Antimicrobial peptides are small molecules with activity against bacteria, yeasts, fungi, viruses,
bacteria, and even tumor cells that make these molecules attractive as therapeutic agents…

Apicomplexa are obligatory intracellular parasites that sense and actively invade host cells.
Invasion is a conserved process that relies on the timely and spatially controlled exocytosis …

Apicomplexa are unicellular eukaryotes and obligate intracellular parasites, including
Plasmodium (the causative agent of malaria) and Toxoplasma (one of the most widespread …

Apicomplexan parasites secrete contents of the rhoptries, club-shaped organelles in the
apical region, into host cells to permit their invasion and establishment of infection. The rhoptry …

Glycoconjugates are important mediators of host-pathogen interactions and are usually very
abundant in the surface of many protozoan parasites. However, in the particular case of …

Despite the importance of saliva in the regulation of oral cavity homeostasis, few studies have
been conducted to quantitatively compare the saliva of different mammal species. Aiming …

The amyloidogenic peptide, Aβ, provokes a series of events affecting distinct cellular
pathways regulated by protein phosphorylation. Aβ inhibits protein phosphatases in a dose-…

Background We report our retrospective experience on postimplantation syndrome (PIS) after
the use of Anaconda ™ endograft in patients undergoing elective endovascular repair of …

Acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) is a serious cardiovascular emergency in which morbidity
and mortality are often related to the presence of complications at clinical presentation. …

Transplacental transfer of antibodies is essential for conferring protection in newborns against
infectious diseases. We assessed the impact of different factors, including gestational age …