Search Results - "Moreira, Douglas de Souza"
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Mannosyltransferase (GPI-14) overexpression protects promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania braziliensis against trivalent antimony
Published in Parasites & vectors (25-01-2019)“…Glycosylphosphatidylinositol is a surface molecule important for host-parasite interactions. Mannosyltransferase (GPI-14) is an essential enzyme for adding…”
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Ascorbate peroxidase overexpression protects Leishmania braziliensis against trivalent antimony effects
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-01-2018)“…Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) is a redox enzyme of the trypanothione pathway that converts hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into water molecules. In the present study,…”
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Phosphoproteomic analysis of wild-type and antimony-resistant Leishmania braziliensis lines by 2D-DIGE technology
Published in Proteomics (Weinheim) (01-09-2015)“…Protein phosphorylation is one of the most studied post‐translational modifications that is involved in different cellular events in Leishmania. In this study,…”
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Molecular characterization and functional analysis of pteridine reductase in wild-type and antimony-resistant Leishmania lines
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-01-2016)“…Pteridine reductase (PTR1) is an NADPH-dependent reductase that participates in the salvage of pteridines, which are essential to maintain growth of…”
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Overexpression of eukaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) affects susceptibility to benznidazole in Trypanosoma cruzi populations
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (26-07-2018)“…Eukaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) is a conserved protein with an essential role in translation elongation. Using one and two-dimensional western…”
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Mapping Alterations Induced by Long-Term Axenic Cultivation of Leishmania amazonensis Promastigotes With a Multiplatform Metabolomic Fingerprint Approach
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (04-12-2019)“…Leishmaniases are widespread neglected diseases with an incidence of 1.6 million new cases and 40 thousand deaths per year. parasites may show distinct,…”
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Ascorbate peroxidase modulation confirms key role in Leishmania infantum oxidative defence
Published in Parasites & vectors (18-11-2024)“…Abstract Background Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) has emerged as a promising target for chemotherapy because of its absence in humans and crucial role in the…”
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