Publications
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| transcriptomic analysis of avocado hass (persea americana mill) in the interaction system fruit-chitosan-colletotrichum. | avocado (persea americana) is one of the most important crops in mexico as it is the main producer, consumer, and exporter of avocado fruit in the world. however, successful avocado commercialization is often reduced by large postharvest losses due to colletotrichum sp., the causal agent of anthracnose. chitosan is known to have a direct antifungal effect and acts also as an elicitor capable of stimulating a defense response in plants. however, there is little information regarding the genes tha ... | 0 | 28642771 |
| two fossil species of metrosideros (myrtaceae) from the oligo-miocene golden fleece locality in tasmania, australia. | the capsular-fruited genus metrosideros (myrtaceae) is one of the most widely distributed flowering plant genera in the pacific but is extinct in australia today. the center of geographic origin for the genus and the reason for and timing of its extinction in australia remain uncertain. we identify fossil metrosideros fruits from the newly discovered golden fleece fossil flora in the oligo-miocene of tasmania, australia, shedding further light on these problems. | 0 | 28634257 |
| the socioeconomic context of the use of euterpe precatoria mart. and e. oleracea mart. in bolivia and peru. | traditional knowledge (tk) has enabled communities to adapt to changes in life conditions over centuries. however, this local context is being dramatically affected by recent changes through globalization and modernization of societies. in this paper we seek to identify socio-economic factors that are related to the knowledge and use of two palm species in mestizo and indigenous communities in the amazonian of peru and bolivia. both species are known in the region under the main vernacular name ... | 0 | 28576132 |
| brazilian capsicum peppers: capsaicinoids content and antioxidant activity. | capsicum peppers are known as a source of capsaicinoids, phenolic compounds, and antioxidants. brazilian capsicum peppers are important spices use in foods worldwide. however, little information is available on the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of these peppers. | 0 | 28573647 |
| prokinetic effects of ld02gifro on functional gastrointestinal disorder in rats. | ld02gifro is a novel prokinetic agent formulated with poncirus fructus and zanthoxylum sp. fruits. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of ld02gifro on delayed gastrointestinal transit (git) and colorectal hypersensitivity. to investigate the effect of ld02gifro, a rat model of delayed git was induced via three mechanisms; postoperative ileus (poi), morphine, and poi plus morphine. visceromotor responses (vmr) to colorectal distension (crd) were also evaluated. poi was induced ... | 0 | 28565806 |
| matrix effects and interferences of different citrus fruit coextractives in pesticide residue analysis using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry. | the matrix effects of ethyl acetate extracts from seven different citrus fruits on the determination of 80 pesticide residues using liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (uhplc-(esi)-hr-tof) at 4 ghz resolution mode were studied. only 20% of the evaluated pesticides showed noticeable matrix effects (me) due to coelution with natural products between tr = 3 and 11 min. principal component analysis (pca) of the detected coextractives grouped the mandarin ... | 0 | 28541668 |
| diverse early dwarf mistletoes (arceuthobium), ecological keystones of the eocene baltic amber biota. | extant dwarf mistletoes (arceuthobium m. bieb., viscaceae) are hemiparasites with complex roles in nature. they are one of the most severe pests in northern hemisphere conifer forests, but they also enhance the structural complexity and species diversity of the forests. here, we describe the first pre-miocene macrofossils of dwarf mistletoes. the fossils from eocene baltic amber provide new insights into the morphological evolution of the arceuthobium lineage and its paleobiogeography. | 0 | 28533204 |
| triterpenes from pouteria ramiflora (mart.) radlk. leaves (sapotaceae). | pouteria ramiflora (mart.) radlk. (sapotaceae) is a species used by inhabitants from the cerrado for its edible fruits and medicinal value. hexane crude extracts from leaves and fractions were evaluated for in vitro α-amylase inhibitory activity and antioxidant potential. the fraction with the highest α-amylase inhibitory activity was submitted to a phytochemical study. three triterpenes were isolated, friedelin, epi-friedelanol, and taraxerol. this is the first report of these compounds isolate ... | 0 | 28533130 |
| a new species of <i>chaetolonchaea</i> czerny (diptera: lonchaeidae) from china, a larval pest on chives. | a new species, chaetolonchaea alliumi sp. nov. is described and illustrated. the larvae of this species are found in the bulbs of chives (allium tuberosum rottl. ex spreng.), and the species is an important pest of liliaceous vegetables. a key to the eight known species of world chaetolonchaea czerny, 1934 is included. the egg, larva and larval skeleton of genus chaetolonchae are illustrate for the first time. photographs of the puparium, host plant and injury symptoms are also provided. | 0 | 28610012 |
| fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and depressive symptoms in the african american health (aah) study. | healthy diet and physical activity (pa) have been associated with reduced depressive symptoms, but few studies have examined them simultaneously in african americans. | 0 | 28577427 |
| two early eudicot fossil flowers from the kamikitaba assemblage (coniacian, late cretaceous) in northeastern japan. | two new fossil taxa referable to the basal eudicot grade are described from the kamikitaba locality (ca. 89 mybp, early coniacian: late cretaceous) of the futaba group in japan. these charcoalified mesofossils exhibit well-preserved three-dimensional structure and were analyzed using synchrotron-radiation x-ray microtomography to document their composition and internal structure. cathiaria japonica sp. nov. is represented by infructescence segments that consist of an axis bearing three to four f ... | 0 | 28497291 |
| cold storage affects the volatile profile and expression of a putative linalool synthase of papaya fruit. | cold storage is largely employed to extend the postharvest life of papayas. however, the knowledge regarding molecular effects of low temperatures in aroma production and volatile-related genes remains limited. here we verified how cold storage of 'golden' papaya fruit, in temperatures defined as resistant to chilling injury, affects its volatile profile. indeed, fruits placed at room temperature after a period of cold storage could restore ethylene production, the loss of green peel color and t ... | 0 | 28460963 |
| caloric compensation in preschool children: relationships with body mass and differences by food category. | maintaining a healthy weight may involve compensating for previously consumed calories at subsequent meals. to test whether heavier children demonstrated poorer caloric compensation across a range of conditions, and to explore whether compensation failure was the result of inadequate adjustment of overall intake or specific over-consumption of highly palatable, high energy-density 'junk' foods, we administered two compensation tests to a sample of 4-5 y olds. for test a, preloads varied only in ... | 0 | 28432007 |
| sugars levels of four sugarcane genotypes in different stem portions during the maturation phase. | maturation is a characteristic of sugarcane plant (saccharum spp.) and even when grown under the same soil and climate conditions the varieties differ on the maturation curve. thus, studies that allow establishing maturation curves of different sugarcane genotypes in the local soil and climate may indicate the proper harvesting period to ensure better quality of the raw material. this study aimed to analyze the levels of soluble sugars during the maturation phase and assess the technological and ... | 0 | 28640336 |
| micromonospora fulva sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. | a novel actinobacterium, designated strain udf-1t, was isolated from forest soil in chungnam, south korea, and its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. strain udf-1t formed a branched brownish-orange substrate mycelium with spherical or oval spores. no aerial mycelium was formed. comparative 16s rrna gene sequence analysis indicated that strain udf-1t belongs to the genus micromonospora, showing the highest sequence similarity to micromonospora palomenae neau-cx1t (99 ... | 0 | 28629505 |
| sulfodiicoccus acidiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur-inhibited thermoacidophilic archaeon belonging to the order sulfolobales isolated from a terrestrial acidic hot spring. | a novel thermoacidophilic archaeon, strain hs-1t, was isolated from the hakone ohwaku-dani hot spring in japan. cells of strain hs-1t in exponential phase were cocci to irregular cocci with a diameter of 0.8-1.5 µm. the strain grew within a temperature range of 50-70 °c (optimal: 65-70 °c), a ph range of ph 1.4-5.5 (optimal: ph 3.0-3.5) and a nacl concentration range of 0-2.5 % (w/v). the novel strain grew in aerobic conditions but did not grow anaerobically. moreover, this strain utilized vario ... | 0 | 28629504 |
| calidifontibacter terrae sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from soil, with potential applications in cosmetics. | an aerobic, gram-stain-positive, oxidase- and catalase-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, coccoid, creamish-white-coloured bacterium, designated strain r161t, was isolated from soil in hwaseong, south korea. the cell-wall peptidoglycan contained glycine, glutamic acid, alanine, aspartic acid, serine and lysine, and whole-cell sugars were galactose, rhamnose, glucose and ribose. strain r161t showed antibacterial and enzyme inhibitory activities. phylogenetic analysis based on the 16s rrna g ... | 0 | 28629492 |
| the genome and phenome of the green alga chloroidium sp. utex 3007 reveal adaptive traits for desert acclimatization. | to investigate the phenomic and genomic traits that allow green algae to survive in deserts, we characterized a ubiquitous species, chloroidium sp. utex 3007, which we isolated from multiple locations in the united arab emirates (uae). metabolomic analyses of chloroidium sp. utex 3007 indicated that the alga accumulates a broad range of carbon sources, including several desiccation tolerance-promoting sugars and unusually large stores of palmitate. growth assays revealed capacities to grow in sa ... | 0 | 28623667 |
| effects of single and co-immobilization on the product specificity of type i pullulanase from anoxybacillus sp. sk3-4. | type i pullulanase from anoxybacillus sp. sk3-4 (pulask) is an unusual debranching enzyme that specifically hydrolyzes starch α-1,6 linkages at long branches producing oligosaccharides (≥g8), but is nonreactive against short branches; thus, incapable of producing reducing sugars (g1-g7). we report on the effects of both single and co-immobilization of pulask on product specificity. pulask was purified and immobilized through covalent attachment to three epoxides (relizyme ep403/m, immobead ib-15 ... | 0 | 28610926 |
| physicochemical properties of pectin from green jelly leaf (cyclea barbata miers). | the water extract of green jelly leaves (gjl) obtained by crushing the leaves in water (1:40) was capable of forming a gel at room temperature. the composition of gjl consisted mainly of carbohydrate (∼70w/w), protein (∼13% w/w) and minerals (∼6% w/w). the mineral portion consisted of mainly calcium (∼1.2% w/w), zinc (∼0.12% w/w) and magnesium (∼0.11% w/w). the isolated polysaccharide fraction (∼42.6% w/w) consisted of mainly galacturonic acid (∼35.8% w/w) and neutral sugars (∼6.8% w/w), with a ... | 0 | 28577980 |
| selecting sugarcane genotypes by the selection index reveals high gain for technological quality traits. | sugarcane (saccharum sp) is one of the most promising crops and researchers have sought for renewable alternative energy sources to reduce co2 emission. the study of strategies, which allow breeders in the selection of superior genotypes for many traits simultaneously, is important. therefore, the objectives of this study were: i) to apply path analysis to better understand the relationship between the lignocellulosic traits and technological quality traits with total recoverable sugars (trs) an ... | 0 | 28549210 |
| crystal structure of octocoral lectin sll-2 complexed with forssman antigen tetrasaccharide. | a symbiosis-related lectin, sll-2, from the octocoral sinularia lochmodes, distributes densely on the cell surface of microalgae, symbiodinium sp., an endosymbiotic dinoflagellate of the coral, and is also shown to be a chemical cue that transforms dinoflagellates into a non-motile (coccoid) symbiotic state. sll-2 binds to the sugar chain of the molecule similar to forssman antigen pentasaccharide (galnacα1-3galnacβ1-3 galα1-4 galβ1-4glc) on the surface of microalgae with high affinity. here we ... | 0 | 28510705 |
| physiological and biochemical changes attenuate the effects of drought on the cerrado species vatairea macrocarpa (benth.) ducke. | drought is considered the main abiotic stress because it influences the distribution of plant species and limits the productivity of ecosystems. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of drought on physiological and biochemical parameters during the initial development of vatairea macrocarpa, a native cerrado species. plants were subjected to daily watering (control); suppression of watering during 90 days with field capacity (fc) 50% and 25% and then followed by rewatering. relative ... | 0 | 28494394 |
| effects of dietary supplementation of red pepper (schinus terebinthifolius raddi) essential oil on performance, small intestinal morphology and microbial counts of weanling pigs. | many strategies have been developed to improve intestinal health and performance of newly weaned piglets as the antibiotic growth promoters. natural products such as essential oils have been scientifically recognized as growth enhancer feed additives for weanling pigs, replacing the antibiotics. therefore, it has been hypothesized that brazilian red pepper could replace performance-enhancing antibiotics also in weanling pig diets. however, one experiment was conducted to determine the effects of ... | 0 | 28631826 |
| insecticidal activities of their components derived from the essential oils of cinnamomum sp. barks and against ricania sp. (homoptera: ricaniidae), a newly recorded pest. | insecticidal activities of cinnamomum cassia and c. zeylanicum oils and their components are not known against ricania sp. insecticidal activities of major components derived from c. cassia and c. zeylanicum oils were examined in spray and leaf dipping bioassays against ricania sp. nymphs and adults. | 0 | 28556537 |
| cancer-related health behaviours of young people not in education, employment or training ('neet'): a cross-sectional study. | links between participating in unhealthy behaviours, e.g. smoking, and an increased risk of developing some cancers are well established. unemployed adults are more likely to participate in cancer-related health behaviours than their employed counterparts. however, evidence of whether this is true in young adults not in education, employment or training (neet) compared to their 'non-neet' peers is either limited or inconclusive. using cross-sectional health data from across the uk, this study ai ... | 0 | 28253843 |
| nutcracker syndrome: how are we cracking the nuts and whose nuts are we cracking? | 0 | 28537699 | |
| drivers of species' role in avian seed-dispersal mutualistic networks. | the mutualistic interaction between frugivore birds and the fruiting plants they disperse presents an asymmetric interaction pattern, with some species having a more important role (i.e. being essential) for maintaining the structure and functioning of the interaction network. the identification of the biological characteristics of these species is of major importance for the understanding and conservation of seed-dispersal interactions. in this study, i use a network approach and avian seed-dis ... | 0 | 28415137 |
| qtl mapping for fruit quality in citrus using dartseq markers. | citrus breeding programs have many limitations associated with the species biology and physiology, requiring the incorporation of new biotechnological tools to provide new breeding possibilities. diversity arrays technology (dart) markers, combined with next-generation sequencing, have wide applicability in the construction of high-resolution genetic maps and in quantitative trait locus (qtl) mapping. this study aimed to construct an integrated genetic map using full-sib progeny derived from mur ... | 0 | 28403819 |
| rhodococcus gannanensis sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinobacterium isolated from root of sunflower (helianthus annuus l.). | a novel gram-positive, aerobic, non-motile strain, designated strain m1(t), was isolated from sunflower root (helianthus annuus l.) and characterised using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. the morphological and chemotaxonomic properties of the isolate were typical of those of members of the genus rhodococcus. phylogenetic analyses based on 16s rrna gene sequence showed that strain m1(t) belongs to the genus rhodococcus and clustered with rhodococcus canchipurensis mbrl 353(t) (99.1%, sequence si ... | 0 | 28488064 |
| unravelling the impact of lignin on cell wall mechanics - a comprehensive study on young poplar trees downregulated for cinnamyl alcohol dehyrogenase (cad). | lignin engineering is a promising tool to reduce the energy input and the need of chemical pre-treatments for the efficient conversion of plant biomass into fermentable sugars for downstream applications. at the same time, lignin engineering can offer new insight into structure-function relationships of plant cell walls by combined mechanical, structural and chemical analyses. here, such a comprehensive approach was applied on poplar trees (populus tremula x populus alba) downregulated for cinna ... | 0 | 28440915 |
| oral bacterial acid-base metabolism in caries screening: a proof-of-concept study. | the objective of this cross-sectional study was to clinically validate an array of biochemical tests for oral acid/alkali generation as caries screening instruments. 185 adult subjects (mean 33.6±10.6 years) were examined clinically for dental caries using the icdas criteria. bitewing radiographs were used to confirm interproximal surfaces of posterior teeth. for the purposes of this study, subjects were classified as "caries-active" if they had at least one untreated caries lesion with icdas 4 ... | 0 | 28435894 |
| corynebacterium defluvii sp. nov., isolated from sewage. | a gram-positive, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shapeds, catalase-positive, and oxidase-negative strain, designated y49(t), was isolated from sewage collected from jilin agricultural university, china. it grew at 20-40°c (optimum at 30°c), at ph 6.0-8.0 (optimum at 7.0) and at 0-1.0% sodium chloride (optimum at 0%). the major isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone-8 (mk-8) and the polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmethylethanolamine, four unidentified lipids, and ... | 0 | 28429167 |
| amphibiophilus mooiensis n. sp. (nematoda: amphibiophilidae), a parasite of amietia delalandii (duméril & bibron) (amphibia: pyxicephalidae) from south africa. | four species of the genus amphibiophilus skrjabin, 1916 from pyxycephalid frogs in southern and central africa are currently recognised as valid. several specimens of amphibiophilus were found in material from the common river frog, amietia delalandii (duméril & bibron) (amphibia: pyxicephalidae), collected in potchefstroom (north-west province, south africa). these specimens clearly differ from all previously known species by the shape of the distal end of the spicule, the shape of the gubernac ... | 0 | 29210016 |
| chloroquine diphosphate: a risk factor for herpes zoster in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis. | herpes zoster has been widely described in the context of different systemic autoimmune diseases but not dermatomyositis/polymyositis. therefore, we analyzed the prevalence, risk factors and herpes zoster outcomes in this population. | 0 | 23778404 |
| coi barcode versus morphological identification of culex (culex) (diptera: culicidae) species: a case study using samples from argentina and brazil. | sequences of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (coi) mitochondrial gene from adults of 22 culex (culex) species from argentina and brazil were employed to assess species identification and to test the usefulness of coi for barcoding using the best close match (bcm) algorithm. a pairwise kimura two-parameter distance matrix including the mean intra and interspecific distances for 71 coi barcode sequences was constructed. of the 12 coi lineages recovered in the neighbour-joining topology, five co ... | 0 | 24473810 |
| laboratory evaluation of molluscicidal & mosquito larvicidal activities of leaves of solanum nigrum l. | indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides has created serious problem for the aquatic flora and fauna, and also resulted in appearance of pesticide resistance in vector population. this study was designed to evaluate the biocontrol efficacy of aqueous and solvent extracts of mature leaves of solanum nigrum l., against fresh water snail lymnaea acuminata f. rufescens (gray) (an intermediate host of parasites causing fasciolopsiasis) and larvae of culex vishnui group (reuben) (vector of japanese ... | 0 | 25297363 |
| evaluation of antiviral activity of essential oil of trachyspermum ammi against japanese encephalitis virus. | japanese encephalitis is a leading form of viral encephalitis, prevalent mostly in south eastern asia caused by japanese encephalitis virus (jev). it is transmitted by the mosquitoes of the culex sp. the disease affects children and results in 50% result in permanent neuropsychiatric disorder. there arises a need to develop a safe, affordable, and potent anti-viral agent against jev. this study aimed to assess the antiviral activity of ajwain (trachyspermum ammi: umbellifereae) essential oil aga ... | 0 | 26130938 |
| mayaro virus and dengue virus 1 and 4 natural infection in culicids from cuiabá, state of mato grosso, brazil. | this study aimed to verify the diversity of culicidae species and their frequency of infection with flaviviruses and alphaviruses in cuiabá, state of mato grosso, brazil. mosquitoes were captured with nasci aspirators and hand net in 200 census tracts, identified alive at species level and pooled in one-20 (11,090 mosquitoes, 14 species). female pools (n = 610) were subjected to multiplex seminested-reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) for 11 flavivirus and five alphavirus. p ... | 0 | 26784852 |
| leuconostoc sp. meningitis in a patient treated with rituximab for mantle cell lymphoma. | we present a 64-year-old man who was treated with r-chop (rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone) chemoimmunotherapy for mantle cell lymphoma and developed purulent meningitis, probably caused by leuconostoc sp. the patient had severe hypogammaglobulinemia, which is a possible complication of rituximab therapy. to our knowledge and after reviewing the available medical literature, this is the first described case of purulent meningitis caused by leuconostoc s ... | 0 | 26376594 |
| emerging arboviruses and public health challenges in brazil. | environmental modification by anthropogenic actions, disordered urban growth, globalization of international exchange and climate change are some factors that help the emergence and dissemination of human infectious diseases transmitted by vectors. this review discusses the recent entry of three arboviruses in brazil: chikungunya, west nile, and zika virus, focusing on the challenges for the country's public health. the brazilian population is exposed to infections caused by these three arboviru ... | 0 | 27355468 |
| a real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for detection and quantification of vesiculovirus. | vesiculoviruses (vsv) are zoonotic viruses that cause vesicular stomatitis disease in cattle, horses and pigs, as well as sporadic human cases of acute febrile illness. therefore, diagnosis of vsv infections by reliable laboratory techniques is important to allow a proper case management and implementation of strategies for the containment of virus spread. we show here a sensitive and reproducible real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) for detection and quantification ... | 0 | 27276185 |
| abstracts of the brazilian purine club meeting : may 30 - july 2, 2015 convention center, beach hotel maresias, city of são sebastião - sp - brazil. | 0 | 27052828 | |
| validity of the disabkids®-cystic fibrosis module for brazilian children and adolescents. | to validate the health-related quality of life measuring instrument disabkids®-cystic fibrosis module (self version) for brazilian children and adolescents. | 0 | 25493678 |
| preprotachykinin-a gene disruption attenuates nociceptive sensitivity after opioid administration and incision by peripheral and spinal mechanisms in mice. | the preprotachykinin a gene (ppt-a) codes for substance p (sp), supports nociceptive sensitization, and modulates inflammatory responses after incision. repeated opioid use produces paradoxical pain sensitization-termed opioid-induced hyperalgesia (oih) -which can exacerbate pain after incision. here the contribution of sp to peri-incisional nociceptive sensitization and nociceptive mediator production after opioid treatment was examined utilizing ppt-a knockout (-/-) mice and the neurokinin (nk ... | 0 | 23031399 |
| paracoccidioidomycosis: challenges in the development of a vaccine against an endemic mycosis in the americas. | paracoccidioidomycosis (pcm), caused by paracoccidioides spp, is an important endemic mycosis in latin america. there are two recognized paracoccidioides species, p. brasiliensis and p. lutzii, based on phylogenetic differences; however, the pathogenesis and disease manifestations of both are indistinguishable at present. approximately 1,853 (~51,2%) of 3,583 confirmed deaths in brazil due to systemic mycoses from 1996-2006 were caused by pcm. antifungal treatment is required for patients with p ... | 0 | 26465365 |
| prospects for antigen-specific tolerance based therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. | a primary focus in autoimmunity is the breakdown of central and peripheral tolerance resulting in the survival and eventual activation of autoreactive t cells. as cd4(+) t cells are key contributors to the underlying pathogenic mechanisms responsible for onset and progression of most autoimmune diseases, they are a logical target for therapeutic strategies. one method for restoring self-tolerance is to exploit the endogenous regulatory mechanisms that govern cd4(+) t cell activation. in this rev ... | 0 | 19130025 |
| cross-centre replication of suppressed burrowing behaviour as an ethologically relevant pain outcome measure in the rat: a prospective multicentre study. | burrowing, an ethologically relevant rodent behaviour, has been proposed as a novel outcome measure to assess the global impact of pain in rats. in a prospective multicentre study using male rats (wistar, sprague-dawley), replication of suppressed burrowing behaviour in the complete freund adjuvant (cfa)-induced model of inflammatory pain (unilateral, 1 mg/ml in 100 µl) was evaluated in 11 studies across 8 centres. following a standard protocol, data from participating centres were collected cen ... | 0 | 27643836 |
| more stories on th17 cells. | for more than two decades, immunologists have been using the so-called th1/th2 paradigm to explain most of the phenomena related to adaptive immunity. the th1/th2 paradigm implied the existence of two different, mutually regulated, cd4(+) t helper subsets: th1 cells, driving cell-mediated immune responses involved in tissue damage and fighting infection against intracellular parasites; and th2 cells that mediate ige production and are particularly involved in eosinophilic inflammation, allergy a ... | 0 | 19255592 |
| bioethical considerations at times of zika virus. | 0 | 27462882 | |
| bothaella manhi, a new species of tribe aedini (diptera: culicidae) from the cuc phuong national park of vietnam based on morphology and dna sequence. | a new species of genus bothaella (diptera: culicidae) collected along with two other species of the genus during surveys for flavivirus isolations in the cuc phuong national park in northern vietnam is formally described and named as bothaella manhi, sp. n. the adults, pupa and fourth-instar larva are characterized, the male genitalia and the two immature stages are illustrated and dna sequence data are included for regions coding for sections of the coi and coii genes (mtdna). the species is co ... | 0 | 23155353 |
| phlebotomus (legeromyia) multihamatus subg. nov., sp. nov. from gabon (diptera: psychodidae). | during a research project aimed at the study of the culicinae fauna of gabon and carried out in the national park of la lopé, we captured an unknown sandfly male specimen (genus phlebotomus) by cdc miniature light trap belonging to a new species for science. furthermore, the originality of his genitalia does not allow us to include this species in one of the existing subgenus, thus in this paper we propose the creation of a new subgenus, as phlebotomus (legeromyia) multihamatus sp. nov., subg. n ... | 0 | 24141965 |
| first record of phlebotomine sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) in the comoros archipelago with description of sergentomyia (vattieromyia) pessoni n. sp. and s. (rondanomyia) goodmani comorensis n. ssp. | no phlebotomine sandflies had ever been reported in the comoros archipelago, including the three islands of the republic of the union of comoros (grande comore, mohéli and anjouan) and the french oversea department of mayotte. during three field surveys carried out in 2003, 2007 and 2011, we provided the first record of phlebotomine sandflies in this area. a total of 85 specimens belonging to three species were caught: a new species s. (vattieromyia) pessoni n. sp. (two females from grande comor ... | 0 | 22910662 |
| description of the sandfly species chinius samarensis n. sp. (psychodidae; diptera) from the philippines. | the authors have described chinius samarensis n. sp. (diptera; psychodidae) from the philippines (island of samar). this is the fourth known species belonging to the asiatic genus chinius leng, 1987. like the other chinius, c. samarensis n. sp. is a cavernicolous species. the genital ducts of the male are four times shorter than the spermathecal ducts. however, the authors think that male and female belong to the same species due to their similar cytochrome b mt dna sequences. a differential dia ... | 0 | 23182139 |
| high prevalence of rickettsia spp. infections in small mammals in taiwan. | surveillance for rickettsia spp. is urgently needed due to the recent emergence of many novel rickettsioses around the globe, but previous studies in taiwan have been limited to small areas and no investigation of infections in vertebrate hosts has ever been attempted. we surveyed rickettsial infections systematically in small-mammal hosts trapped between 2006 and 2010 throughout taiwan. fragments of ompb and glta genes in the liver, spleen, and kidney of mammals were targeted by nested polymera ... | 0 | 25629776 |
| isolation of the rickettsial agent genetically similar to candidatus rickettsia kotlanii, from haemaphysalis megaspinosa in japan. | two rickettsial isolates, hm-1 and hm-2, were isolated from haemaphysalis megaspinosa collected in japan in 2006 and 2011, respectively. the isolates were analyzed by dna sequences of the outer membrane protein a gene, the outer membrane protein b gene, the citrate synthase gene, the genus rickettsia-specific outer membrane protein 17-kda gene, the 16s ribosome rna gene, and the ps120 protein gene ("gened"). hm-1 was identified as rickettsia tamurae. hm-2 matched most closely with 'candidatus ri ... | 0 | 25229707 |
| the sandfly fauna, anthropophily and the seasonal activities of pintomyia spinicrassa (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) in a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeastern colombia. | this study was conducted to identify the sandfly fauna and the anthropophilic species in a coffee-growing area of villanueva, norte de santander, colombia, a focus of american cutaneous leishmaniasis, and to analyse the relationship between the most frequent species and rainfall, relative humidity and temperature, with the aim of contributing to epidemiological surveillance in the area. sandfly collections were performed fortnightly between february 2006-september 2007 using automatic light trap ... | 0 | 23778653 |
| impact of changing over of insecticide from synthetic pyrethroids to ddt for indoor residual spray in a malaria endemic area of orissa, india. | development of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors has been a major problem for achieving effective vector control. due to limited availability of insecticides, the only option is management of resistance by judiciously using the insecticides and rotating them to maintain their effectiveness. this study was carried out in a malaria endemic area of sundergarh district in orissa where synthetic pyrethroids (sp) were in use for the last couple of years. the change-over from sp to ddt was done ... | 0 | 22561626 |
| the haemosporidian parasites of bats with description of sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov. | four species of haemoproteidae were found in pteropus alecto temminck, 1837 in queensland, australia: i) johnsprentia copemani, landau et al., 2012; ii) sprattiella alecto gen. nov., sp. nov., characterised by schizonts in the renal vessels; iii) hepatocystis levinei, landau et al., 1985, originally described from pteropus poliocephalus temminck, 1825 and, experimentally from culicoides nubeculosus and found in this new host and for which features of the hepatic schizonts are reported; iv) gamet ... | 0 | 22550624 |
| phlebotomine sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) from lábrea, state of amazonas, brazil, with a description of evandromyia (aldamyia) apurinan shimabukuro, figueira & silva, sp. nov. | an entomological survey was conducted from july-december 2009 and september-december 2010, as part of the epidemiological monitoring of american cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) in the municipality of lábrea, state of amazonas (am), brazil. sandflies were collected using cdc light traps installed in intra and peridomiciliary locations, as well as the border of forested areas around houses where autochthonous cases of acl were recorded. a total of 510 sandflies belonging to 26 species were collected ... | 0 | 23778658 |
| phlebotomine fauna (diptera: psychodidae) in an area of fishing tourism in central-western brazil. | the aim of this study was to identify behavioral aspects of the sandfly fauna of a fishing tourism area in the municipality of bonito (ms). monthly captures were undertaken from december 2009 to november 2010, using automatic cdc type light traps, from 18h00 to 06h00, in a forested area, a savannah area, peridomiciles and animal shelters near peridomiciliary areas. nyssomyia whitmani was the most frequent out of a total of 6,699 specimens collected, belonging to 16 species, followed by psathyrom ... | 0 | 26200964 |
| sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) in rural and urban environments in an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in southern brazil. | the high proportion of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported amongst residents in the city of bandeirantes, in the state of paraná, brazil, led the authors to investigate the phlebotomine fauna in both urban and rural environments. the sandflies were captured with automatic light traps from 07:00 pm-07:00 am fortnightly in 11 urban peridomiciles from april 2008-march 2009 and monthly in three ecotopes within four rural localities from april 2009-march 2010. in one of these latter localities, ... | 0 | 23778669 |
| sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) associated with opossum nests at urban sites in southeastern brazil: a risk factor for urban and periurban zoonotic leishmania transmission? | sandflies associated with opossum nests are reported for the first time in the yards of residences located in the urban area of the municipality of monte mor, situated in the metropolitan region of campinas, state of são paulo, brazil. eleven specimens of evandromyia cortelezzii and one of evandromyia lenti were captured in two didelphis albiventris nests. ev. cortelezzii is considered a secondary vector species for the transmission of leishmania (viannia) braziliensis and leishmania (leishmania ... | 0 | 24789554 |
| babesia ugwidiensis, a new species of avian piroplasm from phalacrocoracidae in south africa. | a new species of haematozoa, babesia ugwidiensis sp. nov. from a cormorant is described. this is the first species of piroplasm to be recorded from the phalacrocoracidae and the relationship of this parasite to other babesia spp. from marine hosts is discussed. | 0 | 23193522 |
| xiphinema krugi, species complex or complex of cryptic species? | fourteen morphologically putative populations of x. krugi were clearly separated into four different profiles by rflp analysis (alu i and hinf i), sequencing of the its-1 region, and subsequent maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses. these four profiles were further supported by a principal component analysis of morphometric characters that yielded four taxonomic clusters matching those produced by the molecular data. sequence homology was greater amongst populations that represented the same ... | 0 | 19259458 |
| first report of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania (leishmania) infantum chagasi in an urban area of rio de janeiro, brazil. | american tegumentary leishmaniasis (atl) is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus leishmania, and transmitted by sandflies. in the state of rio de janeiro, almost all of the cases of american tegumentary leishmaniasis (atl) are caused by leishmania (viannia) braziliensis, while cases of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) are caused by leishmania (leishmania) infantum chagasi. the resurgence of autochthonous vl cases in rio de janeiro is related to the geographic expansion of the vector ... | 0 | 26603237 |
| description of lutzomyia (helcocyrtomyia) tolimensis, a new species of phlebotomine sandfly (diptera: psychodidae) from colombia. | a description is presented of lutzomyia tolimensis sp. nov., a new species of the subgenus helcocyrtomyia, series sanguinaria. it was collected in dwellings, peridomestic environment and in nearby forest patches located in the foothills of the andean central cordillera, where in 2004-2006 occurred the largest epidemic ever recorded of leishmaniasis in colombia. the male of this species is differentiated from other members of the series sanguinaria based on the following combination of characters ... | 0 | 23295748 |
| candidatus rickettsia andeanae, a spotted fever group agent infecting amblyomma parvum ticks in two brazilian biomes. | adult ticks of the species amblyomma parvum were collected from the vegetation in the pantanal biome (state of mato grosso do sul) and from horses in the cerrado biome (state of piauí) in brazil. the ticks were individually tested for rickettsial infection via polymerase chain reaction (pcr) targeting three rickettsial genes, glta, ompa and ompb. overall, 63.5% (40/63) and 66.7% (2/3) of a. parvum ticks from pantanal and cerrado, respectively, contained rickettsial dna, which were all confirmed ... | 0 | 24714968 |
| dsred2 transient expression in culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. | culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes have been successfully genetically modified only once, despite the efforts of several laboratories to transform and establish a stable strain. we have developed a transient gene expression method, in culex, that delivers plasmid dna directly to the mosquito haemolymph and additional tissues. we were able to express dsred2 fluorescent protein in adult cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes by injecting plasmids directly into their thorax. the expression of dsred2 in adu ... | 0 | 23828005 |
| plasmodium merozoite trap family protein is essential for vacuole membrane disruption and gamete egress from erythrocytes. | surface-associated trap (thrombospondin-related anonymous protein) family proteins are conserved across the phylum of apicomplexan parasites. trap proteins are thought to play an integral role in parasite motility and cell invasion by linking the extracellular environment with the parasite submembrane actomyosin motor. blood stage forms of the malaria parasite plasmodium express a trap family protein called merozoite-trap (mtrap) that has been implicated in erythrocyte invasion. using mtrap-defi ... | 0 | 27832590 |
| native larvivorous fish in an endemic malarious area of southern iran, a biological alternative factor for chemical larvicides in malaria control program. | the widespread use of chemical insecticides, resistance in vectors and environmental problems, all have led to an increased interest in the use of biological agents in malaria control programs. the most important functional elements are the native fish. the aim of this study was to identify the native species of lavivorous fish in rudan county, southern iran, to introduce an effective species and to propose its' implementation in the national malaria control program. | 0 | 26744713 |
| draft genome sequences of enterobacter sp. isolate ag1 from the midgut of the malaria mosquito anopheles gambiae. | an isolate of enterobacter sp. was obtained from the microbial community within the gut of the anopheles gambiae mosquito, a major malaria vector in africa. this genome was sequenced and annotated. the genome sequences will facilitate subsequent efforts to characterize the mosquito gut microbiome. | 0 | 22965099 |
| a contribution to our knowledge of the mermithidae (nematoda). | the genera of the insect parasitic nematode family mermithidae axe reviewed, and 16 of them axe redescribed and illustrated. information is given on methods of rearing adult mermithid specimens and on host specificity. the four types of merrnithid life cycles axe described in detail. one figure shows the variety of insects parasitized by merrnithids and the location and size of the nematode within the insect. several mermithid eggs are illustrated, and their usefulness in identification is discu ... | 0 | 19319257 |
| pathogenicity tests on nine mosquito species and several non-target organisms with strelkovimermis spiculatus (nemata mermithidae). | nine species of mosquitoes and several species of non-target aquatic organisms were tested for susceptibility to the mernaithid nematode, strelkovimermis spiculatus. all species of anopheles, aedes, culex, and toxorhynchites exposed to s. spiculatus were susceptible. of the nine mosquito species tested, c. pipiens quinquefasciatus had the greatest tolerance to initial invasion and the highest percent infection of those that survived. high levels of infection were also achieved with aedes taenior ... | 0 | 19274233 |
| chronic urticaria in adults: state-of-the-art in the new millennium. | chronic urticaria has been explored in several investigative aspects in the new millennium, either as to its pathogenesis, its stand as an autoimmune or auto-reactive disease, the correlation with hla-linked genetic factors, especially with class ii or its interrelation with the coagulation and fibrinolysis systems. new second-generation antihistamines, which act as good symptomatic drugs, emerged and were commercialized over the last decade. old and new drugs that may interfere with the pathoph ... | 0 | 25672302 |
| allocrine modulation of feeding behavior by the sex peptide of drosophila. | mating elicits a dramatic reprogramming of female behavior in numerous insect species. in drosophila, this postmating response (pmr) comprises increased egg-laying rate and reduced sexual receptivity and is controlled by the products of the male accessory glands, a family of approximately 80 small peptides transferred in the male seminal fluid . here, we show that copulation strongly stimulates female food intake. remarkably, this change is abolished if the males lack a single, small seminal pro ... | 0 | 16581515 |
| reinstatement of dermacentor kamshadalus neumann (acari: ixodidae) as a valid species parasitizing mountain goats and sheep in the united states, canada, and russia. | reexamination of dermacentor albipictus (packard, 1869) holdings stored in the united states national tick collection revealed several collections of a morphologically distinct dermacentor species. comparison of these specimens with other dermacentor taxa showed that they are identical to an old taxon originally described as dermacentor variegatus kamshadalus neumann, 1908. for more than a century, this taxon was known only from the male holotype specimen collected in russia, and the name was co ... | 0 | 23926766 |
| molecular investigation of hemotropic mycoplasmas in human beings, dogs and horses in a rural settlement in southern brazil. | the aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of hemoplasmas in a rural brazilian settlement's population of human beings, their dogs and horses, highly exposed to tick bites; to identify the tick species parasitizing dogs and horses, and analyze factors associated with their infection. blood samples from 132 dogs, 16 horses and 100 humans were screened using a pan-hemoplasma sybr green real-time pcr assay followed by a species-specific taqman real-time pcr. a total of 59/132 (44.7%) d ... | 0 | 26422162 |
| malaria in brazil: what happens outside the amazonian endemic region. | brazil, a country of continental proportions, presents three profiles of malaria transmission. the first and most important numerically, occurs inside the amazon. the amazon accounts for approximately 60% of the nation's territory and approximately 13% of the brazilian population. this region hosts 99.5% of the nation's malaria cases, which are predominantly caused by plasmodium vivax (i.e., 82% of cases in 2013). the second involves imported malaria, which corresponds to malaria cases acquired ... | 0 | 25185003 |
| morphological and molecular characterization of pratylenchus lentis n. sp. (nematoda: pratylenchidae) from sicily. | pratylenchus lentis n. sp. parasitizing roots of lentil in sicily, italy, is described and illustrated. the new species is characterized by a relatively high lip region with three annuli, mean stylet length of 16 mum, with anteriorly flattened knobs, cylindrical body with a relatively anterior vulva, large and ovoid spermatheca full of sperm, plump tail with truncate, irregularly annulated terminus, and by the presence of males. molecular its-rflp and sequencing analyses of the new species showe ... | 0 | 19440258 |
| in-vivo parasitological response to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in pregnant women in southern malawi. | malaria in pregnancy is a significant cause of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. malawi adopted intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxinepyrimethamine (sp) for the control of malaria in pregnancy in 1993. however there is little information on the in-vivo sp efficacy in pregnant women. this study was conducted to determine: prevalence of malaria and anaemia at the first antenatal visit and rate of parasitological failure to sp in pregnancy. | 0 | 23878625 |
| use of polymerase chain reaction: restriction fragment length polymorphism to detect acaricidal resistance to synthetic pyrethroids in boophilus microplus ticks of south india. | boophilus microplus is an important ectoparasite of livestock. apart from transmitting diseases, heavy tick burden can decrease production and damage hides. the synthetic pyrethroids which are advantageous over other acaricides for treatment of this infestation are now losing their efficacy due to development of resistant strains of ticks. | 0 | 23961446 |
| draft genome sequence of rickettsia sp. strain meam1, isolated from the whitefly bemisia tabaci. | we report the draft genome sequence of the rickettsia sp. strain meam1, which is a facultative symbiont from an invasive species of the whitefly bemisia tabaci. the total length of the assembled genome is approximately 1.24 mb, with 335 scaffolds and 1,247 coding sequences predicted within the genome. | 0 | 22887655 |
| a program for annotating and predicting the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms, snpeff: snps in the genome of drosophila melanogaster strain w1118; iso-2; iso-3. | we describe a new computer program, snpeff, for rapidly categorizing the effects of variants in genome sequences. once a genome is sequenced, snpeff annotates variants based on their genomic locations and predicts coding effects. annotated genomic locations include intronic, untranslated region, upstream, downstream, splice site, or intergenic regions. coding effects such as synonymous or non-synonymous amino acid replacement, start codon gains or losses, stop codon gains or losses, or frame shi ... | 0 | 22728672 |
| laboratory evaluation of the development of aedes aegypti in two seasons: influence of different places and different densities. | aedes aegypti is an important vector in brazil being the main vector of the dengue-fever. this paper employs survival curves to describe the time in days from larvae to adult forms of aedes aegypti raised, individually and collectively, and compares it during winter and spring when positioned inside and outside a laboratory. the study was conducted in são vicente, a coastal city in southeastern brazil. the lowest water temperature in winter and in spring was 20 °c and the highest was 26 °c in sp ... | 0 | 25229215 |
| detection of wolbachia from field collected aedes albopictus skuse in malaysia. | wolbachia-based vector control strategies have been proposed as a mean to augment the existing measures for controlling dengue vector. prior to utilizing wolbachia in novel vector control strategies, it is crucial to understand the wolbachia-mosquito interactions. many studies have only focused on the prevalence of wolbachia in female aedes albopictus with lack of attention on wolbachia infection on the male ae. albopictus which also affects the effective expression of wolbachia induced- cytopla ... | 0 | 26354218 |
| essential oil composition, antimicrobial and pharmacological activities of lippia sidoides cham. (verbenaceae) from são gonçalo do abaeté, minas gerais, brazil. | lippia sidoides (verbenaceae) is used in brazilian folk medicine as an antiseptic, and it is usually applied topically on skin, mucous membranes, mouth, and throat, or used for vaginal washings. | 0 | 27867267 |
| mosquito-specific microrna-1890 targets the juvenile hormone-regulated serine protease jha15 in the female mosquito gut. | females of the hematophagous mosquito species require a vertebrate blood meal to supply amino acids and other nutrients necessary for egg development, serving as the driving force for the spread of many vector-borne diseases in humans. blood digestion utilizes both early and late phase serine proteases (sps) that are differentially regulated at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level. to uncover the regulatory complexity of sps in the female mosquito midgut, we investigated involvemen ... | 0 | 26488481 |
| a transcriptome analysis of the aedes aegypti vitellogenic fat body. | aedes (stegomyia) aegypti is an important dengue vector in tropical and subtropical zones throughout the world. a transcriptome of ae. aegypti vitellogenic fat bodies is described here. the fat body is a dynamic tissue that participates in multiple biochemical functions of intermediate metabolism. a total of 589 randomly selected cdnas were assembled into 262 clusters based on their primary sequence similarities. the putative translated proteins were classified into categories based on their fun ... | 0 | 19537968 |
| risk factors associated with death in brazilian children with severe dengue: a case-control study. | the purpose of this case-control study was to evaluate risk factors associated with death in children with severe dengue. | 0 | 24473560 |
| clove (syzygium aromaticum): a precious spice. | clove (syzygium aromaticum) is one of the most valuable spices that has been used for centuries as food preservative and for many medicinal purposes. clove is native of indonesia but nowadays is cultured in several parts of the world including brazil in the state of bahia. this plant represents one of the richest source of phenolic compounds such as eugenol, eugenol acetate and gallic acid and posses great potential for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and agricultural applications. this review in ... | 0 | 25182278 |
| in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity of extracts, fractions and a substance isolated from the amazonian plant tachia grandiflora (gentianaceae). | tachia sp. are used as antimalarials in the amazon region and in vivo antimalarial activity of a tachia sp. has been previously reported. tachia grandiflora maguire and weaver is an amazonian antimalarial plant and herein its cytotoxicity and antimalarial activity were investigated. spectral analysis of the tetraoxygenated xanthone decussatin and the iridoid aglyone amplexine isolated, respectively, from the chloroform fractions of root methanol and leaf ethanol extracts was performed. in vitro ... | 0 | 23827996 |
| larvicidal activity of syzygium aromaticum (l.) merr and citrus sinensis (l.) osbeck essential oils and their antagonistic effects with temephos in resistant populations of aedes aegypti. | environmentally friendly botanical larvicides are commonly considered as an alternative to synthetic larvicides against aedes aegypti linn. in addition, mosquito resistance to currently used larvicides has motivated research to find new compounds acting via different mechanisms of action, with the goal of controlling the spread of mosquitos. essential oils have been widely studied for this purpose. this work aims to evaluate the larvicidal potential of syzygium aromaticum and citrus sinensis ess ... | 0 | 27384083 |
| chloroquine use improves dengue-related symptoms. | dengue is the most important arboviral disease in the world. as chloroquine, an antimalarial agent, has shown some antiviral effects, this study evaluated its effect in patients with dengue. a randomised, double-blind study was performed by administering chloroquine or placebo for three days to 129 patients with dengue-related symptoms. of these patients, 37 were confirmed as having dengue and completed the study; in total, 19 dengue patients received chloroquine and 18 received placebo. there w ... | 0 | 23903975 |
| species composition and temporal distribution of mosquito populations in ibadan, southwestern nigeria. | nigeria has a high burden of vector borne diseases such as malaria and lymphatic filariasis (lf). this study aimed to determine the species composition of mosquitoes in ibadan, southwest nigeria as well as determine their role in malaria and lf transmission. adult mosquitoes were collected by pyrethrum spray catch (psc) and identified and graded according to their abdominal conditions. the mosquitoes were dissected to determine the parity status and to check for microfilariae of wuchereria bancr ... | 0 | 25520960 |
| gene discovery and expression profile analysis through sequencing of expressed sequence tags from different developmental stages of the chytridiomycete blastocladiella emersonii. | blastocladiella emersonii is an aquatic fungus of the chytridiomycete class which diverged early from the fungal lineage and is notable for the morphogenetic processes which occur during its life cycle. its particular taxonomic position makes this fungus an interesting system to be considered when investigating phylogenetic relationships and studying the biology of lower fungi. to contribute to the understanding of the complexity of the b. emersonii genome, we present here a survey of expressed ... | 0 | 15701807 |
| recombinant allergens for diagnosis of cockroach allergy. | molecular cloning of cockroach allergens and their expression as recombinant proteins have allowed a better understanding of the mechanisms of cockroach allergic disease. recombinant cockroach allergens have been used for skin testing or in vitro methods to measure ige antibody levels in serum. early studies evaluating selected u.s. patients revealed that a cocktail of four cockroach allergens, bla g 1, bla g 2, bla g 4, and bla g 5, would identify 95 % of cockroach allergic patients. more recen ... | 0 | 24563284 |
| monanema joopi n. sp. (nematoda, onchocercidae) from acomys (acomys) spinosissimus peters, 1852 (muridae) in south africa, with comments on the filarial genus. | monanema joopi n. sp. is described from blood drawn from the heart of the murid acomys (acomys) spinosissimus in south africa. it is characterised by a non-bulbous cephalic extremity, shared with only one of its five congeners, and a cylindrical tail with caudal alae and a spicular ratio of 2.7 in the male. as is typical for the genus, microfilariae are skin-dwelling. they are 185 to 215 micrometres long and have no refractory granules beneath their sheath. a key to the species of monanema is pr ... | 0 | 23193517 |
| differential expression of immunologic proteins in gingiva after socket preservation in mini pigs. | during healing following tooth extraction, inflammation and the immune response within the extraction socket are related to bone resorption. | 0 | 26018311 |
| using na3po4 to enhance in vitro animal models of aortic valve calcification. | the pathogenesis of calcific aortic valvular disease (cavd) involves an active inflammatory process of valvular interstitial cells (vics) characterized by the activation of specific osteogenic signaling pathways and apoptosis. this process can be studied by analyzing certain molecular markers and gene expression pathways of spontaneous calcification. the purpose of our study is to investigate the role of sodium phosphate (na3po4) as a calcification promoter, with the aim of improving in vitro an ... | 0 | 27376093 |