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From yeast killer toxins to antibiobodies and beyond
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008-11-01)
Antibiobodies are paradigmatic of yeast killer toxin (KT)-like antibodies (KAbs) mimicking the antimicrobial activity of KTs in the frame of the yeast killer phenomenon. Polyclonal, monoclonal and recombinant anti-idiotypic ...
Melanin from Fonsecaea pedrosoi induces production of human antifungal antibodies and enhances the antimicrobial efficacy of phagocytes
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 2004-01-01)
Fonsecaea pedrosoi is a fungal pathogen that produces melanin. the functions of melanin and its possible influence in the protective immunological response during infection by F. pedrosoi are not known. in this work, ...
BhSGAMP-1, a Gene That Encodes an Antimicrobial Peptide, Is Developmentally Regulated by the Direct Action of 20-OH Ecdysone in the Salivary Gland of Bradysia hygida (Diptera, Sciaridae)
(WILEY-LISS, 2009)
Recently we have shown that BhSGAMP-1 is a developmentally regulated reiterated gene that encodes an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) and is expressed exclusively in the salivary glands, at the end of the larval stage. We show, ...
New complementary and alternative therapies to control methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
(2021-04-08)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) became a major public health concern worldwide. The increase in the prevalence of antibiotic resistant pathogens, the limited efficacy and the adverse events associated ...
Infliximab en el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Crohn. Estudio preliminar
(2006)
Background: Tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6 and 1
have a pathogenic role in Crohn’s disease. Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumor
necrosis factor, is useful in the treatment of Crohn’s disease, ...
Seroconversion of sentinel chickens as a biomarker for monitoring exposure to visceral Leishmaniasis
(2013)
Leishmania infantum chagasi causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL); it is transmitted by the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis that injects saliva and parasites into the host's skin during a blood meal. Chickens represent an ...
Neurocysticercosis: Is serology useful in the absence of brain imaging?
(Wiley, 2012)
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is endemic in most parts of the world and is now recognised as an important contributor to neurological disease. Serological diagnosis of NCC improved greatly in the past two decades and contributed ...
Infliximab en el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Crohn: Estudio preliminar
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2006)
Characterization of leptospira interrogans serovar pomona isolated from swine in Brazil
(2015-01-01)
Introduction: Leptospira interrogans swine infection is a cause of serious economic loss and a potential human health hazard. In Brazil, the most common serovars associated with swine infections are Pomona, Icterohaemorrhagie ...