Search Results - "Pereira, Dhélio B"
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Immunological characterization of a VIR protein family member (VIR-14) in Plasmodium vivax-infected subjects from different epidemiological regions in Africa and South America
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-04-2023)“…Plasmodium vivax is a major challenge for malaria control due to its wide geographic distribution, high frequency of submicroscopic infections, and ability to…”
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Caspase-8 mediates inflammation and disease in rodent malaria
Published in Nature communications (14-09-2020)“…Earlier studies indicate that either the canonical or non-canonical pathways of inflammasome activation have a limited role on malaria pathogenesis. Here, we…”
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New highly antigenic linear B cell epitope peptides from PvAMA-1 as potential vaccine candidates
Published in PloS one (02-11-2021)“…Peptide-based vaccines have demonstrated to be an important way to induce long-lived immune responses and, therefore, a promising strategy in the rational of…”
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Transmission-blocking activity of antimalarials for Plasmodium vivax malaria in Anopheles darlingi
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-06-2023)“…Malaria is caused by parasite of the genus Plasmodium and is still one of the most important infectious diseases in the world. Several biological…”
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Author Correction: Caspase-8 mediates inflammation and disease in rodent malaria
Published in Nature communications (03-11-2020)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Proteomic analysis of urine from patients with plasmodium vivax malaria unravels a unique plasmodium vivax protein that is absent from plasmodium falciparum
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (01-10-2022)“…Five species of Plasmodium cause malaria in humans and two of them, P. vivax and P. falciparum, pose the greatest threat. Rapid antigen detection tests (RADT)…”
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Outbreak of Oropouche virus in frontier regions in western Amazon
Published in Microbiology spectrum (05-03-2024)“…Oropouche virus (OROV) is characterized as a re-emerging arbovirus of great concern for public health, being responsible for several outbreaks of acute fever…”
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The Interface Between Inflammatory Mediators and MicroRNAs in Plasmodium vivax Severe Thrombocytopenia
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (15-03-2021)“…Severe thrombocytopenia can be a determinant factor in the morbidity of , the most widespread human malaria parasite. Although immune mechanisms may drive…”
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Fighting Plasmodium chloroquine resistance with acetylenic chloroquine analogues
Published in International journal for parasitology -- drugs and drug resistance (01-12-2022)“…Malaria is among the tropical diseases that cause the most deaths in Africa. Around 500,000 malaria deaths are reported yearly among African children under the…”
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The CD14+CD16+ inflammatory monocyte subset displays increased mitochondrial activity and effector function during acute Plasmodium vivax malaria
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-09-2014)“…Infection with Plasmodium vivax results in strong activation of monocytes, which are important components of both the systemic inflammatory response and…”
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A Multistage Formulation Based on Full-Length CSP and AMA-1 Ectodomain of Plasmodium vivax Induces High Antibody Titers and T-cells and Partially Protects Mice Challenged with a Transgenic Plasmodium berghei Parasite
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (01-06-2020)“…Infections with Plasmodium vivax are predominant in the Americas, representing 75% of malaria cases. Previously perceived as benign, malaria vivax is, in fact,…”
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γδ T cells suppress Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage infection by direct killing and phagocytosis
Published in Nature immunology (01-03-2021)“…Activated Vγ9Vδ2 (γδ2) T lymphocytes that sense parasite-produced phosphoantigens are expanded in Plasmodium falciparum– infected patients. Although previous…”
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Cytotoxic CD8+ T cells recognize and kill Plasmodium vivax–infected reticulocytes
Published in Nature medicine (01-09-2018)“…Plasmodium vivax causes approximately 100 million clinical malaria cases yearly 1 , 2 . The basis of protective immunity is poorly understood and thought to be…”
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The effect of chloroquine dose and primaquine on Plasmodium vivax recurrence: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network systematic review and individual patient pooled meta-analysis
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-09-2018)“…Chloroquine remains the mainstay of treatment for Plasmodium vivax malaria despite increasing reports of treatment failure. We did a systematic review and…”
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Potent Antimalarials with Development Potential Identified by Structure-Guided Computational Optimization of a Pyrrole-Based Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor Series
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (13-05-2021)“…Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) has been clinically validated as a target for the development of new antimalarials. Experience with clinical candidate…”
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Effect of primaquine dose on the risk of recurrence in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-02-2024)“…Primaquine is used to eliminate Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites, but its optimal dosing regimen remains unclear. We undertook a systematic review and individual…”
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Preclinical characterization and target validation of the antimalarial pantothenamide MMV693183
Published in Nature communications (20-04-2022)“…Drug resistance and a dire lack of transmission-blocking antimalarials hamper malaria elimination. Here, we present the pantothenamide MMV693183 as a…”
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Active surveillance and early detection of community transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 Mu variant (B.1.621) in the Brazilian Amazon
Published in Journal of medical virology (01-07-2022)“…Through active surveillance and contact tracing from outpatients, we aimed to identify and characterize SARS‐CoV‐2 variants circulating in Porto…”
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The haematological consequences of Plasmodium vivax malaria after chloroquine treatment with and without primaquine: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Published in BMC medicine (01-08-2019)“…Malaria causes a reduction in haemoglobin that is compounded by primaquine, particularly in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency…”
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Induction of Inhibitory Receptors on T Cells During Plasmodium vivax Malaria Impairs Cytokine Production
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-12-2015)“…The function and regulation of the immune response triggered during malaria is complex and poorly understood, and there is a particular paucity of studies…”
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