies capable of recognising, combining…”
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Endotoxemic-like shock induced by Loxosceles spider venoms: pathological changes and putative cytokine mediators by Tambourgi, D.V, Petricevich, V.L, Magnoli, F.C, Assaf, S.L.M.R, Jancar, S, Dias Da Silva, W

“…D. V. Tambourgi, V. L. Petricevich, F. C. Magnoli, S. L. M. R. Assaf, S. Jancar and W. Dias Da Silva. Endotoxemic-like shock induced by L oxosceles spider…”
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Egg Yolk Anti‐BfpA Antibodies as a Tool for Recognizing and Identifying Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli by De Almeida, C. M. C., Quintana‐Flores, V. M., Medina‐Acosta, E., Schriefer, A., Barral‐Netto, M., Dias da Silva, W.

“…Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a major aetiological agent of childhood diarrhoea in developing countries. The structural repeating protein A…”
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Two BCG vaccine formulations prepared from the same strain with different J774 macrophage activation capacities and patterns of NF-kappaB induction by Darieva, Z A, Lasunskaia, E B, Kipnis, T L, Dias Da Silva, W

“…Two BCG vaccine formulations of the Moreau strain, commercially manufactured for anti-tuberculosis vaccination, ID-BCG, or anti-cancer adjuvant therapy,…”
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Envenomation by African adders (Bitis ssp.) induces complement activation by Paixão-Cavalcante, D., da SIlva, W. Dias, Tambourgi, D. Vilarinho

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Specific heterologous F(ab')2 antibodies revert blood incoagulability resulting from envenoming by Lonomia obliqua caterpillars by Rocha-Campos, A C, Gonçalves, L R, Higashi, H G, Yamagushi, I K, Fernandes, I, Oliveira, J E, Ribela, M T, Sousa-E-Silva, M C, da Silva, W D

“…Contact with Lonomia obliqua caterpillars results in a bleeding syndrome characterized by hemorrhage and blood coagulation disturbances. Conventional therapy…”
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Complement as a mediator of inflammation. II. Biological properties of anaphylatoxin prepared with purified components of human complement by Dias Da Silva, W, Lepow, I H

“…Interaction in free solution of highly purified preparations of human C'1 esterase, C'4, C'2, and C'3, in the presence of Mg(2+), resulted in rapid generation…”
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Antigenic cross-reactivity among the venoms from several species of Brazilian scorpions by Nishikawa, A K, Caricati, C P, Lima, M L, Dos Santos, M C, Kipnis, T L, Eickstedt, V R, Knysak, I, Da Silva, M H, Higashi, H G, Da Silva, W D

“…The venoms of seven species of scorpions living in different regions of Brazil were analysed with regard to their lethality, antigenic cross-reactivity and…”
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Anaphylatoxin Formation by Purified Human C'1 Esterase by da Silva, W. Dias, Lepow, Irwin H

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Antigenic cross-reactivity among components of Brazilian Elapidae snake venoms by Higashi, H G, Guidolin, R, Caricati, C P, Fernandes, I, Marcelino, J R, Morais, J F, Yamagushi, I K, Stephano, M A, Dias-da-Silva, W, Takehara, H A

“…Snake venoms from M. corallinus (LD50 = 7.1 +/- 0.83 micrograms), M. frontalis (LD50 = 19.3 +/- 3.13 micrograms), M. ibiboboca (LD50 = 19.8 +/- 2.07…”
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Snake antivenoms from hyperimmunized horses: comparison of the antivenom activity and biological properties of their whole IgG and F(ab')2 fragments by Morais, J F, de Freitas, M C, Yamaguchi, I K, dos Santos, M C, da Silva, W D

“…IgG and F(ab')2 fragments were prepared from horse plasma rich in specific antibodies against Brazilian Bothrops or Crotalus venoms. Both preparations, free of…”
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A randomized, blinded, comparative trial of one pepsin-digested and two whole IgG antivenoms for Bothrops snake bites in Uraba, Colombia. The Regional Group on Antivenom Therapy Research (REGATHER) by Otero-Patiño, R, Cardoso, J L, Higashi, H G, Nunez, V, Diaz, A, Toro, M F, Garcia, M E, Sierra, A, Garcia, L F, Moreno, A M, Medina, M C, Castañeda, N, Silva-Diaz, J F, Murcia, M, Cardenas, S Y, Dias da Silva, W D

“…The therapeutic efficacy and the incidence of early antivenom reactions (EARs) were compared in a clinical trial performed in 79 patients bitten by Bothrops…”
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Phospholipase A2 injection in mice induces immunity against the lethal effects of Crotalus durissus terrificus venom by dos Santos, M C, Diniz, C R, Pacheco, M A, Dias da Silva, W

“…Phospholipase A2, purified from crotoxin obtained from C. d. terrificus venom, alone or incorporated in Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) or in Al(OH)3 was used…”
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Sphingomyelinases in the venom of the spider Loxosceles intermedia are responsible for both dermonecrosis and complement-dependent hemolysis by Tambourgi, D.V. (Instituto Butantan, Sao Paulo, Brazil.), Magnoli, F.C, Berg, C.W. van den, Morgan, B.P, Araujo, P.S. de, Alves, E.W, Silva, W.D. da

“…The bite of spiders of the genus Loxosceles can induce a variety of biological effects, including dermonecrosis and complement (C) dependent haemolysis. The…”
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Immunization of equines with phospholipase A2 protects against the lethal effects of Crotalus durissus terrificus venom by Dos-Santos, M C, Yamaguchi, I K, Caricatti, C P, Higashi, H G, Dias-da-Silva, W

“…Equines (2 horses and 2 donkeys) immunized with whole Crotalus durissus terrificus venom or its phospholipase A2 component either presented an increased…”
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Purification of F(ab')2 anti-snake venom by caprylic acid: a fast method for obtaining IgG fragments with high neutralization activity, purity and yield by dos Santos, M C, D'Império Lima, M R, Furtado, G C, Colletto, G M, Kipnis, T L, Dias da Silva, W

“…Pooled horse plasma containing antibodies against Crotalus durissus terrificus whole venom were digested with pepsin at an enzyme-substrate ratio of 8:1, pH…”
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