Search Results - "Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 1992"

A malaria merozoite surface protein (MSP1)-structure, processing and function by Holder, A A, Blackman, M J, Burghaus, P A, Chappel, J A, Ling, I T, McCallum-Deighton, N, Shai, S

“…Merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1, also referred to as P195, PMMSA or MSA 1) is one of the most studied of all malaria proteins. The protein is found in all…”
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A study on the pathogenesis of human cerebral malaria and cerebral babesiosis by Aikawa, M, Pongponratn, E, Tegoshi, T, Nakamura, K, Nagatake, T, Cochrane, A, Ozaki, L S

“…Cerebral complications are important, but poorly understood pathological features of infections caused by some species of Plasmodium and Babesia. Patients…”
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Human babesiosis in Europe by Brasseur, P, Gorenflot, A

“…Human babesiosis in Europe came to medical attention in 1957 and until now 19 cases have been reported, most of them due to Babesia divergens. The onset of the…”
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New methods for the diagnosis of Babesia bigemina infection by Morzaria, S, Katende, J, Kairo, A, Nene, V, Musoke, A

“…Accurate diagnosis of Babesia bigemina infection, an economically important tick-transmitted protozoan parasite of cattle, is essential in the management of…”
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A chromosome 9 deletion in Plasmodium falciparum results in loss of cytoadherence by Kemp, D J, Thompson, J, Barnes, D A, Triglia, T, Karamalis, F, Petersen, C, Brown, G V, Day, K P

“…Many lines of Plasmodium falciparum undergo a deletion of the right end of chromosome 9 during in vitro culture accompanied by loss of cytoadherence and…”
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Non-immunologic methods of diagnosis of babesiosis by Wagner, G, Cruz, D, Holman, P, Waghela, S, Perrone, J, Shompole, S, Rurangirwa, F

“…The diagnosis of tick-borne diseases such as babesiosis still depends on observing the parasite in the infected erythrocyte. Microscopic observation is tedious…”
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Molecular mechanisms and biological importance of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte rosetting by Wahlgren, M, Carlson, J, Helmby, H, Hedlund, I, Treutiger, C J

“…Rosetting, i.e. the spontaneous binding of uninfected to malaria infected erythrocytes and endothelial cytoadherence may hinder the blood flow and lead to…”
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The Pf332 gene codes for a megadalton protein of Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood stages by Mattei, D, Scherf, A

“…We characterized the Plasmodium falciparum antigen 332 (Ag332) which is specifically expressed during the asexual intraerythrocytic cycle of the parasite. The…”
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A rapid, reliable method of evaluating growth and viability of intraerythrocytic protozoan hemoparasites using fluorescence flow cytometry by Davis, W C, Wyatt, C R, Hamilton, M J, Goff, W L

“…Fluorescence flow cytometry was employed to assess the potential of a vital dye, hydroethidine, for use in the detection and monitoring of the viability of…”
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Plasmodium coatneyi-infected rhesus monkeys: a primate model for human cerebral malaria by Aikawa, M, Brown, A E, Smith, C D, Tegoshi, T, Howard, R J, Hasler, T H, Ito, Y, Collins, W E, Webster, H K

“…Although several animal models for human cerebral malaria have been proposed in the past, none have shown pathological findings that are similar to those seen…”
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Evaluation of a colorimetric Babesia bigemina-DNA probe within an epidemiological survey by Ramos, J A, Alvarez, J A, Figueroa, J V, Solis, J, Rodriguez, R I, Hernandez, R, Buening, G M, Vega, C A

“…An epidemiological survey was conducted in southeast Mexico, in an effort to establish the serological reactivity and carrier status to Babesia bigemina of an…”
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Characterization of a Plasmodium falciparum mutant that has deleted the majority of the gametocyte-specific Pf11-1 locus by Scherf, Artur, Petersen, Carolyn, Carter, Richard, Alano, Pietro, Nelson, Rick, Aikawa, Masamichi, Mattei, Denise, Silva, Luiz Pereira da, Leech, James

“…We identified a gametocyte-specific protein of Plasmodium falciparum called Pf11-1 and provide experimental evidence that this molecule is involved in the…”
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Variation in the cytoadherence characteristics of malaria parasites: is this a true virulence factor? by Goldring, J D, Hommel, M

“…The sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes to the endothelial cells of brain capillaries is believed to represent one of the determining…”
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Optimization and inhibition of the adherent ability of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes by Smith, H, Crandall, I, Prudhomme, J, Sherman, I W

“…The vast majority of the 1-2 million malaria associated deaths that occur each year are due to anemia and cerebral malaria (the attachment of erythrocytes…”
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Mefloquine resistant malaria in Cameroon and correlation with resistance to quinine by Brasseur, P, Kouamouo, J, Moyou, R S, Druilhe, P

“…Based on the results of in vitro sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine, quinine and mefloquine, and evaluation of drug consumption conducted in…”
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Basic biochemical investigations as rationale for the design of original antimalarial drugs. An example of phospholipid metabolism by Vial, H J, Angelin, M L, Elabbadi, N, Calas, M, Cordinas, G, Giral, L

“…The future of antimalarial chemotherapy is particularly alarming in view of the spread of parasite cross-resistances to drugs that are not even structurally…”
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New approaches in in vitro cultures of Plasmodium falciparum and Babesia divergens by using serum-free medium based on human high density lipoproteins by Schrevel, J, Grellier, P, Rigomier, D

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Impaired renal function in owl monkeys (Aotus nancymai) infected with Plasmodium falciparum by Weller, R E, Collins, W E, Buschbom, R L, Malaga, C A, Ragan, H A

“…Impaired renal function was observed in sixteen Aotus nancymai 25 and 3 months following infection with the Uganda Palo Alto strain of Plasmodium falciparum…”
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Perspective for the production of antimalarial drugs in Brazil by Gilbert, B

“…There appears to be no chemical manufacture of antimalarial drugs in Brazil. Technology at the laboratory process level has been developed for chloroquine,…”
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Deletion, insertion and translocation of DNA sequences contribute to chromosome size polymorphism in Plasmodium berghei by Janse, C J, Mons, B

“…Extensive chromosome size polymorphism arises in Plasmodium berghei during in vivo mitotic multiplication. Size differences between homologous chromosomes…”
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