Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:03:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-05-01; Schistosomiasis, a chronic disease that affects million people worldwide, is caused by trematodeflukes of the genus Schistosoma. The lack of an anti-schistosomiasis vaccine and massive monother-apy with praziquantel reinforces the need for search and development of new therapeutic drugs.Recently, we dem...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-11T20:58:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2002; A study was undertaken to search for DNA recombinant Schistosoma mansoni proteins responsible for eliciting an antibody response from the host at a very early phase after infection. A S. mansoni adult worm cDNA expression library was screened using pooled sera from baboons with four weeks of infection. Based ...
Mentha piperita L. has been studied by our group as a possible phytopharmacological drug for treatment of diseases that promote intense inflammatory responses mediated by eosinophils and neutrophils. Thus, the analysis of antioxidant effects and cytokine production by these cells is important to understand the effect of these compounds on the innate and effector phase of adaptive immune response. In this way, a...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T16:16:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-09-01; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); The chemotherapy of schistosomiasis relies on the use of praziquantel. However, concerns over drug resistance have encouraged the search for new drug leads. This paper is ...