Antiparasitic Peptide
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1. In vitro activity of phospholipase A 2 and of peptides from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom against amastigote and promastigote forms of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi
Abstract Background American visceral leishmaniasis is caused by the intracellular parasiteLeishmania (L.) infantum chagasi, and transmitted by the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Since treatment is based on classical chemotherapeutics with significant side effects, the search for new drugs remains the greatest global challenge. Thus, this in vitro study a
J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis. Publicado em: 22/12/2015
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2. Immune system in aracnids: chemical structure and biological activity of antimicrobials peptides from Acanthoscurria gomesiana. / Sistema imune em aracnídeos: estrutura química e atividade biológica de peptídeos antimicrobianos da hemolinfa da aranha Acanthoscurria gomesiana.
Peptídeos antimicrobianos são importantes componentes do sistema imune de vertebrados e invertebrados. Neste trabalho purificamos e caracterizamos quatro moléculas presentes na hemolinfa da aranha Acanthoscurria gomesiana: 1) theraphosinina, peptídeo de 4052,5 Da purificado do plasma, apresenta atividade anti-Micrococcus luteus e não apresenta similarid
Publicado em: 2000
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3. Reverse genetics in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae: targeted disruption of the Defensin gene
Anopheles gambiae, the major vector of human malaria parasite, is an important insect model to study vector–parasite interactions. Here, we developed a simple in vivo double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) knockout approach to determine the function of the mosquito antimicrobial peptide gene Defensin. We injected dsRNA into adults and observed efficient and reproduci
Oxford University Press.
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4. Prevention of insect-borne disease: An approach using transgenic symbiotic bacteria
Expression of molecules with antiparasitic activity by genetically transformed symbiotic bacteria of disease-transmitting insects may serve as a powerful approach to control certain arthropod-borne diseases. The endosymbiont of the Chagas disease vector, Rhodnius prolixus, has been transformed to express cecropin A, a peptide lethal to the parasite, Trypanos
The National Academy of Sciences of the USA.
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5. Characterization of a Defensin from the Sand Fly Phlebotomus duboscqi Induced by Challenge with Bacteria or the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania major
Antimicrobial peptides are major components of the innate immune response of epithelial cells. In insect vectors, these peptides may play a role in the control of gut pathogens. We have analyzed antimicrobial peptides produced by the sand fly Phlebotomus duboscqi, after challenge by injected bacteria or feeding with bacteria or the protozoan parasite Leishma
American Society for Microbiology.
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6. High level expression in Escherichia coli of soluble, enzymatically active schistosomal hypoxanthine/guanine phosphoribosyltransferase and trypanosomal ornithine decarboxylase.
The bacterial alkaline phosphatase (phoA) promoter and signal peptide have been used previously to control recombinant expression and secretion of eukaryotic proteins in Escherichia coli. Other reports have shown that this expression system can generate relatively modest levels of active hypoxanthine/guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT; hypoxanthine phos
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7. Antibodies to an Epitope from the Cha Human Autoantigen Are Markers of Chagas' Disease
Chagas' disease is a prevalent disease in South America that is thought to have an autoimmune etiology. We previously identified human Cha as a new autoantigen recognized by chagasic sera. Those sera recognized an epitope spanning amino acids 120 to 129 of Cha, named R3. In the present study we have used the synthetic R3 peptide for the detection of serum im
American Society for Microbiology.