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| Cunha,L.K.H.; Kashima,S.; Amarante,M.F.C.; Haddad,R.; Rodrigues,E.S.; Silva,K.L.T.; Lima,T.A.; Castro,D.B.; Brito,F.C.; Almeida,E.G.; Covas,D.T.; Malheiro,A.. |
| Few studies have reported the molecular epidemiological characterization of HIV-1 in the Northern region of Brazil. The present study reports the molecular and epidemiological characterization of 31 HIV-1 isolates from blood donors from the State of Amazonas who donated blood between April 2006 and March 2007. Serum/plasma samples from all donors were screened for HIV antibodies by ELISA and the results confirmed by Western blot analysis. Genomic DNA was extracted from the buffy coat using the Super Quik-Gene-DNA Isolation kit. Nested PCR was performed on the env, gag, and pol regions of HIV-1 using the Gene Amp PCR System 9700. Sequencing reactions were performed using the inner PCR primers and the DYEnamic™ ET Dye Terminator Kit, and phylogenetic... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV-1; Subtypes; Phylogenetic analysis; Blood donors; Molecular and epidemiological characterization. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000200003 |
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| Slavov,S.N.; Vilar,F.C.; Wagatsuma,V.M.D.; Santana,R.C.; Machado,A.A.; Fonseca,B.A.L. da; Kashima,S.; Covas,D.T.. |
| The emergence of ganciclovir (GCV) resistance during the treatment of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is a serious clinical challenge, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In this case report, we describe the emergence of two consecutive mutations (A594V and L595W) related to GCV resistance in a patient with HCMV retinitis and long-term HIV progression after approximately 240 days of GCV use. Following the diagnosis of retinitis, the introduction of GCV did not result in viral load reduction. The detected mutations appeared late in the treatment, and we propose that other factors (high initial HCMV load, previous GCV exposure, low CD4+ cell count), in addition to the presence of resistance mutations, may have contributed to the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Human cytomegalovirus; HCMV; Ganciclovir; Resistance; AIDS. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000900777 |
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| Carrara,R.C.V.; Orellana,M.D.; Fontes,A.M.; Palma,P.V.B.; Kashima,S.; Mendes,M.R.; Coutinho,M.A.; Voltarelli,J.C.; Covas,D.T.. |
| Bone marrow is a heterogeneous cell population which includes hematopoietic and mesenchymal progenitor cells. Dysregulated hematopoiesis occurs in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), being caused at least in part by abnormalities in the hematopoietic progenitors. However, the role of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in CML has not been well characterized. The objectives of the present study were to observe the biological characteristics of MSCs from CML patients and to determine if MSCs originate in part from donors in CML patients after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We analyzed MSCs from 5 untreated patients and from 3 CML patients after sex-mismatched allogeneic BMT. Flow cytometry analysis revealed the typical MSC phenotype and in vitro assays showed... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mesenchymal stem cells; Chimerism; Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Bcr-abl gene. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000100008 |
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| Pinto,M.T.; Nicolete,L.D.F.; Rodrigues,E.S.; Palma,P.V.B.; Orellana,M.D.; Kashima,S.; Covas,D.T.. |
| Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) were first isolated from bone marrow and then from various adult tissues including placenta, cord blood, deciduous teeth, and amniotic fluid. MSCs are defined or characterized by their ability to adhere to plastic, to express specific surface antigens, and to differentiate into osteogenic, chondrogenic, adipogenic, and myogenic lineages. Although the molecular mechanisms that control MSC proliferation and differentiation are not well understood, the involvement of microRNAs has been reported. In the present study, we investigated the role of miR-125b during osteoblastic differentiation in humans. We found that miR-125b increased during osteoblastic differentiation, as well as Runx2 and ALPL genes. To study... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells; Osteoblastic differentiation; Hsa-miR-125b. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000800676 |
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| Slavov,S.N.; Otaguiri,K.K.; Kashima,S.; Covas,D.T.. |
| Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, belongs to the Flaviviridae family, genus Flavivirus. ZIKV was initially isolated in 1947 from a sentinel monkey in the Zika forest, Uganda. Little clinical importance was attributed to ZIKV, once only few symptomatic cases were reported in some African and Southeast Asiatic countries. This situation changed in 2007, when a large outbreak was registered on the Yap Island, Micronesia, caused by the Asian ZIKV lineage. Between 2013 and 2014, ZIKV spread explosively and caused many outbreaks in different islands of the Southern Pacific Ocean and in 2015 autochthonous transmission was reported in Brazil. Currently, Brazil is the country with the highest number of ZIKV-positive cases in Latin America. Moreover,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Zika virus; ZIKV; Transmission; Epidemiology; Congenital infection; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016000500201 |
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