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Sputnik V-Induced Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Variants during the Dissemination of the Gamma Variant in Venezuela by Franco, Christopher, Cornejo, Alejandro, Rodríguez, Mariajosé, García, Alexis, Belisario, Inirida, Mayora, Soriuska, Garzaro, Domingo José, Jaspe, Rossana Celeste, Hidalgo, Mariana, Parra, Nereida, Liprandi, Ferdinando, Zambrano, José Luis, Rangel, Héctor Rafael, Pujol, Flor Helene

“…The COVID-19 pandemic was characterized by the emergence and succession of SARS-CoV-2 variants able to evade the antibody response induced by natural infection…”
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Humoral Immunity across the SARS-CoV-2 Spike after Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) Vaccination by Cornejo, Alejandro, Franco, Christopher, Rodriguez-Nuñez, Mariajose, García, Alexis, Belisario, Inirida, Mayora, Soriuska, Garzaro, Domingo José, Zambrano, José Luis, Jaspe, Rossana Celeste, Hidalgo, Mariana, Parra-Giménez, Nereida, Claro, Franklin Ennodio, Liprandi, Ferdinando, de Waard, Jacobus Henri, Rangel, Héctor Rafael, Pujol, Flor Helene

“…SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have contributed to attenuating the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic by promoting the development of effective immune responses, thus…”
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Inverse Molecular Docking Study of NS3-Helicase and NS5-RNA Polymerase of Zika Virus as Possible Therapeutic Targets of Ligands Derived from Marcetia taxifolia and Its Implications to Dengue Virus by Buendia-Atencio, Cristian, Pieffet, Gilles Paul, Montoya-Vargas, Santiago, Martínez Bernal, Jessica A, Rangel, Héctor Rafael, Muñoz, Ana Luisa, Losada-Barragán, Monica, Segura, Nidya Alexandra, Torres, Orlando A, Bello, Felio, Suárez, Alírica Isabel, Rodríguez, Anny Karely

“…Dengue and Zika are two mosquito-borne diseases of great impact on public health around the world in tropical and subtropical countries. DENV and ZIKV belong…”
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Lasting SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG Antibody response in health care workers from Venezuela, 6 months after vaccination with Sputnik V by Claro, Franklin, Silva, Douglas, Pérez Bogado, Jesús A., Rangel, Hector Rafael, de Waard, Jacobus H.

“…•We measured RBD-IgG levels in Sputnik V vaccinated 6 months after vaccination.•The GMT of RBD-IgG antibodies in a COVID-19 naïve cohort was 327 BAU/ml.•The…”
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Molecular characteristics and replication mechanism of dengue, zika and chikungunya arboviruses, and their treatments with natural extracts from plants: An updated review by Rodriguez, Anny Karely, Muñoz, Ana Luisa, Segura, Nidya Alexandra, Rangel, Héctor Rafael, Bello, Felio

“…Viruses transmitted by arthropods (arboviruses) are the etiological agents of several human diseases with worldwide distribution; including dengue (DENV), zika…”
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Neutralization of Different Variants of SARS-CoV-2 by a F(ab')2 Preparation from Sera of Horses Immunized with the Viral Receptor Binding Domain by Rodriguez-Nuñez, Mariajosé, Cepeda, Mariana Del Valle, Bello, Carlos, Lopez, Miguel Angel, Sulbaran, Yoneira, Loureiro, Carmen Luisa, Liprandi, Ferdinando, Jaspe, Rossana Celeste, Pujol, Flor Helene, Rangel, Héctor Rafael

“…The Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is the functional region of the viral Spike protein (S),…”
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Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant Spike Protein Shows an Increased Affinity to the Human ACE2 Receptor: An In Silico Analysis by Ortega, Joseph Thomas, Jastrzebska, Beata, Rangel, Hector Rafael

“…The rise of SARS-CoV-2 variants, with changes that could be related to an increased virus pathogenicity, have received the interest of the scientific and…”
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Immunoglobulin G antibody response to the Sputnik V vaccine: previous SARS-CoV-2 seropositive individuals may need just one vaccine dose by Claro, Franklin, Silva, Douglas, Rodriguez, Melissa, Rangel, Hector Rafael, de Waard, Jacobus H.

“…•A longitudinal study to determine the immoglobulin G response after Sputnik V vaccine•SARS-CoV-2 seronegative vaccinees showed a primary response upon…”
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HIV-1 and GBV-C co-infection in Venezuela by Rodríguez, Anny Karely, Garzaro, Domingo José, Loureiro, Carmen Luisa, Gutiérrez, Cristina R, Ameli, Gladys, Jaspe, Rossana Celeste, Porto, Leticia, Monsalve, Francisca, Pozada, Ángela, Vázquez, Luzmary, Quiñones-Mateu, Miguel E, Pujol, Flor Helene, Rangel, Héctor Rafael

“…Co-infection with GB virus C (GBV-C) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) has been associated with prolonged survival. The aim of…”
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Deletion, insertion and stop codon mutations in vif genes of HIV-1 infecting slow progressor patients by Rangel, Héctor Rafael, Garzaro, Domingo, Rodríguez, Anny Karely, Ramírez, Alvaro Hernán, Ameli, Gladys, Del Rosario Gutiérrez, Cristina, Pujol, Flor Helene

“…Variable progression towards AIDS has been described and has been related to viral and host factors. Around 10% of the HIV-1 infected patients are slow…”
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Prevalence of antiretroviral drug resistance among treatment-naive and treated HIV-infected patients in Venezuela by Rangel, Héctor Rafael, Garzaro, Domingo José, Torres, Jaime Rafael, Castro, Julio, Suarez, Jose Antonio, Naranjo, Laura, Ossenkopp, John, Martinez, Nahír, Resistance Committee Group, Gutierrez, Cristina, Pujol, Flor Helene

“…An in-house, low-cost method was developed to determine the genotypic resistance of immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) isolates. All 179 Venezuelan isolates…”
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Antiviral activity of flavonoids present in aerial parts of Marcetia taxifolia against Hepatitis B virus, Poliovirus, and Herpes Simplex Virus in vitro by Ortega, Joseph Thomas, Serrano, María Luisa, Suárez, Alírica Isabel, Baptista, Jani, Pujol, Flor Helene, Cavallaro, Lucía Vicenta, Campos, Héctor Rodolfo, Rangel, Héctor Rafael

“…is a neotropical plant present in South America and it has been evaluated in several biological models due to the presence of active metabolites. Nevertheless,…”
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Neutralization of Different Variants of SARS-CoV-2 by a F2 Preparation from Sera of Horses Immunized with the Viral Receptor Binding Domain by Rodriguez-Nuñez, Mariajosé, Cepeda, Mariana del Valle, Bello, Carlos, Lopez, Miguel Angel, Sulbaran, Yoneira, Loureiro, Carmen Luisa, Liprandi, Ferdinando, Jaspe, Rossana Celeste, Pujol, Flor Helene, Rangel, Héctor Rafael

“…The Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is the functional region of the viral Spike protein (S),…”
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Role of changes in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the interaction with the human ACE2 receptor: An in silico analysis by Ortega, Joseph Thomas, Serrano, Maria Luisa, Pujol, Flor Helene, Rangel, Hector Rafael

“…Many human viral diseases are a consequence of a zoonotic event. Some of the diseases caused by these zoonotic events have affected millions of people around…”
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Unrevealing sequence and structural features of novel coronavirus using in silico approaches: The main protease as molecular target by Ortega, Joseph Thomas, Serrano, Maria Luisa, Pujol, Flor Helene, Rangel, Hector Rafael

“…Direct-acting antivirals are effective tools to control viral infections. SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus associated with the epidemiological outbreak in late…”
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