Search Results - "Lima, V M R"

Effects of Hepatitis C virus on cardiovascular risk in infected patients: A comparative study by Oliveira, C.P.M.S, Kappel, C.R, Siqueira, E.R, Lima, V.M.R, Stefano, J.T, Michalczuk, M.T, Marini, S.S, Barbeiro, H.V, Soriano, F.G, Carrilho, F.J, Pereira, L.M.M.B, Alvares-da-Silva, M.R

“…Abstract The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate…”
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Natural Infection of Lutzomyia neivai and Lutzomyia sallesi (Diptera: Psychodidae) by Leishmania infantum chagasi in Brazil by Saraiva, Lara, Carvalho, Gustavo M. L., Gontijo, Célia M. F., Quaresma, Patrícia F., Lima, Ana C.V.M.R., Falcão, Alda L., Andrade Filho, José D.

“…Natural infections with Leishmania were found in females of the phlebotomine sand flies Lutzomyia neivai (Pinto) (=Nyssomyia neivai) and Lutzomyia sallesi…”
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S-Nitroso-N-acetylcysteine induces de-differentiation of activated hepatic stellate cells and promotes antifibrotic effects in vitro by Stefano, J.T., Cogliati, B., Santos, F., Lima, V.M.R., Mazo, D.C., Matte, U., Alvares-da-Silva, M.R., Silveira, T.R., Carrilho, F.J., Oliveira, C.P.M.S.

“…► We evaluate the antifibrotic effects of SNAC, an NO donor, on hepatic stellate cells. ► SNAC induced conversion of myofibroblast-like phenotype into…”
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Pharmacological Activity of (R)-(+)-Pulegone, a Chemical Constituent of Essential Oils by Sousa, D. P. d., Nóbrega, F. F. F., Lima, M. R. V. d., Almeida, R. N. d.

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Seroprevalence and molecular characterization of Leishmania in dogs from an endemic area of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil by Lopes, Josiane V., Michalsky, Érika M., Lara Silva, Fabiana de O., Lima, Ana Cristina V.M.R., de Avelar, Daniel M., da Costa, Ailton A. Junior, França-Silva, João C., Regina-Silva, Shara, Fortes-Dias, Consuelo L., Dias, Edelberto S.

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) can cause large-scale and tenacious epidemics with high fatality rates. Current seroprevalence and circulating Leishmania species…”
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Liver mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of experimental nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Oliveira, C P M S, Coelho, A M M, Barbeiro, H V, Lima, V M R, Soriano, F, Ribeiro, C, Molan, N A T, Alves, V A F, Souza, H P, Machado, M C C, Carrilho, F J

“…Oxidative stress and hepatic mitochondria play a role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the…”
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Impact of Land Degradation on Soil Microbial Biomass and Activity in Northeast Brazil by NUNES, J.S., ARAUJO, A.S.F., NUNES, L.A.P.L., LIMA, L.M., CARNEIRO, R.F.V., SALVIANO, A.A.C., TSAI, S.M.

“…Land degradation causes great changes in the soil biological properties. The process of degradation may decrease soil microbial biomass and consequently…”
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Standardization of a molecular method for epidemiologic identification of Leishmania strains by Rocha, R F, Menezes, E V, Xavier, A R E O, Royo, V A, Oliveira, D A, Júnior, A F M, Dias, E S, Lima, A C V M R, Michalsky, E M

“…Molecular studies of the evolutionary relationships among Leishmania species suggest the presence of high genetic variation within this genus, which has a…”
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