Search Results - "Reis, Thiago A. R."
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A urine-based ELISA with recombinant non-glycosylated SARS-CoV-2 spike protein for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibodies
Published in Scientific reports (16-03-2023)“…Serological assays have been widely used to detect anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, which are generated from previous exposure to the virus or after vaccination…”
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Exploring drug repositioning for leishmaniasis treatment: Ivermectin plus polymeric micelles induce immunological response and protection against tegumentary leishmaniasis
Published in Cytokine (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-04-2023)“…[Display omitted] •Drug repositioning was tested using ivermectin (IVE) against L. amazonensis.•It was incorporated into a Poloxamer P407®-containing polymeric…”
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Recombinant guanosine-5′-triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein associated with Poloxamer 407-based polymeric micelles protects against Leishmania infantum infection
Published in Cytokine (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-05-2022)“…[Display omitted] •A GTP-binding protein was used as recombinant antigen against L. infantum.•It was associated with saponin or in polymeric micelles as…”
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Detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in urine samples: A noninvasive and sensitive way to assay COVID-19 immune conversion
Published in Science advances (13-05-2022)“…Serum-based ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) has been widely used to detect anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…”
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Ivermectin presents effective and selective antileishmanial activity in vitro and in vivo against Leishmania infantum and is therapeutic against visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-02-2021)“…Treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is hindered mainly by the toxicity and/or high cost of therapeutic drugs. In addition, parasite resistance has been…”
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Flau-A, a naphthoquinone derivative, is a promising therapeutic candidate against visceral leishmaniasis: A preliminary study
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-02-2022)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease found in tropical and subtropical regions in the world. The therapeutics used for the treatment…”
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Sensitive and specific serodiagnosis of tegumentary leishmaniasis using a new chimeric protein based on specific B-cell epitopes of Leishmania antigenic proteins
Published in Microbial pathogenesis (01-01-2022)“…Serological tests used for the diagnosis of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) presents problems, mainly related to their variable sensitivity and/or specificity,…”
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Potential of recombinant LiHyQ, a novel Leishmania infantum protein, for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis and as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for human leishmaniasis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection: A preliminary study
Published in Acta tropica (01-12-2021)“…•A new Leishmania protein classified as hypothetical was cloned, expressed and purified.•It was evaluated in ELISA experiments against 395 canine and human…”
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Leishmania infantum pyridoxal kinase evaluated in a recombinant protein and DNA vaccine to protects against visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Molecular immunology (01-08-2020)“…[Display omitted] •The pyridoxal kinase (PK) protein was evaluated against visceral leishmaniasis.•The protein was administered as a recombinant antigen or DNA…”
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A Leishmania amastigote-specific hypothetical protein evaluated as recombinant protein plus Th1 adjuvant or DNA plasmid-based vaccine to protect against visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Cellular immunology (01-10-2020)“…[Display omitted] •A Leishmania amastigote-specific protein was evaluated as vaccine against VL.•The protein was administered as a recombinant antigen or as…”
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Biotechnological applications from a Leishmania amastigote-specific hypothetical protein in the canine and human visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Microbial pathogenesis (01-10-2020)“…The treatment against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) presents problems, mainly related to the toxicity and/or high cost of the drugs. In this context, a rapid and…”
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Leishmania eukaryotic elongation Factor-1 beta protein is immunogenic and induces parasitological protection in mice against Leishmania infantum infection
Published in Microbial pathogenesis (01-02-2021)“…Treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is hampered mainly by the toxicity and/or high cost of antileishmanial drugs. What is more, variability on…”
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ChimLeish, a new recombinant chimeric protein evaluated as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for visceral leishmaniasis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-12-2021)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease of global importance caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania , and coinfection with human…”
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Diagnostic application of sensitive and specific phage-exposed epitopes for visceral leishmaniasis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection
Published in Parasitology (01-11-2021)“…The diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has improved with the search of novel antigens; however, their performance is limited when samples from VL/human…”
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Acarbose presents in vitro and in vivo antileishmanial activity against Leishmania infantum and is a promising therapeutic candidate against visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Medical microbiology and immunology (01-06-2021)“…Treatment against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is mainly hampered by drug toxicity, long treatment regimens and/or high costs. Thus, the identification of novel…”
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Evaluation of Leishmania infantum pyridoxal kinase protein for the diagnosis of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Immunology letters (01-04-2020)“…[Display omitted] •The Leishmania pyridoxal kinase (PK) protein was used to diagnose VL.•A specific B cell epitope of the PK protein was predicted and…”
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A clioquinol-containing Pluronic ® F127 polymeric micelle system is effective in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in a murine model
Published in Parasite (Paris) (2020)“…A clioquinol (ICHQ)-containing Pluronic F127 polymeric micelle system (ICHQ/Mic) was recently shown to be effective against Leishmania amazonensis infection in…”
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