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List of works by Consuelo L Fortes-Dias

A snake venom group IIA PLA2 with immunomodulatory activity induces formation of lipid droplets containing 15-d-PGJ2 in macrophages

scientific article published on 22 June 2017

Assessment of PCR in the detection of Leishmania spp in experimentally infected individual phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae).

scientific article published in September 2002

Association between the prevalence of infestation by Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ctenocephalides felis felis and the presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies: A case-control study in dogs from a Brazilian endemic area

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Association of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) population density with climate variables in Montes Claros, an area of American visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

scientific article published in December 2009

Biophysical studies suggest a new structural arrangement of crotoxin and provide insights into its toxic mechanism.

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Canine visceral leishmaniasis in area with recent Leishmania transmission: prevalence, diagnosis, and molecular identification of the infecting species

scientific article published on 11 September 2020

Crotalus Neutralizing Factor (CNF) inhibits the toxic effects of Crotoxin at mouse neuromuscular preparations

scientific article published on 30 December 2020

Crotalus durissus ruruima Snake Venom and a Phospholipase A2 Isolated from This Venom Elicit Macrophages to Form Lipid Droplets and Synthesize Inflammatory Lipid Mediators

scientific article published on 04 November 2019

Crotalus neutralising factor and its role in human leukocyte modulation

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

Crotoxin from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom induces the release of glutamate from cerebrocortical synaptosomes via N and P/Q calcium channels

scientific article published on 19 April 2014

Detection ofLeishmania infantum, the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis, inLutzomyia neivai, a putative vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis

scientific article published on June 1, 2013

Developmental biology of the Brazilian ‘Armed’ spider Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891): Microanatomical and molecular analysis of the embryonic stages

scientific article published on October 13, 2010

Dogs with divergent serology for visceral leishmaniasis as sources of Leishmania infection for Lutzomyia longipalpis phlebotomine sand flies - an observational study in an endemic area in Brazil

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

Eco-epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in the urban area of Paracatu, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Ecoepidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area in the Steel Valley in Brazil: An ecological approach with spatial analysis

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Ecology of phlebotomine sand flies in a Brazilian area with recent leishmaniasis transmission (Itaúna, in Minas Gerais state)

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

Endogenous inhibitors of snake venom phospholipases A(2) in the blood plasma of snakes

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Endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitors in snakes: a brief overview

scientific article published on 21 December 2016

Entomological Studies in Itaúna, Brazil, an Area With Visceral Leishmaniasis Transmission: Fauna Survey, Natural Leishmania Infection, and Molecular Characterization of the Species Circulating in Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Epidemiological aspects of vector, parasite, and domestic reservoir in areas of recent transmission and no reported human cases of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

scientific article published on 14 April 2015

Evaluation of chemical spraying and environmental management efficacy in areas with minor previous application of integrated control actions for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

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Evaluation of parasitological examination, kDNA polymerase chain reaction and rK39-based immunochromatography for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in seropositive dogs from the screening-culling program in Brazil

scientific article published on July 2014

Evaluation of the vectorial capacity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the transmission of canine visceral leishmaniasis

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Highlights in toxinology

scientific article published on 08 June 2010

Identification and characterization of the first endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitor from a non-venomous tropical snake, Boa constrictor (Serpentes: Boidae)

scientific article published on 13 March 2020

Identification of continuous interaction sites in PLA(2)-based protein complexes by peptide arrays

scientific article published on 04 September 2009

Identification, description and structural analysis of beta phospholipase A2 inhibitors (sbβPLIs) from Latin American pit vipers indicate a binding site region for basic snake venom phospholipases A2

scientific article published on 26 February 2019

Immune response and protective efficacy of S9 ribosomal protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a model of sepsis

scientific article published on August 20, 2012

Immunodetection of toxins in historesin-embedded sections of Phoneutria nigriventer venom glands using laser confocal scanning microscopy

scientific article published on 14 June 2019

Importance of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the dynamics of transmission of canine visceral leishmaniasis in the endemic area of Porteirinha Municipality, Minas Gerais, Brazil

scientific article published on August 2005

Individual venom variability in Crotalus durissus ruruima snakes, a subspecies of Crotalus durissus from the Amazonian region

scientific article published on 02 November 2005

Infectivity of seropositive dogs, showing different clinical forms of leishmaniasis, to Lutzomyia longipalpis phlebotomine sand flies

scientific article published on 20 April 2007

Inhibition of crotoxin binding to synaptosomes by a receptor-like protein from Crotalus durissus terrificus (the South American rattlesnake).

scientific article published on 3 October 2005

Insights on the structure of native CNF, an endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitor from Crotalus durissus terrificus, the South American rattlesnake

scientific article published on 9 May 2014

Interaction of Biomphalaria cells in primary cultures with Schistosoma mansoni sporocysts

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

Lutzomyia longipalpis naturally infected by Leishmania (L.) chagasi in Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, an area of intense transmission of visceral leishmaniasis

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

Molecular and biochemical characterization of a cytolysin from the Scorpaena plumieri (scorpionfish) venom: evidence of pore formation on erythrocyte cell membrane

scientific article published on 8 August 2013

Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of a myotoxin inhibitor from Bothrops alternatus snake plasma.

scientific article published on 7 December 2010

Natural infection with Leishmania infantum chagasi in Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) sandflies captured in the municipality of Janaúba, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

scientific article published in January 2011

Phenetic studies on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction-variability of four geographical populations of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Brazil.

scientific article published in March 2004

Phlebotominae distribution in Janaúba, an area of transmission for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

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Phlebotomine sand flies in Porteirinha, an area of American visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

scientific article published in August 2004

Phlebotomine sand fly fauna and leishmania infection in the vicinity of the Serra do Cipó National Park, a natural Brazilian heritage site

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Phlebotomine sandfly fauna and natural Leishmania infection rates in a rural area of Cerrado (tropical savannah) in Nova Mutum, State of Mato Grosso in Brazil

scientific article published on May 1, 2013

Phospholipase A2 Inhibitor from Crotalus durissus terrificus rattlesnake: Effects on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and human neutrophils cells.

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Phospholipase A2 inhibitors (βPLIs) are encoded in the venom glands of Lachesis muta (Crotalinae, Viperidae) snakes.

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Primary culture of venom glands from the Brazilian armed spider, Phoneutria nigriventer (Araneae, Ctenidae).

scientific article published on 13 November 2007

Prospection, structural analysis and phylogenetic relationships of endogenous gamma-phospholipase A(2) inhibitors in Brazilian Bothrops snakes (Viperidae, Crotalinae)

scientific article published on 29 May 2008

Purification and complete primary structure of the first PLA2 from Lachesis stenophrys (the Central American Bushmaster) snake venom

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia: Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil

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Seroprevalence and molecular characterization of Leishmania in dogs from an endemic area of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

scientific article published on 22 April 2017

Structural analysis of the venom glands of the armed spider Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891): microanatomy, fine structure and confocal observations.

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Structural and evolutionary insights into endogenous alpha-phospholipase A2 inhibitors of Latin American pit vipers

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The co-purification of a lectin (BJcuL) with phospholipases A2 from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom by immunoaffinity chromatography with antibodies to crotoxin

scientific article published on 22 February 2007

Toxinology in Brazil: A big challenge for a rich biodiversity

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Ultrastructural characterization of cells in primary cultures from different adult tissues of Biomphalaria tenagophila TAIM, a strain that is absolutely resistant to Schistosoma mansoni infection

scientific article published on 25 June 2014

[Visceral leishmaniasis: a study on phlebotomine sand flies and canine infection in Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais]

scientific article published on 30 March 2005