Search Results - "Pedro Luiz Silva Pinto"
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In vitro schistosomicidal and antiviral activities of Arctium lappa L. (Asteraceae) against Schistosoma mansoni and Herpes simplex virus-1
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-10-2017)“…Schistosomiasis and herpes diseases represent serious issues to the healthcare systems, infecting a large number of people worldwide, mainly in developing…”
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis in urban populations of terrestrial gastropods and rats in an impoverished region of Brazil
Published in Parasitology (01-07-2021)“…The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is the most common cause of neuroangiostrongyliasis (manifested as eosinophilic meningitis) in humans. Gastropod…”
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Human tumor necrosis factor alpha affects the egg-laying dynamics and glucose metabolism of Schistosoma mansoni adult worms in vitro
Published in Parasites & vectors (24-05-2022)“…Several studies have described the effects of human tumor necrosis factor alpha (hTNF-α) on Schistosoma mansoni. hTNF-α affects the worm's development,…”
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Anthelmintic Activity of Crude Extract and Essential Oil of Tanacetum vulgare (Asteraceae) against Adult Worms of Schistosoma mansoni
Published in TheScientificWorld (01-01-2014)“…Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma, affects more than 200 million people worldwide, and its control is…”
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First record of natural infection by Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) in Belocaulus willibaldoi and Rattus norvegicus in an urban area of São Paulo city, SP, Brazil
Published in Heliyon (01-10-2020)“…Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a rat lungworm, is one of the leading causes of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Infection in humans occurs by the ingestion of…”
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MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF Pseudoterranova azarasi LARVAE IN COD (Gadus sp.) SOLD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN BRAZIL
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-12-2015)“…Anisakiasis and Pseudoterranovosis are human diseases caused by the ingestion of live Anisakidae larvae in raw, undercooked or lightly marinated fish. Larvae…”
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Potential for shistosomiasis in a municipality of Rondônia, Brazilian Amazon
Published in Acta amazonica (01-12-2016)“…ABSTRACT Schistossomiasis is a parasitic disease, caused by helminths of the genus Schistosoma and transmitted in Brazil by snails of the genus Biomphalaria…”
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Design, synthesis, and in vivo evaluation of oxamniquine methacrylate and acrylamide prodrugs
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (01-02-2007)“…Starting from acrylic and methacrylic units, monomeric (derivatives 1 and 2) and polymeric prodrugs (derivative 3) of oxamniquine were designed with the…”
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TWO SEQUENTIAL PCR AMPLIFICATIONS FOR DETECTION OF Schistosoma mansoni IN STOOL SAMPLES WITH LOW PARASITE LOAD
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-09-2012)“…Schistosomiasis constitutes a major public health problem, with an estimated 200 million individuals infected worldwide and 700 million people living in risk…”
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Immunoanalysis of different antigenic preparations of Angiostrongylus cantonensis for neuroangiostrongyliasis diagnosis improvement
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-01-2022)“…BACKGROUNDAngiostrongylus cantonensis is the etiological agent of neuroangiostrongyliasis in humans, which is developed in gastropods and vertebrate species,…”
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Flavonoids and Sesquiterpene Lactones from Artemisia absinthium and Tanacetum parthenium against Schistosoma mansoni Worms
Published in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (01-01-2016)“…Human schistosomiasis, caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma, is one of the most significant neglected tropical diseases, affecting more than 200…”
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Synergistic effects of in vitro combinations of piplartine, epiisopiloturine and praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-04-2017)“…Highlights • The combinations of PZQ, EPI, and PPT are able to induce synergistic activity against Schistosoma mansoni. • The synergistic combinations of PZQ,…”
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Schistosomicidal activity and docking of Schistosoma mansoni ATPDase 1 with licoflavone B isolated from Glycyrrhiza inflata (Fabaceae)
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-12-2015)“…Schistosomiasis is one of the world's major public health problems, and its treatment is widely dependent on praziquantel (PZQ), the only available drug…”
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Evaluation of real-time PCR assay to detect Schistosoma mansoni infections in a low endemic setting
Published in BMC infectious diseases (23-10-2014)“…Schistosomiasis constitutes a major public health problem, and 200 million people are estimated to be infected with schistosomiasis worldwide. In Brazil,…”
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The first case of Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis diagnosed in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-03-2013)“…Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a natural parasite found in lung arteries of rats, which in humans may cause eosinophilic meningitis. To report the first case…”
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Comparative Study of the Accuracy of Different Techniques for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Areas of Low Endemicity in Barra Mansa City, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Published in BioMed research international (01-01-2015)“…Schistosomiasis constitutes a major public health problem, with an estimated 200 million people infected worldwide. Many areas of Brazil show low endemicity of…”
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Structural and spectroscopic characterization of epiisopiloturine-metal complexes, and anthelmintic activity vs. S. mansoni
Published in Journal of coordination chemistry (18-05-2016)“…Epiisopiloturine (EPI), extracted from leaves of Pilocarpus microphyllus, a plant originally from the Amazon and Savanna regions in Brazil, was described as a…”
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Detection of Schistosoma mansoni infection by TaqMan® Real-Time PCR in a hamster model
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-08-2014)“…[Display omitted] •Detection of Schistosoma mansoni DNA by Real-Time PCR in an experimental model.•qPCR was compared with the Circumoval Precipitin Test and…”
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Prática de rastreamento no cenário do Programa Saúde da Família em Sorocaba (SP)
Published in Revista brasileira de educação médica (01-03-2008)“…A problematização, quando realizada na comunidade, potencializa a interação com a realidade. Um tema que pode ser destacado na prática da atenção primária é o…”
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