• Amblyomma americanum serpin 27 (AAS27) is a tick salivary anti-inflammatory protein secreted into the host during feeding 

      Tirloni, Lucas; Kim, Tae Kwon; Oliveira, Markus Berger; Termignoni, Carlos; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Mulenga, Albert (2019) [Artículo de periódico]
      Ticks successfully feed and transmit pathogens by injecting pharmacological compounds in saliva to thwart host defenses. We have previously used LC-MS/MS to identify proteins that are present in saliva of unfed Amblyomma ...
    • Renal and vascular effects of kallikrein inhibition in a model of Lonomia obliqua venom-induced acute kidney injury 

      Oliveira, Markus Berger; Silva, João Alfredo de Moraes Gomes da; Silva, Walter Orlando Beys da; Santi, Lucélia; Terraciano, Paula Barros; Driemeier, David; Cirne Lima, Elizabeth Obino; Passos, Eduardo Pandolfi; Vieira, Maria Aparecida Ribeiro; Barja-Fidalgo, Christina; Guimaraes, Jorge Almeida (2019) [Artículo de periódico]
      Background Lonomia obliqua venom is nephrotoxic and acute kidney injury (AKI) is the main cause of death among envenomed victims. Mechanism underlying L. obliqua-induced AKI involves renal hypoperfusion, inflammation, ...