Search Results - "Damatta, R. A."
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Reduction of Toxoplasma gondii Development Due to Inhibition of Parasite Antioxidant Enzymes by a Dinuclear Iron(III) Compound
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-12-2015)“…Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, is an obligate intracellular protozoan that can infect a wide range of vertebrate cells. Here, we…”
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Additional study of the morphology of eggs and miracidia of Eurytrema coelomaticum (Trematoda)
Published in Helminthologia (01-09-2015)“…The morphology of the eggs and miracidia of Eurytrema coelomaticum was analyzed. The eggshell presented different composition according to the maturation stage…”
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Nitric oxide inhibition after Toxoplasma gondii infection of chicken macrophage cell lines
Published in Poultry science (01-05-2004)“…Toxoplasma gondii infects many warm-blooded animals, including chickens. However, little is known about how this protozoan behaves within chicken macrophages…”
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Mapping IgE-binding epitopes of Ric c 1 and Ric c 3, allergens from Ricinus communis, by mast cell degranulation assay
Published in Peptides (New York, N.Y. : 1980) (01-04-2008)“…Ric c 1 and Ric c 3 are the major castor bean allergens. In order to identify continuous IgE-epitopes in Ric c 1 and Ric c 3, pools of sera from rats immunized…”
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Morphology and morphometry of Paratanaisia bragai () Freitas, 1959 (Digenea, Eucotylidae) through light and scanning electron microscopy
Published in Brazilian journal of biology (2023)“…Paratanaisia bragai is a digenetic trematode that reaches sexual maturity in the kidney collecting ducts of domestic and wild birds, while the snails Subulina…”
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In vitro treatment of Toxoplasma gondii with copper(II) complexes induces apoptosis-like and cellular division alterations
Published in Veterinary parasitology (15-10-2017)“…•Two copper's core compounds were tested for Toxoplasma gondii growth inhibitory efficacy.•Complex 1 was most active with IC50 value of 0.78μM and an…”
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Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata) vicilins bind to the peritrophic membrane of larval sugarcane stalk borer ( Diatraea saccharalis)
Published in Journal of insect physiology (01-09-2003)“…In this work, we show that vicilins from two Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) genotypes, Epace-10 and IT 81D-1045, which are susceptible and resistant to attack by…”
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Cytoskeleton, endoplasmic reticulum and nucleus alterations in CHO-K1 cell line after Crotalus durissus terrificus (South American rattlesnake) venom treatment
Published in The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (2007)“…Snake venoms are toxic to a variety of cell types. However, the intracellular damages and the cell death fate induced by venom are unclear. In the present…”
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Leukocyte ultrastructure, hematological and serum biochemical profiles of ostriches (Struthio camelus)
Published in Poultry science (01-11-2009)“…In the last decade ostrich farms spread throughout the world as an alternative source of investment. Although previous studies have reported hematology and…”
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Nitric oxide is not involved in the killing of Trypanosoma cruzi by chicken macrophages
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-03-2000)“…It is known that chicken macrophages derived in vitro from blood monocytes have the capacity to destroy Trypanosoma cruzi, but Toxoplasma gondii can survive…”
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Acid phosphatase activity during the interaction of the nematophagous fungus Duddingtonia flagrans with the nematode Panagrellus sp
Published in Journal of invertebrate pathology (01-11-2009)“…The use of Duddingtonia flagrans, a nematode-trapping fungus, has been investigated as a biological control method against free living larvae of…”
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Chicken thrombocytes in culture: lymphocyte-conditioned medium delays apoptosis
Published in Tissue & cell (01-06-1999)“…Chicken thrombocytes are nucleated cells, analogs to mammalian platelets. These cells are involved in hemostasis, phagocytosis and secretion of specific…”
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Increased association of Trypanosoma cruzi with sialoadhesin positive mice macrophages
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-11-2005)“…Trypanosoma cruzi is a parasite with large amounts of sialic acid (SA) residues exposed at its surface that seems to be involved in macrophages infection. Some…”
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Further studies on the phagocytic capacity of chicken thrombocytes
Published in Journal of submicroscopic cytology and pathology (01-04-1998)“…Thrombocytes, functional analog to mammalian platelets, have been described as the primary circulating phagocyte in chicken blood when challenged with bacteria…”
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Effects of entomopathogenic bacterium Photorhabdus temperata infection on the digestive enzymes of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) larvae
Published in Protein and peptide letters (01-07-2008)“…This study investigated the effects of Photorhabdus temperata infection on the activities of digestive enzymes of the sugarcane stalk borer Diatraea…”
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An endosymbiont positively modulates ornithine decarboxylase in host trypanosomatids
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (05-05-2006)“…Some trypanosomatids, such as Crithidia deanei, are endosymbiont-containing species. Aposymbiotic strains are obtained after antibiotic treatment, revealing…”
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Presence of the storage seed protein vicilin in internal organs of larval Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
Published in Journal of insect physiology (01-02-2006)“…Variant vicilins (7S storage globulins) of cowpea seeds ( Vigna unguiculata) are considered as the main resistance factor present in some African genotypes…”
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Subpopulations of mouse resident peritoneal macrophages fractionated on percoll gradients show differences in cell size, lectin binding and antigen expression suggestive of different stages of maturation
Published in Tissue & cell (01-10-1995)“…Aiming the identification of macrophage heterogeneity, mouse resident peritoneal cells were fractionated on discontinuous Percoll gradients into six discrete…”
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Toxoplasma gondii Partially Inhibits Nitric Oxide Production of Activated Murine Macrophages
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-01-2002)“…Seabra, S. H., de Souza, W., and DaMatta, R. A. 2001. Toxoplasma gondii Partially inhibits nitric oxide production of activated murine macrophages…”
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Programmed cell death in Trypanosoma cruzi induced by Bothrops jararaca venom
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-02-2005)“…Cells die through a programmed process or accidental death, know as apoptosis or necrosis, respectively. Bothrops jararaca is a snake whose venom inhibits the…”
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