37 results on '"Costa, Adriana Oliveira"'
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2. Differential expression of Acanthamoeba castellanii proteins during amoebic keratitis in rats
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Carvalho-Silva, Ana Carolina, Coelho, Camila H., Cirelli, Cecília, Crepaldi, Frederico, Rodrigues-Chagas, Isabela Aurora, Furst, Cinthia, Pimenta, Daniel Carvalho, Toledo, Juliano Simões de, Fernandes, Ana Paula, and Costa, Adriana Oliveira
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- 2021
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3. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Prototheca wickerhamii from a Brazilian case of human systemic protothecosis.
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Duarte-Silva, Luciana, Vilela, Raquel, Rodrigues, Isabela A., Magalhães, Vanessa C. R., Caliari, Marcelo V., Mendoza, Leonel, and Costa, Adriana Oliveira
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MOLECULAR phylogeny ,MEDICAL literature ,EMERGING infectious diseases ,IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients ,CLINICAL pathology - Abstract
The genus Prototheca (alga) comprises a unique group of achlorophyllic saprotrophic and mammalian pathogen species. Despite its rare occurrence in humans and animals, protothecosis is considered an emerging clinical entity with relevance in immunocompromised patients. In this study, the characterization of spherical structures with endospores recovered from a blood culture in an HIV patient was investigated using phenotypic and molecular methodologies. On 2% Sabouraud dextrose agar, the isolate displayed morphological and biochemical characteristics found on isolates identified as Prototheca wickerhamii. To validate these analyses, molecular phylogeny of the internal transcript space (ITS) partial gene confirmed the identity of the isolate as P. wickerhamii. This is the first case of systemic human protothecosis in Brazil. The present case of human Prototheca and those reported in the medical literature highlight the need for novel methodologies to identify pathogenic algae in the clinical laboratory, improving in this way the diagnosis and treatment of this group of neglected pathogens. Author summary: Species of Prototheca are achlorophyllous algae widespread in aquatic and wet environments, exhibiting the surprising ability to act as a pathogen of mammals, including humans. With no tendency to self-resolve and the potential for fatal outcomes in immunocompromised patients, protothecosis has emerged as a concerning infection in the last decades. In this study, we identified a Prototheca isolate from a fatal case of systemic protothecosis, using traditional assays, and phylogenetic analysis. Traditional assays identified the pathogen as Prototheca wickerhamii, findings later confirmed by molecular methodologies. Because of its unique classification, clinical diagnosis and laboratory identification are challenging. For instance, the macro morphology of the colonies on culture mimics those in Candida species, a fact contributing to delay therapy. Therefore, the accurate identification and characterization of clinical isolates using molecular methodologies may have a positive impact on the diagnosis and treatment of this unusual infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Predisposition to Alzheimer's Disease in First‐Degree Relatives: Cognitive Decline, Personality Traits, and Prodromal Neuropsychiatric Symptoms.
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Cezar, Giovana Benassi, Dias, Marcos Josué Costa, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Ferreira, Diego Alves, and Foss, Maria Paula
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Background: Families with a history of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) may have a genetic predisposition that raises the risk of developing the condition. However, not all members of these families can undergo genetic testing. Thus, this study aims to evaluate specific cognitive changes, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), and personality traits that may act as early indicators of AD in family members compared to controls. Method: Fifty participants were divided into two groups for this study: cognitively healthy controls (CG; n = 25) and individuals with first‐degree relatives of AD (GP; n = 25). The education was represented as primary education (PE) from 1 to 9 years, secondary education (SE) from 10 to 12 years, and higher education (HE) from more than 13 years. Both groups underwent a neuropsychological battery (Adapted Background Questionnaire, Subjective Memory Assessment Clinics questionnaire (MAC‐Q), Addeenbroke's cognitive examination revised (ACE‐R), Personality Factor Battery (PFB) and Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist (MBI‐C)). Subsequently, the collected data was subjected to statistical analysis using a t‐test, MANOVA, and chi‐square, with a significance level of p≤0.05. Result: No significant differences between groups were found in age (p = 0.23), sex (p = 1.0), and education (p = 0.45) (Table 1). Except for alcohol consumption, there was no difference in medical history (Table 2). However, significant differences were encountered in ACE‐R (CG = 90.68±5.31; GP = 86±5.84; p = 0.005; d = 0.84) and MAC‐Q (GC = 23.4±3.52; GP = 26.68±3.29;p = 0.001;d = 0.96). In addition, no differences were demonstrated in MBI‐C (GC = 7.4±7.81; GP = 7.44±5.62;p = 0.984;d = 0.01) or the interaction between neuroticism (GC = 3.29±1.24;GP = 3.33±0.78) and conscientiousness (GC = 3.29±1.24;GP = 3.33±0.78;p = 0.94) in PFB (Table 3). Conclusion: Individuals who are first‐degree relatives of Alzheimer's Disease patients tend to experience more cognitive complaints and show worse cognitive performance than controls. However, the two groups had no significant differences regarding NPS and personality traits. These findings were observed even after pairing the controls by sex, age, and education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Could giant viruses be considered as a biotechnological tool for preventing and controlling Acanthamoeba infections?
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Crispim, Ana Paula Correia, primary, Serafim, Mateus Sá Magalhães, additional, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, and Abrahão, Jônatas Santos, additional
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- 2024
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6. Extracellular protease profile of Acanthamoeba after prolonged axenic culture and after interaction with MDCK cells
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Cirelli, Cecília, Mesquita, Elaine Isabela Soares, Chagas, Isabela Aurora Rodrigues, Furst, Cinthia, Possamai, Cynara Oliveira, Abrahão, Jonatas Santos, dos Santos Silva, Ludmila Karen, Grossi, Marina Felipe, Tagliati, Carlos Alberto, and Costa, Adriana Oliveira
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- 2020
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7. Morphological and physiological characteristics of a virulent and zoonotic assemblage A Giardia duodenalis canine strain
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Coelho, Camila Henriques, Silva, Ana Carolina Carvalho, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, and Fernandes, Ana Paula
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- 2017
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8. Acanthamoeba of three morphological groups and distinct genotypes exhibit variable and weakly inter-related physiological properties
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Possamai, Cynara Oliveira, Loss, Ana Carolina, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Falqueto, Aloisio, and Furst, Cinthia
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- 2018
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9. Molecular diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis: evaluation in rat model and application in suspected human cases
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Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Furst, Cinthia, Rocha, Lucas Oliveira, Cirelli, Cecília, Cardoso, Carolina Neris, Neiva, Fagner Salmazo, Possamai, Cynara Oliveira, de Assis Santos, Daniel, and Thomaz-Soccol, Vanete
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- 2017
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10. Guidelines for the purification and characterization of extracellular vesicles of parasites.
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Fernandez‐Becerra, Carmen, Xander, Patrícia, Alfandari, Daniel, Dong, George, Aparici‐Herraiz, Iris, Rosenhek‐Goldian, Irit, Shokouhy, Mehrdad, Gualdron‐Lopez, Melisa, Lozano, Nicholy, Cortes‐Serra, Nuria, Karam, Paula Abou, Meneghetti, Paula, Madeira, Rafael Pedro, Porat, Ziv, Soares, Rodrigo Pedro, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Rafati, Sima, da Silva, Anabela‐Cordeiro, Santarém, Nuno, and Fernandez‐Prada, Christopher
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EXTRACELLULAR vesicles ,NEGLECTED diseases ,CELL communication ,PARASITES ,BIOLOGICAL products - Abstract
Parasites are responsible for the most neglected tropical diseases, affecting over a billion people worldwide (WHO, 2015) and accounting for billions of cases a year and responsible for several millions of deaths. Research on extracellular vesicles (EVs) has increased in recent years and demonstrated that EVs shed by pathogenic parasites interact with host cells playing an important role in the parasite's survival, such as facilitation of infection, immunomodulation, parasite adaptation to the host environment and the transfer of drug resistance factors. Thus, EVs released by parasites mediate parasite‐parasite and parasite‐host intercellular communication. In addition, they are being explored as biomarkers of asymptomatic infections and disease prognosis after drug treatment. However, most current protocols used for the isolation, size determination, quantification and characterization of molecular cargo of EVs lack greater rigor, standardization, and adequate quality controls to certify the enrichment or purity of the ensuing bioproducts. We are now initiating major guidelines based on the evolution of collective knowledge in recent years. The main points covered in this position paper are methods for the isolation and molecular characterization of EVs obtained from parasite‐infected cell cultures, experimental animals, and patients. The guideline also includes a discussion of suggested protocols and functional assays in host cells [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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11. Amoebas as mimivirus bunkers: increased resistance to UV light, heat and chemical biocides when viruses are carried by amoeba hosts
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Boratto, Paulo V. M., Dornas, Fábio P., Andrade, Kétyllen R., Rodrigues, Rodrigo, Peixoto, Felipe, Silva, Lorena C. F., La Scola, Bernard, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, de Almeida, Gabriel Magno Freitas, Kroon, Erna G., and Abrahão, Jônatas S.
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- 2014
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12. Anti-Acanthamoeba castellanii activity of alkaloid-enriched extracts and lycorine from the Amaryllidaceae species
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Rosa, Maressa Dietrich, primary, Andrade, Jean Paulo de, additional, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, Conti, Raphael, additional, Bastida, Jaume, additional, Borges, Warley de Souza, additional, and Furst, Cinthia, additional
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- 2022
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13. A history of over 40 years of potentially pathogenic free-living amoeba studies in Brazil - a systematic review
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Bellini, Natália Karla, primary, Thiemann, Otavio Henrique, additional, Reyes-Batlle, María, additional, Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob, additional, and Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional
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- 2022
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14. Correction to: Acanthamoeba of three morphological groups and distinct genotypes exhibit variable and weakly inter-related physiological properties
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Possamai, Cynara Oliveira, Loss, Ana Carolina, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Falqueto, Aloisio, and Furst, Cinthia
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- 2018
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15. Comparing the Efficacy of Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, and Ozone in the Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum in Water from Parana State, Southern Brazil
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Pereira, Juliana Tracz, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, de Oliveira Silva, Márcia Benedita, Schuchard, Wagner, Osaki, Silvia Cristina, de Castro, Edilene Alcântara, Paulino, Rosangela Clara, and Soccol, Vanete Thomaz
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- 2008
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16. Distinct immunomodulatory properties of extracellular vesicles released by different strains of Acanthamoeba
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Costa, Adriana Oliveira, primary, Chagas, Isabela Aurora Rodrigues, additional, Menezes‐Neto, Armando, additional, Rêgo, Felipe Dutra, additional, Nogueira, Paula Monalisa, additional, Torrecilhas, Ana Claudia, additional, Furst, Cinthia, additional, Fux, Blima, additional, and Soares, Rodrigo Pedro, additional
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- 2021
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17. Acanthamoeba spp. monoclonal antibody against a CPA2 transporter: a promising molecular tool for acanthamoebiasis diagnosis and encystment study
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Weber-Lima, Michele Martha, primary, Prado-Costa, Bianca, additional, Becker-Finco, Alessandra, additional, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, Billilad, Philippe, additional, Furst, Cinthia, additional, de Moura, Juliana Ferreira, additional, and Alvarenga, Larissa Magalhães, additional
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- 2020
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18. Extracellular protease profile of Acanthamoeba after prolonged axenic culture and after interaction with MDCK cells
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Cirelli, Cecília, primary, Mesquita, Elaine Isabela Soares, additional, Chagas, Isabela Aurora Rodrigues, additional, Furst, Cinthia, additional, Possamai, Cynara Oliveira, additional, Abrahão, Jonatas Santos, additional, dos Santos Silva, Ludmila Karen, additional, Grossi, Marina Felipe, additional, Tagliati, Carlos Alberto, additional, and Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional
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- 2019
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19. Highlights of the São Paulo ISEV workshop on extracellular vesicles in cross-kingdom communication
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Soares, Rodrigo P., Xander, Patrícia, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Marcilla, Antonio, Menezes-Neto, Armando, Del Portillo, Hernando, Witwer, Kenneth, Wauben, Marca, Nolte-T Hoen, Esther, Olivier, Martin, Criado, Miriã Ferreira, da Silva, Luis Lamberti P., Abdel Baqui, Munira Muhammad, Schenkman, Sergio, Colli, Walter, Alves, Maria Julia Manso, Ferreira, Karen Spadari, Puccia, Rosana, Nejsum, Peter, Riesbeck, Kristian, Stensballe, Allan, Hansen, Eline Palm, Jaular, Lorena Martin, Øvstebø, Reidun, de la Canal, Laura, Bergese, Paolo, Pereira-Chioccola, Vera, Pfaffl, Michael W., Fritz, Joëlle, Gho, Yong Song, Torrecilhas, Ana Claudia, LS Celbiologie-Algemeen, dB&C I&I, LS Celbiologie-Algemeen, and dB&C I&I
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0301 basic medicine ,Histology ,Otras Ciencias Biológicas ,030106 microbiology ,INTERAÇÃO CELULAR ,Biology ,Meeting Report ,infectious diseases ,Extracellular vesicles ,Article ,Microbiology ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https] ,Ciencias Biológicas ,03 medical and health sciences ,parasitic diseases ,lcsh:QH573-671 ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https] ,lcsh:Cytology ,cell communication ,pathogens ,Cell Biology ,Cell biology ,030104 developmental biology ,isolation ,CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS - Abstract
In the past years, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have become an important field of research since EVs have been found to play a central role in biological processes. In pathogens, EVs are involved in several events during the host–pathogen interaction, including invasion, immunomodulation, and pathology as well as parasite–parasite communication. In this report, we summarised the role of EVs in infections caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths based on the talks and discussions carried out during the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) workshop held in São Paulo (November, 2016), Brazil, entitled Cross-organism Communication by Extracellular Vesicles: Hosts, Microbes and Parasites. Fil: Soares, Rodrigo P.. Fundación Oswaldo Cruz; Brasil Fil: Xander, Patrícia. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Costa, Adriana Oliveira. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Brasil Fil: Marcilla, Antonio. Universidad de Valencia; España Fil: Menezes Neto, Armando. Fundación Oswaldo Cruz; Brasil Fil: Del Portillo, Hernando. Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona; España Fil: Witwer, Kenneth. University Johns Hopkins; Estados Unidos Fil: Wauben, Marca. Utrecht University; Países Bajos Fil: Nolte-T Hoen, Esther. Utrecht University; Países Bajos Fil: Olivier, Martin. Mcgill University; Canadá Fil: Criado, Miriã Ferreira. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: da Silva, Luis Lamberti P.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Abdel Baqui, Munira Muhammad. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Schenkman, Sergio. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; Fil: Colli, Walter. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Alves, Maria Julia Manso. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Ferreira, Karen Spadari. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Puccia, Rosana. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Nejsum, Peter. University Aarhus; Dinamarca Fil: Riesbeck, Kristian. Lund University; Suecia Fil: Stensballe, Allan. Aalborg Universitet; Dinamarca Fil: Hansen, Eline Palm. Universidad de Copenhagen; Dinamarca Fil: Jaular, Lorena Martin. Institut Curie; Francia Fil: Øvstebø, Reidun. Oslo University Hospital; Noruega Fil: de la Canal, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina Fil: Bergese, Paolo. Università Degli Studi Di Brescia; Italia Fil: Pereira-Chioccola, Vera. Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Brasil Fil: Pfaffl, Michael W.. Universitat Technical Zu Munich; Alemania Fil: Fritz, Joëlle. University Of Luxembourg; Luxemburgo Fil: Gho, Yong Song. Pohang University Of Science And Technology; Corea del Sur Fil: Torrecilhas, Ana Claudia. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; Brasil
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20. Highlights of the São Paulo ISEV workshop on extracellular vesicles in cross-kingdom communication
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LS Celbiologie-Algemeen, dB&C I&I, Soares, Rodrigo P., Xander, Patrícia, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Marcilla, Antonio, Menezes-Neto, Armando, Del Portillo, Hernando, Witwer, Kenneth, Wauben, Marca, Nolte-T Hoen, Esther, Olivier, Martin, Criado, Miriã Ferreira, da Silva, Luis Lamberti P., Abdel Baqui, Munira Muhammad, Schenkman, Sergio, Colli, Walter, Alves, Maria Julia Manso, Ferreira, Karen Spadari, Puccia, Rosana, Nejsum, Peter, Riesbeck, Kristian, Stensballe, Allan, Hansen, Eline Palm, Jaular, Lorena Martin, Øvstebø, Reidun, de la Canal, Laura, Bergese, Paolo, Pereira-Chioccola, Vera, Pfaffl, Michael W., Fritz, Joëlle, Gho, Yong Song, Torrecilhas, Ana Claudia, LS Celbiologie-Algemeen, dB&C I&I, Soares, Rodrigo P., Xander, Patrícia, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Marcilla, Antonio, Menezes-Neto, Armando, Del Portillo, Hernando, Witwer, Kenneth, Wauben, Marca, Nolte-T Hoen, Esther, Olivier, Martin, Criado, Miriã Ferreira, da Silva, Luis Lamberti P., Abdel Baqui, Munira Muhammad, Schenkman, Sergio, Colli, Walter, Alves, Maria Julia Manso, Ferreira, Karen Spadari, Puccia, Rosana, Nejsum, Peter, Riesbeck, Kristian, Stensballe, Allan, Hansen, Eline Palm, Jaular, Lorena Martin, Øvstebø, Reidun, de la Canal, Laura, Bergese, Paolo, Pereira-Chioccola, Vera, Pfaffl, Michael W., Fritz, Joëlle, Gho, Yong Song, and Torrecilhas, Ana Claudia
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- 2017
21. Genotyping and Descriptive Proteomics of a Potential Zoonotic Canine Strain of Giardia duodenalis, Infective to Mice
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Coelho, Camila Henriques, primary, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, Silva, Ana Carolina Carvalho, additional, Pucci, Maíra Mazzoni, additional, Serufo, Angela Vieira, additional, Busatti, Haendel Goncalves Nogueira Oliveira, additional, Durigan, Maurício, additional, Perales, Jonas, additional, Chapeaurouge, Alex, additional, da Silva e Silva, Daniel Almeida, additional, Gomes, Maria Aparecida, additional, Toledo, Juliano Simões, additional, Singer, Steven M., additional, Silva-Pereira, Rosiane A., additional, and Fernandes, Ana Paula, additional
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- 2016
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22. <italic>Acanthamoeba</italic> of three morphological groups and distinct genotypes exhibit variable and weakly inter-related physiological properties.
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Possamai, Cynara Oliveira, Furst, Cinthia, Loss, Ana Carolina, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, and Falqueto, Aloisio
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ACANTHAMOEBA ,KERATITIS ,TOLERATION ,PHYSIOLOGY ,ANIMAL morphology - Abstract
Free-living amoeba of the genus
Acanthamoeba can eventually act as parasites, causing infections in humans. Some physiological characteristics ofAcanthamoeba have been related to the grade of pathogenicity, allowing inferences about the pathogenic potential. The main goal of this study was to characterize isolates ofAcanthamoeba obtained in Brazil and evaluate properties associated with their pathogenicity. A total of 39 isolates obtained from keratitis cases (n = 16) and environmental sources (n = 23) were classified into morphological groups and genotyped by sequencing the 18S rDNA fragments ASA.S1 and GTSA.B1. Samples were also tested regarding their thermo-tolerance, osmo-tolerance, and cytopathogenicity in MDCK cells. Isolates were identified and classified as follows: group I (T17, T18); group II (T1, T3, T4, T11); and group III (T5, T15), with the predominance of genotype T4 (22/39). Clinical isolates were genotyped as T3 (1/16), T4 (14/16) and T5 (1/16). The majority of isolates (38/39) were able to grow at 37 °C, but tolerance to 40 °C was more frequent among environmental samples. The tolerance to 1 M mannitol was infrequent (4/39), with three of these corresponding to clinical samples. The variable ability to cause cytopathic effects was observed among isolates of distinct genotypes and origins. This study identified, for the first time, T1, T15, and T18 in Brazil. It also indicated a weak association between the clinical origin of the isolates and tolerance to high temperatures, high osmolarity, and cytopathogenicity, demonstrating that some in vitro parameters do not necessarily reflect a higher propensity ofAcanthamoeba to cause a disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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23. Mimivirus Fibrils Are Important for Viral Attachment to the Microbial World by a Diverse Glycoside Interaction Repertoire
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Rodrigues, Rodrigo Araújo Lima, primary, dos Santos Silva, Ludmila Karen, additional, Dornas, Fábio Pio, additional, de Oliveira, Danilo Bretas, additional, Magalhães, Thais Furtado Ferreira, additional, Santos, Daniel Assis, additional, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, de Macêdo Farias, Luiz, additional, Magalhães, Paula Prazeres, additional, Bonjardim, Cláudio Antônio, additional, Kroon, Erna Geessien, additional, La Scola, Bernard, additional, Cortines, Juliana Reis, additional, and Abrahão, Jônatas Santos, additional
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- 2015
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24. Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus Prevents Amoebal Encystment-Mediating Serine Proteinase Expression and Circumvents Cell Encystment
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Boratto, Paulo, primary, Albarnaz, Jonas Dutra, additional, Almeida, Gabriel Magno de Freitas, additional, Botelho, Lucas, additional, Fontes, Alide Caroline Lima, additional, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, Santos, Daniel de Assis, additional, Bonjardim, Cláudio Antônio, additional, La Scola, Bernard, additional, Kroon, Erna Geessien, additional, and Abrahão, Jônatas Santos, additional
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- 2015
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25. Pathogenicity of Entamoeba dispar under xenic and monoxenic cultivation compared to a virulent E. histolytica
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Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Gomes, Maria Aparecida, Rocha, Orivaldo Alves, and Silva, Edward Felix
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fluids and secretions ,Cultivation ,parasitic diseases ,Entamoeba histolytica ,Entamoeba dispar ,Pathogenicity - Abstract
Two xenic isolates and cloned cultures of Entamoeba dispar were submitted to monoxenization using Crithidia fasciculata as the associated organism. Growth in monoxenic cultivation and ability of xenic and monoxenic trophozoites to destroy VERO cells and produce lesions in hamster livers were compared to those of a virulent E. histolytica. Parental and cloned E. dispar under monoxenic cultivation showed a remarkable lower growth than the monoxenic E. histolytica and were avirulent in both in vivo and in vitro tests. When xenically cultured, trophozoites of E. dispar showed a moderate lytic activity against VERO cells (1.5 to 41.8% of destruction) but caused severe hepatic lesions in hamsters as those caused by the virulent E. histolytica (29 to 100% in prevalence and 0.86 to 4.00 in lesion degree). Although E. dispar has not been associated with invasive disease in men, the ability of xenic trophozoites to produce prominent tissue damage in experimental conditions has indicated that some strains have a considerable pathogenic potential when in presence of bacteria. Dois isolados de Entamoeba dispar em cultivo polixênico e culturas clonadas deles obtidas foram submetidos à monoxenização utilizando Crithidia fasciculata como organismo associado. O crescimento em cultivo monoxênico dos isolados e clones, bem como sua capacidade de destruir células VERO (efeito citopático) e de produzir lesões hepáticas em hamster foram comparados a uma cepa virulenta de E. histolytica. Os trofozoítos de E. dispar em cultivo monoxênico apresentaram um crescimento nitidamente menor que o de E. histolytica e foram avirulentos tanto no teste in vivo quanto in vitro. Entretanto, isolados e clones de E. dispar em cultivo polixênico exibiram uma atividade lítica moderada sobre as células VERO (1,5 to 41,8% de destruição) e causaram lesões hepáticas em hamster (29 a 100% em prevalência e 0,86 a 4,00 no grau de lesão) tão extensas quanto aquelas causadas pela E. histolytica. Embora E. dispar não seja associada à doença invasiva no homem, a ocorrência de lesões teciduais significativas, causadas por trofozoítos em condições experimentais, indica que esta espécie pode apresentar potencial patogênico considerável quando em presença de bactérias intestinais.
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26. Effect of vinegar on the viability of Giardia duodenalis cysts
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Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Thomaz-Soccol, Vanete, Paulino, Rosangela Clara, and Alcântara de Castro, Edilene
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- 2009
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27. Amoebas as mimivirus bunkers: increased resistance to UV light, heat and chemical biocides when viruses are carried by amoeba hosts
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Boratto, Paulo V. M., primary, Dornas, Fábio P., additional, Andrade, Kétyllen R., additional, Rodrigues, Rodrigo, additional, Peixoto, Felipe, additional, Silva, Lorena C. F., additional, La Scola, Bernard, additional, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, de Almeida, Gabriel Magno Freitas, additional, Kroon, Erna G., additional, and Abrahão, Jônatas S., additional
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28. Polymerase chain reaction and nested-PCR approaches for detecting Cryptosporidium in water catchments of water treatment plants in Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil
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Osaki, Silvia Cristina, primary, Soccol, Vanete Thomaz, additional, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, Oliveira-Silva, Marcia Benedita, additional, Pereira, Juliana Tracz, additional, and Procopio, Antonio Eduardo, additional
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29. Production of anti-Cryptosporidium polyclonal antibodies and standardization of direct immunofluorescence for detecting oocysts in water
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Osaki, Silvia Cristina, primary, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, Troiano, Ludmilla Della Coletta, additional, Kruger, Ernesto Renato, additional, Pereira, Juliana Tracz, additional, Fernandes, Nelson Luis Mello, additional, Silva, Márcia Benedita de Oliveira, additional, and Soccol, Vanete Thomaz, additional
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- 2011
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30. An attemp at reversibility and increase of the virulence of axenic strains of Entamoeba histolytica
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Gomes, Maria Aparecida, primary, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, additional, Tafuri, Washington Luiz, additional, and Silva, Edward Félix, additional
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31. Estratégia multidisciplinar na prevenção e controle de doenças de manifestação clínica na infância.
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VICENTE, Vânia Aparecida, MOREIRA, Mônica, ZARDO, Eduardo Luis, BRAGA, Samarina de França, COSTA, Adriana Oliveira, NEIVA, Ivana Froede, FRAIZ, Fabian Calixto, HIGUTI, Ilma Hiroko, ILG, Edinara Midyan, BOMPEIXE, Eni Picchioni, Makita HIGUTI, Silvia Tiemi, and Teixeira PINTO, José Vicente
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CHILDREN'S dental care ,HEALTH programs ,CAVITY prevention ,STREPTOCOCCUS mutans ,SALIVA microbiology ,RHEUMATIC fever ,HEALTH education - Abstract
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32. Correction to: <italic>Acanthamoeba</italic> of three morphological groups and distinct genotypes exhibit variable and weakly inter-related physiological properties.
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Possamai, Cynara Oliveira, Furst, Cinthia, Loss, Ana Carolina, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, and Falqueto, Aloisio
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ACANTHAMOEBA ,GENOTYPES - Abstract
The authors recognized a mistake in Abstract and in the Discussion section. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Mimivirus Fibrils Are Important for Viral Attachment to the Microbial World by a Diverse Glycoside Interaction Repertoire.
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Lima Rodrigues, Rodrigo Araújo, dos Santos Silva, Ludmila Karen, Dornas, Fábio Pio, de Oliveira, Danilo Bretas, Magalhães, Thais Furtado Ferreira, Santos, Daniel Assis, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, de Macêdo Farias, Luiz, Magalhães, Paula Prazeres, Bonjardim, Cláudio Antônio, Kroon, Erna Geessien, Scola, Bernard La, Cortines, Juliana Reis, and Abrahão, Jônatas Santos
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Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) is a giant virus from the Mimiviridae family. It has many unusual features, such as a pseudoicosahedral capsid that presents a starfish shape in one of its vertices, through which the ~1.2-Mb double-stranded DNA is released. It also has a dense glycoprotein fibril layer covering the capsid that has not yet been functionally characterized. Here, we verified that although these structures are not essential for viral replication, they are truly necessary for viral adhesion to amoebae, its natural host. In the absence of fibrils, APMV had a significantly lower level of attachment to the Acanthamoeba castellanii surface. This adhesion is mediated by glycans, specifically, mannose and N-acetylglucosamine (a monomer of chitin and peptidoglycan), both of which are largely distributed in nature as structural components of several organisms. Indeed, APMV was able to attach to different organisms, such as Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, and arthropods, but not to Gram-negative bacteria. This prompted us to predict that (i) arthropods, mainly insects, might act as mimivirus dispersers and (ii) by attaching to other microorganisms, APMV could be ingested by amoebae, leading to the successful production of viral progeny. To date, this mechanism has never been described in the virosphere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Avaliação imunoquímica do anticorpo monoclonal mAb3 e da ativação do sistema complemento em diferentes isolados de Acanthamoeba
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Lima, Michele Martha Weber, Alvarenga, Larissa Magalhães, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, Moura, Juliana Ferreira de, Ramírez Araya, Marcel Iván, and Universidade Federal do Paraná. Setor de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Patologia
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Orientadora: Profª. Drª. Larissa Magalhães Alvarenga Co-orientadores: Profª. Drª Adriana Oliveira Costa, Profª. Drª. Juliana Ferreira de Moura e Profº. Drº. Marcel Ramirez Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Patologia. Defesa : Curitiba, 01/09/2017 Inclui referências Resumo: O aumento da ocorrência de casos clínicos de ceratite amebiana (CA), grave infecção da córnea causada por amebas do gênero Acanthamoeba, tem levado a um crescente número de estudos sobre esse microrganismo. As amebas desse gênero são protozoários de vida livre, encontrados em diversos ambientes como ar, solo e água e são denominados anfizóicos, por sua capacidade de viver livremente no ambiente e de facultativamente causar infecções em animais e no ser humano. Atualmente, são admitidos diferentes genótipos de Acanthamoeba e alguns estudos demonstram relação entre o potencial de infecção e patogenicidade. Porém, fatores associados ao hospedeiro, como a interação do protozoário com o sistema imune, também tem sido avaliados como possível explicação para a ocorrência das infecções. Outra lacuna importante no conhecimento sobre as infecções por Acanthamoeba é a dificuldade no diagnóstico devido à similaridade com outras doenças, resultando em condutas clínicas inadequadas que agravam os casos. Recentemente nosso grupo produziu um anticorpo monoclonal, denominado mAb3, que apresentou reatividade por uma proteína que pode estar associada com potencial patogênico. O objetivo deste estudo é caracterizar os antígenos reconhecidos pelo mAb3, avaliar a importância desse antígeno no mecanismo de patogenicidade da CA e empregar este anticorpo na detecção de Acanthamoeba. No presente trabalho a reatividade do mAb3 foi avaliada por Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) , eletroforese SDS-PAGE, Western blotting e citometria de fluxo. Foi observado diferenças na expressão do antígeno alvo para diferentes isolados. Outros agentes também causadores de ceratite foram testados e não foram reconhecidos, confirmando a especificidade do mAb3. Foi possível identificar uma pequena quantidade de amostra de trofozoítos por citometria de fluxo, demonstrando uma alta reatividade do anticorpo. Dessa forma, seria possível melhorar a sensibilidade e tempo dos testes atualmente empregados para identificação de isolados com o uso deste anticorpo. O reconhecimento pelo mAb3 é influenciado pela inibição de N-glicosilações. A identificação da proteína alvo por espectrometria de massas sugeriu ser uma proteína transportadora de membrana da família CPA2. Foram observadas diferenças em relação à lise mediada pelo sistema complemento nos isolados analisados. Dois deles (AP2 e R2P5), com variações no reconhecimento pelo mAb3, foram avaliados quanto à capacidade de ativar diferentes vias do complemento, sendo que R2P5 apresentou maior tempo de sobrevivência, após a exposição ao soro normal humano. A via alternativa foi mais ativa quando as vias da Lectina e Clássica foram inibidas, sugerindo que na presença das três vias poderia existir algum efeito inibidor da via alternativa. Porém, mais estudos envolvendo a ação biológica dessa proteína, precisam ser investigadas para elucidar os mecanismos de reconhecimento do mAb3 e resistência da ativação do sistema complemento, as quais podem estar associadas a infectividade das Acanthamoeba na CA. Palavras-chave: Acanthamoeba. Citometria de fluxo. Anticorpo monoclonal. Sistema Complemento. Abstract: Increased occurrence of clinical cases of amebic keratitis (CA), a severe corneal infection caused by amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba, has led to a growing number of studies on this microorganism. Amoebas of this genus are free-living protozoa, found in several environments such as air, soil and water and are called amphizóicos, for their ability to live freely in the environment and to cause infections in animals and in humans at will. Different Acanthamoeba genotypes are currently recognized and some studies show differences between potential for infection and pathogenicity. However, factors related to the host, such as the interaction of the protozoan with the immune system, have also been evaluated as a possible explanation for the occurrence of infections. Another important dificulty related to Acanthamoeba infections is mis-diagnosis due to the its similarity with other diseases, resulting in inadequate clinical procedures that may aggravate the infection. Recently our group produced a monoclonal antibody, called mAb3, that recognizes antigens present in pathogenic strains. The aim of this study is to characterize the antigens recognized by mAb3, to evaluate the importance of this antigen in the mechanism of CA pathogenicity and to use this antibody in the detection of Acanthamoeba. In the present work, the reactivity of mAb3 was evaluated by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), electrophoresis SDSPAGE, Western blotting and flow cytometry. The mAb3 antibody, already described in previous studies, showed reactivity to a protein that may be associated with pathogenic potential. Differences in the expression of the target antigen were observed for different isolates. Other agents also causing keratitis were tested and were not recognized, conforming to the specificity of mAb3. It was possible to identify a small amount of trophozoite sample by mAb3 by flow cytometry, demonstrating a high antibody reactivity. Using this antibody, it would be possible to improve the sensitivity and reduce the time currently needed to identify isolates. Recognition by mAb3 is influenced by the inhibition of N-glycosylations. Identification of the protein by mass spectrometry suggested it to be a membrane carrier of the CPA2 family. Differences were observed in relation to lysis mediated by the complement system in the isolates analyzed. Two of them (AP2 and R2P5), with variations in recognition by mAb3, were evaluated for the ability to activate different complement pathways, and R2P5 presented more resistance to death after exposure to normal human serum. The alternative pathway was more active when the Lectin and Classical pathways were inhibited, suggesting that in the presence of the three pathways there could be some inhibitory effect of the alternative pathway. However, further studies involving the biological action of this protein are needed to investigate and to elucidate the mechanisms of mAb3 recognition and resistance of complement system activation, which may be associated with the infectivity of Acanthamoeba in CA. Key-words: Acanthamoeba. Flow cytometry. Monoclonal antibody. Complement system.
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35. Classificação morfológica, genotipagem e avaliação da patogenicidade de isolados clínicos e ambientais de Acanthamoeba em Vitória e região metropolitana (ES)
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Possamai, Cynara Oliveira, Bueloni, Cinthia Furst Leroy Gomes, Falqueto, Aloísio, Costa, Adriana Oliveira, and Pereira, Fausto Edmundo Lima
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Osmotolerância ,Thermotolerance ,Genotyping ,Termotolerância ,Isolamento ,Osmotolerance ,Acanthamoeba ,CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA::CLINICA MEDICA::DOENCAS INFECCIOSAS E PARASITARIAS [CNPQ] ,Genotipagem ,Isolation - Abstract
Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-23T13:56:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cynara Oliveira Possamai.pdf: 3245812 bytes, checksum: 7de0caeadb98d478a083db43020f22f8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-08-28 O gênero Acanthamoeba compreende protozoários anfizóicos que estão presentes nos mais diversos ambientes, podendo causar no homem doenças graves, como a ceratite amebiana e a encefalite amebiana granulomatosa. Os fatores envolvidos na patogenicidade de Acanthamoeba não são inteiramente conhecidos, por isso, alguns marcadores vêm sendo investigados na tentativa de identificar linhagens capazes de causar infecção. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a ocorrência de Acanthamoeba em amostras clínicas e ambientais, bem como caracterizar os isolados obtidos por parâmetros morfológicos, genotipagem e avaliação do potencial patogênico. Foram coletadas amostras de raspado de córnea de pacientes com suspeita de ceratite amebiana e amostras ambientais provenientes de poeira, solo, piscina, água potável, água de inundação e água do mar da região metropolitana de Vitória-ES. Todas as amostras foram cultivadas em meio ágar soja. Além da cultura, as amostras de raspado de córnea também foram coletadas em salina de Page e submetidas a uma reação de semi-nested PCR. Culturas positivas para Acanthamoeba, identificadas com base na morfologia dos cistos e trofozoítos, foram selecionadas, clonadas e classificadas nos grupos morfológicos I, II ou III. A genotipagem dos isolados foi realizada a partir do sequenciamento parcial do gene 18S rDNA e o potencial patogênico das culturas clonadas foi avaliado por meio de ensaios de termotolerância e osmotolerância. Foram cultivadas em ágar 90 amostras ambientais, 16 de raspado de córnea e nove de lentes de contato (LC). Dessas, 38 (33 ambientais, quatro clínicas e uma de LC) foram positivas para Acanthamoeba, sendo obtidos 28 clones (24 ambientais, três clínicos e um de LC). Dentre eles, 26 apresentaram características morfológicas do grupo II, um do grupo I (solo) e um clone (água potável) não foi classificado de acordo com os parâmetros morfológicos de classificação. Quatro casos de ceratite amebiana foram confirmados somente por diagnóstico molecular. Todos os isolados clínicos, o de LC e a maioria dos isolados ambientais sequenciados foram classificados como pertencentes ao genótipo T4. Dentre os isolados ambientais, dois foram agrupados no genótipo T11 (piscina) e um no T1 (poeira). Todos os isolados clonados submetidos aos ensaios de termotolerância apresentaram crescimento a 28ºC e a 37ºC. Em contrapartida, nenhum isolado cresceu a 42ºC. Nos testes de osmotolerância, todos os isolados se desenvolveram a 0,1M e a 0,5M de manitol e a maioria deles cresceu à concentração de 1,0M. Os resultados deste estudo pioneiro no Espírito Santo confirmam a predominância do grupo morfológico II e do genótipo T4 em isolados clínicos e ambientais de Acanthamoeba e relata pela primeira vez no Brasil o isolamento de Acanthamoeba pertencente ao genótipo T1. Este trabalho demonstra também a presença de isolados potencialmente patogênicos no ambiente, inclusive em amostras de água de inundação e de água do mar, o que pode representar um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento de infecções causadas por Acanthamoeba. Além disso, a metodologia desenvolvida neste estudo poderá ser utilizada para um diagnóstico mais rápido, sensível e específico de ceratite por Acanthamoeba The genus Acanthamoeba comprises amphizoic protozoa with a wide environment distribution. They can cause serious diseases in humans, such as amoebic keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. Thus, the factors involved in the pathogenicity of Acanthamoeba are being investigated as major interests to identify strains able to cause infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Acanthamoeba both in clinical and environmental samples, characterize the isolates by morphological parameters, genotyping and also evaluate the pathogenic potential. Clinical samples were collected from patients with a suspicious diagnosis of amoebic keratitis throughout corneal scrapings. Environmental samples were collected from dust, soil, swimming pool, tap, sea, and flood waters in Vitoria metropolitan regions, Espirito Santo State, Brazil. All samples were cultured on soy agar. Samples from corneal scrapings were also collected in Page saline and subjected to a reaction of semi-nested PCR. Positive cultures for Acanthamoeba, previously identified based on the cysts and trophozoites morphology, were selected, cloned and classified into morphological groups I, II or III. Genotyping of isolates was performed by partially sequencing the 18S rDNA gene while the pathogenic potential of cloned cultures was assessed by thermo and osmotolerance assays. From all samples cultured on agar, 90 were from environmental sources, 16 from corneal scrapings and nine from contact lenses (CL). Of these, 38 (33 from environmental samples, four from clinical samples and one from CL sample) were positive for Acanthamoeba. Among the 38 positive isolates, 28 were successfully cloned (24 from environmental isolates, three from clinical isolates and one from CL isolate). Twenty six cloned samples showed morphological characteristics of group II, one of group I (soil) and one (tap water) could not be classified according to morphological parameters. Four cases of amoebic keratitis could only be confirmed by molecular diagnosis. All clinical, CL and most of the environmental isolates sequenced were classified as T4 genotype. Among the environmental isolates, two were grouped in genotype T11 (pool) and one in T1 (dust). All cloned isolates subjected to the thermotolerance assay grew at 28 ºC and 37 ºC. The same result was observed in osmotolerance tests at 0.1M and 0.5M mannitol. Neverthless, while most of the cloned isolates were able to grow at 1.0M mannitol, none of the isolates were able to grow at 42 ºC. The present study confirms the predominance of morphological group II and genotype T4 in clinical and environmental isolates of Acanthamoeba in Espirito Santo State and first time reports the T1 genotype isolation of Acanthamoeba in Brazil. This work also demonstrates the presence of potentially pathogenic isolates at the environment, including samples of flood and sea waters, which may represent a risk factor for the development of infections caused by Acanthamoeba. Furthermore, the methodology used in this study could be used for a fast, sensitive and specific diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis
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36. Leishmania (Sauroleishmania) tarentolae versus pathogenic species: comparative evaluation of protease activity, glycoconjugates, resistance to complement and metabolome composition.
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Andrade FFD, Vitório JG, Canuto GAB, Nunes FFC, Rodrigues IA, Almeida APMM, Nascimento FC, Costa AO, Vieira TDS, Silva ACC, André LC, Gontijo CMF, Junqueira C, Toledo JS, Fernandes AP, and Soares RP
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- Animals, Glycosphingolipids metabolism, Complement System Proteins, Glycoconjugates, Leishmania enzymology, Metabolome, Peptide Hydrolases metabolism
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Background: Leishmania tarentolae is a non-pathogenic species found in lizards representing an important model for Leishmania biology. However, several aspects of this Sauroleishmania remain unknown to explain its low level of virulence., Objectives: We reported several aspects of L. tarentolae biology including glycoconjugates, proteolytic activities and metabolome composition in comparison to pathogenic species (Leishmania amazonensis, Leishmania braziliensis, Leishmania infantum and Leishmania major)., Methods: Parasites were cultured for extraction and purification of lipophosphoglycan (LPG), immunofluorescence probing with anti-gp63 and resistance against complement. Parasite extracts were also tested for proteases activity and metabolome composition., Findings: Leishmania tarentolae does not express LPG on its surface. It expresses gp63 at lower levels compared to pathogenic species and, is highly sensitive to complement-mediated lysis. This species also lacks intracellular/extracellular activities of proteolytic enzymes. It has metabolic differences with pathogenic species, exhibiting a lower abundance of metabolites including ABC transporters, biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids and steroids, TCA cycle, glycine/serine/threonine metabolism, glyoxylate/dicarboxylate metabolism and pentose-phosphate pathways., Main Conclusions: The non-pathogenic phenotype of L. tarentolae is associated with alterations in several biochemical and molecular features. This reinforces the need of comparative studies between pathogenic and non-pathogenic species to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of virulence during host-parasite interactions.
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37. Pathogenicity of Entamoeba dispar under xenic and monoxenic cultivation compared to a virulent E. histolytica.
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Costa AO, Gomes MA, Rocha OA, and Silva EF
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- Animals, Chlorocebus aethiops, Cricetinae, Crithidia fasciculata, Entamoeba growth & development, Entamoeba histolytica growth & development, Entamoeba histolytica pathogenicity, Humans, Liver pathology, Vero Cells, Virulence, Culture Media, Entamoeba pathogenicity, Liver parasitology
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Two xenic isolates and cloned cultures of Entamoeba dispar were submitted to monoxenization using Crithidia fasciculata as the associated organism. Growth in monoxenic cultivation and ability of xenic and monoxenic trophozoites to destroy VERO cells and produce lesions in hamster livers were compared to those of a virulent E. histolytica. Parental and cloned E. dispar under monoxenic cultivation showed a remarkable lower growth than the monoxenic E. histolytica and were avirulent in both in vivo and in vitro tests. When xenically cultured, trophozoites of E. dispar showed a moderate lytic activity against VERO cells (1.5 to 41.8% of destruction) but caused severe hepatic lesions in hamsters as those caused by the virulent E. histolytica (29 to 100% in prevalence and 0.86 to 4.00 in lesion degree). Although E. dispar has not been associated with invasive disease in men, the ability of xenic trophozoites to produce prominent tissue damage in experimental conditions has indicated that some strains have a considerable pathogenic potential when in presence of bacteria.
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