[HTML][HTML] Natural products isolated from oriental medicinal herbs inactivate Zika virus

…, RB Mariutti, RK Arni, MF Calmon, P Rahal - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) has been associated with serious health conditions, and an intense search
to discover different ways to prevent and treat ZIKV infection is underway. Berberine and …

SARS-CoV-2 infects, replicates, elevates angiotensin II and activates immune cells in human testes

…, EMN Martins, LM Antonio, C Bittar, P Rahal… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Although much has been published since the first cases of COVID-19, there remain unanswered
questions regarding SARS-CoV-2 impact on testes and the potential consequences for …

Molecular variants of human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 preferentially associated with cervical neoplasia

LL Villa, L Sichero, P Rahal… - Journal of General …, 2000 - microbiologyresearch.org
In order to determine geographically related intratypic variation in human papillomavirus (HPV)
type 16 and 18 isolates that could be associated with lesion development, data were …

[HTML][HTML] The green tea molecule EGCG inhibits Zika virus entry

…, MN Batista, ACS Braga, ML Nogueira, P Rahal - Virology, 2016 - Elsevier
During ZIKV the outbreak in Brazil it was observed an increase of almost 20 times the number
of reported cases of microcephaly in newborn babies. There is no vaccine or approved …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and RBD mutations comparison between new variants alpha (B. 1.1. 7, United Kingdom), Beta (B. 1.351 …

…, HLB Braz, C Bittar, MF Calmon, P Rahal… - Journal of virus …, 2021 - Elsevier
New variants of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha (B.1.1.7); Beta (B.1.351) Gamma (P.1) and Delta (B.1.617.2)
quickly spread in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India, respectively. To address …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma lineage introduction and COVID-19 vaccination on the epidemiological landscape of a Brazilian city

…, CF Estofolete, HL Ferreira, P Rahal… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Background: The emergence of the Brazilian variant of concern, Gamma lineage (P.1), impacted
the epidemiological profile of COVID-19 cases due to its higher transmissibility rate and …

Viral load and cytokine response profile does not support antibody-dependent enhancement in dengue-primed Zika virus–infected patients

…, CF Estofolete, TE Colombo, P Rahal… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background The pathogenesis of severe dengue disease involves immune components as
biomarkers. The mechanism by which some dengue virus (DENV)–infected individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Saint louis encephalitis virus, Brazil

…, SH Nunes, CC Moreira, P Rahal… - Emerging infectious …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
4. Baylis SA, Shah N, Minor PD. Evaluation of different assays for the detection of parvovirus
B19 DNA in human plasma. J Virol Methods. 2004; 121: 7–16. 5. Fryer JF, Kapoor A, Minor …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of natural Zika virus infection in neotropical non-human primates in Brazil

…, INP Santos, ACM Ferreira, LEAA Cruz, P Rahal… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
In Africa, Old World Primates are involved in the maintenance of sylvatic circulation of ZIKV.
However, in Brazil, the hosts for the sylvatic cycle remain unknown. We hypothesized that …

In vitro assessment of safety and probiotic potential characteristics of Lactobacillus strains isolated from water buffalo mozzarella cheese

…, BM Carneiro, SD Todorov, LA Nero, P Rahal… - Annals of …, 2017 - Springer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and probiotic potential characteristics of ten
Lactobacillus spp. strains (Lactobacillus fermentum SJRP30, Lactobacillus casei SJRP37, …