Search Results - "Ursic Bedoya, Raul"
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Differential expression of apoptosis related genes in selected strains of Aedes aegypti with different susceptibilities to dengue virus
Published in PloS one (10-04-2013)“…Aedes aegypti is the principal vector of Dengue viruses worldwide. We identified field collected insects with differential susceptibility to Dengue-2 virus…”
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Marburg virus infection in nonhuman primates: Therapeutic treatment by lipid-encapsulated siRNA
Published in Science translational medicine (20-08-2014)“…Marburg virus (MARV) and the closely related filovirus Ebola virus cause severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever (HF) in humans and nonhuman primates with…”
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Rhodnius prolixus: Identification of immune-related genes up-regulated in response to pathogens and parasites using suppressive subtractive hybridization
Published in Developmental & Comparative Immunology (2007)“…We report the identification of immune-related molecules from the fat body, and intestine of Rhodnius prolixus, an important vector of Chagas disease. Insects…”
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Development of Exon-Primed Intron-Crossing (EPIC) PCR primers for the malaria vector Anopheles pseudopunctipennis (Diptera: Culicidae)
Published in Comptes rendus. Biologies (01-06-2012)“…Using the Anopheles gambiae Giles genome as a template, we designed, screened and identified 14 novel Exon-Primed Intron-Crossing (EPIC) PCR primer pairs for…”
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Identification and characterization of two novel lysozymes from Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease
Published in Journal of insect physiology (01-03-2008)“…Lysozymes have been described in invertebrates as digestive or immune molecules. We report here the characterization of two novel c-type lysozymes, RpLys-A…”
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Differential Gene Expression from Midguts of Refractory and Susceptible Lines of the Mosquito, Aedes aegypti, Infected with Dengue-2 Virus
Published in Journal of insect science (Tucson, Ariz.) (2010)“…Suppressive subtractive hybridization was used to evaluate the differential expression of midgut genes of feral populations of Aedes aegypti (Diptera:…”
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Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (01-12-2015)“…Rhodnius prolixus not only has served as a model organism for the study of insect physiology, but also is a major vector of Chagas disease, an illness that…”
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Protection Against Lethal Marburg Virus Infection Mediated by Lipid Encapsulated Small Interfering RNA
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-02-2014)“…Background. Marburg virus (MARV) infection causes severe morbidity and mortality in humans and nonhuman primates. Currently, there are no licensed therapeutics…”
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Rescue of non-human primates from advanced Sudan ebolavirus infection with lipid encapsulated siRNA
Published in Nature microbiology (22-08-2016)“…Although significant progress has been made in developing therapeutics against Zaire ebolavirus , these therapies do not protect against other Ebola species…”
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siRNA rescues nonhuman primates from advanced Marburg and Ravn virus disease
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-12-2017)“…Ebolaviruses and marburgviruses belong to the family Filoviridae and cause high lethality in infected patients. There are currently no licensed filovirus…”
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Optimization of a semi-nested multiplex PCR to identify Plasmodium parasites in wild-caught Anopheles in Bolivia, and its application to field epidemiological studies
Published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (01-05-2008)“…Without an adequate DNA extraction protocol, the identification of Plasmodium species in whole mosquitoes by PCR is difficult because of the presence of…”
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IDENTIFICATION OF HOST MATERIAL FROM CROPS AND WHOLE BODIES OF Protophormia terraenovae (R-D) (DIPTERA) LARVAE, PUPAE, AND ADULTS, AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR FORENSIC STUDIES
Published in Journal - Canadian Society of Forensic Science (01-01-2010)“…Larvae of Diptera are used routinely in forensic entomology to estimate accurately the post mortem interval. These applications require a detailed…”
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Differential Expression of Apoptosis Related Genes in Selected Strains of Aedes aegypti with Different Susceptibilities to Dengue Virus. e61187
Published in PloS one (01-04-2013)“…Aedes aegypti is the principal vector of Dengue viruses worldwide. We identified field collected insects with differential susceptibility to Dengue-2 virus…”
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Functional genomics in insect immunology: Identification and characterization of Rhodnius prolixus immune genes
Published 01-01-2008“…Rhodnius prolixus is a bloodfeeding hemipteran insect and a vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. This disease affects over 18…”
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Functional genomics in insect immunology: Identification and characterization of Rhodnius prolixus immune genes
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