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Abbas Bukhari, Syed Nasir, primary, Abhilash, M., additional, Abinaya, K., additional, Adefegha, Stephen A., additional, Adeleke, Oluwakemi V., additional, Aggarwal, Sumit Kumar, additional, Arni, Raghuvir Krishnaswamy, additional, Azam, Mohammad, additional, Baldissera, Antonielle, additional, Bano, Sarika, additional, Bedir, Ipek, additional, Bhatt, Lokesh Kumar, additional, Bhushan, Bharat, additional, Binu, P., additional, Castelli, María Eugenia, additional, Cerminati, Sebastián, additional, Chakraborti, Sajal, additional, Chakraborti, Tapati, additional, Chaudhary, Dharam Paul, additional, Chaurasiya, Shivendra K., additional, Clarke, Christopher J., additional, Correa, Fernando, additional, Dagla, Manesh Chander, additional, De Laurentiis, Andrea, additional, de Oliveira Leite, Isabel, additional, Devadasan, Velmurugan, additional, Dey, Sanjay Kumar, additional, Dhalla, Naranjan S., additional, Ejike, Uju Dorathy Iliemene, additional, Etcheverry, Tomás, additional, Farina, Mariana, additional, Fujita, Masaaki, additional, Ghandour, Botheina, additional, Ghumman, Shazia Akram, additional, Gismene, Carolina, additional, Gonzalez, Jorge Enrique Hernandez, additional, Gremski, Luiza Helena, additional, Hails, Guillermo, additional, Hannun, Yusuf A., additional, Hasan, Sara, additional, Ijaz, Bushra, additional, Jain, Kripa, additional, Jat, Bahadur Singh, additional, Jiang, Xian-Cheng, additional, Jiménez, Jaime Andrés Pereañez, additional, Kumar, Pardeep, additional, Kumar, Satish, additional, Lacava, Franco Emanuel, additional, Liman, Mubarak Labaran, additional, Lo Vasco, Vincenza Rita, additional, Marchisio, Fiorela, additional, Mariutti, Ricardo Barros, additional, Mathew, Bijina J., additional, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Menzella, Hugo Gabriel, additional, Mohammed, Samia, additional, Molehin, Olorunfemi R., additional, Mondal, Kausik, additional, Murakami, Makoto, additional, Muthezhilan, R., additional, Nair, R. Harikumaran, additional, Naz, Anjum, additional, Nezir, Ayca Ece, additional, Noreen, Sobia, additional, Olonishuwa, Paul T., additional, Onal, Meltem Selen, additional, Ozturk, Kaan, additional, Pal, Ajay, additional, Pandey, Amit Kumar, additional, Paoletti, Luciana, additional, Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, additional, Puviarasan, K., additional, Rai, Rupal, additional, Raman, Pachaiappan, additional, Ren, Jihui, additional, Ruwali, Munindra, additional, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, additional, Sengupta, Sayan, additional, Singh, Alla, additional, Singh, Amarjeet, additional, Singh, Vinayak, additional, Sonkar, Kamankshi, additional, Takada, Yoko K., additional, Takada, Yoshikazu, additional, Taketomi, Yoshitaka, additional, Tan, Choo Hock, additional, Tan, Kae Yi, additional, Tappia, Paramjit S., additional, Telci, Dilek, additional, Vadak, Namrata, additional, Val, Diego S., additional, Varghese, Mathews V., additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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3. Brown Spider (Loxosceles) Venom Toxins as Potential Biotools for the Development of Novel Therapeutics
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Chaves-Moreira, Daniele, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Schemczssen-Graeff, Zelinda, De Bona, Elidiana, Heidemann, Vanessa Ribeiro, Guerra-Duarte, Clara, Gremski, Luiza Helena, Chávez-Olórtegui, Carlos, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Chaim, Olga Meiri, Arni, Raghuvir Krishnaswamy, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches
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Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Analgesics ,Animals ,Anti-Inflammatory Agents ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Humans ,Immunotherapy ,Insecticides ,Neuroprotective Agents ,Peptides ,Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases ,Recombinant Proteins ,Serine Proteinase Inhibitors ,Spider Venoms ,Tumor Protein ,Translationally-Controlled 1 ,brown spider ,venom ,Loxosceles ,toxins ,biotools ,drug targets ,novel therapeutics ,Biochemistry and Cell Biology ,Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences - Abstract
Brown spider envenomation results in dermonecrosis with gravitational spreading characterized by a marked inflammatory reaction and with lower prevalence of systemic manifestations such as renal failure and hematological disturbances. Several toxins make up the venom of these species, and they are mainly peptides and proteins ranging from 5-40 kDa. The venoms have three major families of toxins: phospholipases-D, astacin-like metalloproteases, and the inhibitor cystine knot (ICK) peptides. Serine proteases, serpins, hyaluronidases, venom allergens, and a translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) are also present. Toxins hold essential biological properties that enable interactions with a range of distinct molecular targets. Therefore, the application of toxins as research tools and clinical products motivates repurposing their uses of interest. This review aims to discuss possibilities for brown spider venom toxins as putative models for designing molecules likely for therapeutics based on the status quo of brown spider venoms. Herein, we explore new possibilities for the venom components in the context of their biochemical and biological features, likewise their cellular targets, three-dimensional structures, and mechanisms of action.
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4. A protective vaccine against the toxic activities following Brown spider accidents based on recombinant mutated phospholipases D as antigens
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Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, Justa, Hanna Camara da, Antunes, Bruno Cesar, Silva, Thais Pereira da, Dittrich, Rosangela Locatelli, de Souza, Giovana Scuissiatto, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Minozzo, João Carlos, Mariutti, Ricardo Barros, Arni, Raghuvir Krishnaswamy, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Veiga, Silvio Sanches, and Gremski, Luiza Helena
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5. Description of a serpin toxin in Loxosceles (Brown spider) venoms: Cloning, expression in baculovirus-infected insect cells and functional characterization
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Schemczssen-Graeff, Zelinda, Justa, Hanna Câmara da, Nowatzki, Jenifer, Baldissera, Antonielle Beatriz, Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, De-Bona, Elidiana, Rossi, Izadora Volpato, Ramirez, Marcel Ivan, Minozzo, João Carlos, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Gremski, Luiza Helena, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches
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- 2021
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6. Production of a novel recombinant brown spider hyaluronidase in baculovirus-infected insect cells
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De-Bona, Elidiana, Chaves-Moreira, Daniele, Batista, Thiago Beltrami Dias, Justa, Hanna Câmara da, Rossi, Gustavo Rodrigues, Antunes, Bruno Cesar, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Minozzo, João Carlos, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, Veiga, Silvio Sanches, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, and Gremski, Luiza Helena
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- 2021
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7. LALLT (Loxosceles Allergen-Like Toxin) from the venom of Loxosceles intermedia: Recombinant expression in insect cells and characterization as a molecule with allergenic properties
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Justa, Hanna Câmara da, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, de-Bona, Elidiana, Schemczssen-Graeff, Zelinda, Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, de Mari, Thiago Lopes, Boia-Ferreira, Marianna, Minozzo, João Carlos, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Gremski, Luiza Helena, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches
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- 2020
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8. Motivação dos alunos em sala de aula: comparação entre uma aula ativa de um curso semipresencial e uma aula expositiva de um curso presencial da área de saúde
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Costa, Paula Moiana da, primary, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, and Akel, Samia Moreira, additional
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- 2018
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9. "Mensuração da motivação dos alunos em uma sala de aula ativa com oito horas de duração em um curso semipresencial da área de saúde ativa com oito horas de duração em um curso semipresencial da área de saúde"
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Costa, Paula Moiana da, primary, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, and Akel, Samia Moreira, additional
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- 2018
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10. O papel do professor na motivação dos alunos em sala de aula ativa de um curso semipresencial da área de saúde
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Costa, Paula Moiana da, primary, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, and Akel, Samia Moreira, additional
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- 2018
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11. Brown spider (Loxosceles genus) venom toxins: Evaluation of biological conservation by immune cross-reactivity
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Buch, Daniela Regina, Souza, Fernanda Nunes, Meissner, Gabriel Otto, Morgon, Adriano Marcelo, Gremski, Luiza Helena, Ferrer, Valéria Pereira, Trevisan-Silva, Dilza, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Boia-Ferreira, Mariana, Sade, Youssef Bacila, Chaves-Moreira, Daniele, Gremski, Waldemiro, Veiga, Silvio Sanches, Chaim, Olga Meiri, and Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea
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12. Production and Functional Evaluation of Anti-Loxosceles Sera Raised by Immunizations of Rabbits with Mutated Recombinant Phospholipases-D
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Antunes, Bruno Cesar, primary, Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, additional, Schluga, Pedro Henrique de Caires, additional, Silva, Thais Pereira da, additional, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, additional, Locatelli-Dittrich, Rosangela, additional, Souza, Giovana Scuissiatto de, additional, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Minozzo, João Carlos, additional, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, additional, Gremski, Luiza Helena, additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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- 2022
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13. Recent advances in the understanding of brown spider venoms: From the biology of spiders to the molecular mechanisms of toxins
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Gremski, Luiza Helena, Trevisan-Silva, Dilza, Ferrer, Valéria Pereira, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Meissner, Gabriel Otto, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, Vuitika, Larissa, Dias-Lopes, Camila, Ullah, Anwar, de Moraes, Fábio Rogério, Chávez-Olórtegui, Carlos, Barbaro, Katia Cristina, Murakami, Mario Tyago, Arni, Raghuvir Krishnaswamy, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Chaim, Olga Meiri, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches
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- 2014
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14. Chapter 15 - Brown spider venom phospholipases D: From molecular biology and structural analyses to potential vaccine and serum therapy applications
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Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, Baldissera, Antonielle, de Oliveira Leite, Isabel, Gonzalez, Jorge Enrique Hernandez, Gismene, Carolina, Mariutti, Ricardo Barros, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Arni, Raghuvir Krishnaswamy, Veiga, Silvio Sanches, and Gremski, Luiza Helena
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15. Molecular cloning and in silico characterization of knottin peptide, U2-SCRTX-Lit2, from brown spider (Loxosceles intermedia) venom glands
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Meissner, Gabriel Otto, de Resende Lara, Pedro Túlio, Scott, Luis Paulo Barbour, Braz, Antônio Sérgio Kimus, Chaves-Moreira, Daniele, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Soares, Eduardo Mendonça, Trevisan-Silva, Dilza, Gremski, Luiza Helena, Veiga, Silvio. Sanches, and Chaim, Olga Meiri
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16. A novel ICK peptide from the Loxosceles intermedia (brown spider) venom gland: Cloning, heterologous expression and immunological cross-reactivity approaches
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Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Gremski, Luiza Helena, Meissner, Gabriel Otto, Constantino Lopes, Eduardo Soares, Gremski, Waldemiro, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Chaim, Olga Meiri, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches
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17. Production and Functional Evaluation of Anti- Loxosceles Sera Raised by Immunizations of Rabbits with Mutated Recombinant Phospholipases-D.
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Antunes, Bruno Cesar, Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, Schluga, Pedro Henrique de Caires, Silva, Thais Pereira da, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, Locatelli-Dittrich, Rosangela, Souza, Giovana Scuissiatto de, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Minozzo, João Carlos, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Gremski, Luiza Helena, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches
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LOXOSCELES ,IMMUNIZATION ,ANTIBODY formation ,RABBITS ,BLOOD proteins - Abstract
Loxoscelism is the clinical condition triggered after the bite of spiders of the genus Loxosceles. The main species involved in accidents in South America are L. intermedia, L. laeta, and L. gaucho. The only specific treatment is the anti-Loxosceles serum produced with crude venoms. As phospholipases D (PLDs) trigger most of the effects observed in accidents, we developed and evaluated second-generation sera using mutated PLDs as antigens. Three isoforms of PLDs with site-directed mutations without biological activities were used for rabbit immunizations: D32A-E34A (L. gaucho), W230A (L. intermedia), and H12A-H47A (L. laeta). Sera were produced using crude venoms of three species of Loxosceles enriched with mutated recombinant PLDs (MIX) or using only mutated PLDs (REC). Immunizations stimulated the immune system from the second immunization with higher antibody production in the REC group. In vivo neutralization assays demonstrated that both sera reduced edema and dermonecrosis caused by Loxosceles intermedia crude venom. Follow-up of animals during the immunization protocols and in the neutralization assays demonstrated that the mutated proteins and the sera are safe. Results demonstrate the potential of using mutated recombinant PLDs in total or partial replacement of Loxosceles venoms in animal immunizations to produce anti-Loxosceles sera for treatments of Loxoscelism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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18. Prospective Use of Brown Spider Venom Toxins as Therapeutic and Biotechnological Inputs
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Gremski, Luiza Helena, primary, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, additional, Antunes, Bruno Cesar, additional, Schluga, Pedro Henrique de Caires, additional, Justa, Hanna Câmara da, additional, Minozzo, João Carlos, additional, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, additional, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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19. Brown Spiders’ Phospholipases-D with Potential Therapeutic Applications: Functional Assessment of Mutant Isoforms
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da Silva, Thaís Pereira, primary, de Castro, Fernando Jacomini, additional, Vuitika, Larissa, additional, Polli, Nayanne Louise Costacurta, additional, Antunes, Bruno César, additional, Bóia-Ferreira, Marianna, additional, Minozzo, João Carlos, additional, Mariutti, Ricardo Barros, additional, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Arni, Raghuvir Krishnaswamy, additional, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, additional, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, additional, Gremski, Luiza Helena, additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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20. Brown spider venom toxins: what are the functions of astacins, serine proteases, hyaluronidases, allergens, TCTP, serpins and knottins?
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Gremski, Luiza Helena, primary, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Justa, Hanna Câmara da, additional, Schemczssen-Graeff, Zelinda, additional, Baldissera, Antonielle Beatriz, additional, Schluga, Pedro Henrique de Caires, additional, Leite, Isabel de Oliveira, additional, Boia-Ferreira, Marianna, additional, Wille, Ana Carolina Martins, additional, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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- 2021
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21. A Novel Isoform of Hyaluronidase of Loxosceles intermedia venom: Production in Baculovirus-Insect Cell Expression System
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De Bona, Elidiana, primary, De Caires Schluga, Pedro Henrique, additional, Chaves-Moreira, Daniele, additional, Dias Batista, Thiago Beltrami, additional, Da Justa, Hanna Camara, additional, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Ribeiro, Andrea Senff, additional, Gremski, Luiza Helena, additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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- 2019
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22. Phospholipase D from venoms of Loxosceles spiders: a structural, biochemical and biological comparison
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Vuitika, Larissa, primary, Graeff, Zelinda Schemczssen, additional, Muriutti, Ricardo Barros, additional, Moraes, Fábio Rogério, additional, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Da Justa, Hanna Câmara, additional, Ferreira, Marianna Boia, additional, De Castro, Fernando Jacomini, additional, Antunes, Bruno Cesar, additional, Minozzo, João Carlos, additional, Gremski, Luiza Helena, additional, Ribeiro, Andrea Senff, additional, Arni, Raghuvir Krishnaswamy, additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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23. Estudo dos peptídeos pertencentes à família ICK presentes no veneno das aranhas do gênero Loxosceles
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Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Chaim, Olga Meiri, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Setor de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, 1962
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Peptídeos ,Aranha - Veneno ,Citologia e biologia celular ,Biologia molecular ,Pichia stipitis - Abstract
Orientador : Prof. Dr. Silvio Sanches Veiga Coorientador : Profª. Drª. Olga Meiri Chaim Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular. Defesa: Curitiba, 26/02/2015 Inclui referências : f. 102-115 Área de concentração Resumo: O conteúdo total do veneno das aranhas do gênero Loxosceles permanece ainda desconhecido, entretanto, muitos estudos têm mostrado que se constitui uma mistura complexa de compostos biologicamente ativos. Por meio de análises eletroforéticas, observa-se a predominância de moléculas de baixa massa molecular (3-45 kDa), enquanto moléculas de alta massa molecular são menos abundantes. Os venenos de aranhas estão funcionalmente relacionados à defesa contra predadores e também à paralisia e captura de presas, especialmente insetos. As aranhas desenvolveram um arsenal de moléculas inseticidas, resultando em uma biblioteca combinatória de peptídeos que tem sido aprimorada durante sua evolução. Comumente, tais peptídeos consistem em moléculas de cadeia única com massa molecular variando de 3 a 10 kDa, ricos em resíduos de cisteína, os quais estabelecem pontes dissulfeto intramoleculares características. Essas pontes se organizam em um motivo estrutural característico denominado "nó de cistina inibidor" ou ICK (Inhibitor Cystine Knot) e, por isso, os peptídeos que o contém são denominados peptídeo ICK ou notinas ("knottins"). Recentemente, análises do transcriptoma da glândula de veneno de L. intermedia (GREMSKI et al., 2010) revelaram ESTs com similaridade a peptídeos ICK previamente descritas como LiTx (De CASTRO et al., 2004). Sequências relacionadas à LiTx3, por exemplo, foram as mais abundantes no transcriptoma de L. intermedia, representando aproximadamente 13,9% de todas as ESTs obtidas e compreendendo 32% dos mRNAs codificantes de toxinas; as sequências relativas aos demais grupos de peptídeos ICK, LiTx1, LiTx2 e LiTx4 representaram 6,2%, 11,4% e 3,8% de todos os transcritos codificantes de toxinas, respectivamente. Devido a alta proporção de sequências codificantes para peptídeos ICK os objetivos deste trabalho foram o rastreamento de sequências codificantes de peptídeos ICK em outras duas aranhas do gênero (Loxosceles gaucho e Loxosceles laeta), bem como a obtenção de um peptídeo ICK semelhante à LiTx3 de forma recombinante em Pichia pastoris e sua caracterização biológica. A partir do RNA total extraído das glândulas de veneno de L. laeta e L. gaucho, procedeu-se o rastreamento de sequências relacionadas a peptídeos ICK; sequências codificantes para todos os grupos de peptídeos ICK já descritos (LiTx1-4) foram encontradas, algumas revelando sutis diferenças na sua estrutura primária, outras revelando divergências importantes como a não presença de sequências consenso para modificações pós-traducionais importantes para a atividade biológica dos mesmos. Quanto à produção do peptídeo recombinante, várias formas foram obtidas; entretanto, análises de SDS-PAGE e western blotting mostraram que os peptídeos obtidos ou não apresentavam a conformação nativa ou apresentavam glicosilação indesejada. A atividade biológica desses peptídeos foi testada in vivo em insetos e in vitro em cultura de células, contudo nenhum efeito tóxico pode ser comprovado. As sequências encontradas em L. laeta e L. gaucho representam potenciais moléculas a serem exploradas do ponto de vista biotecnológico, ao passo que o peptídeo recombinante estudado deve ser expresso em outros modelos com intuito de obtê-lo em conformação adequada e, assim, comprovar sua atividade biológica. Palavras-chave: Peptídeo ICK, notinas, Loxosceles, veneno, Pichia pastoris. Abstract: The whole content of Loxosceles spider venom still remains unknown, but several studies have shown that is a complex mixture of biologically active and inactive components. By eletrophoretic analysis, the predominance of low molecular mass molecules (3-45kDa) can be observed, while high molecular mass ones are less abundant. Spider venoms are functionally related to defense against predators as well as to paralyze and capture a natural prey, especially insects. Spiders had developed an arsenal of insecticidal molecules, resulting in a combinatorial peptide library of peptides that has been improved during evolution. Commonly, such peptides consist in single chain molecules ranging between 3- 10 kDa and are rich in cystein residues, which form intramolecular disulfide bridges. These bridges establish a structural motif "Inhibitor Cystine Knot" (ICK), then, these peptides are named ICK peptides or "knottins". Recently, a transcriptome analysis of L. intermedia venomous gland (GREMSKI et al., 2010) has revealed ESTs with similarity to ICK peptides previously described as LiTx (De CASTRO et al., 2004). LiTx3-related sequences were the most abundant in the L. intermedia transcriptome representing about 13.9% of all ESTs obtained and comprise 32% of toxin-encoding messengers; the sequences related to the other groups of ICK peptides, LiTx1, LiTx2 e LiTx4, represented 6,2%, 11,4% and 3,8% of all EST coding for toxins, respectively. Due to the high proportion of sequences encoding ICK peptides verified by the transcriptome analyses, the present study aimed screening ESTs related to these peptides in other two Loxosceles species (L. gaucho and L. laeta), as well as the obtainment of an ICK recombinant peptide with high similarity to LiTx3 in Pichia pastoris and its biological activity characterization. From total RNA purified from the venom glands of L. gaucho and L. laeta, it was performed the screening of ICK peptides sequences. ESTs coding for all groups of ICK peptides already described were found (LiTx1-4), some of them revealed subtle differences in their primary structures while others showed important divergences, for example, the absence of consensus sequences for posttranslational modifications that are essential for biological activities. The recombinant peptide was produced in different forms, however, SDS-PAGE and western blotting analyses indicated that they were not properly folded or presented unwanted glycosylation. The biological activity of the recombinant peptide was tested in insects microinjection's assays and in vitro cultivated cells, nevertheless no toxic effects were proven. The sequences identified form L. laeta and L. gaucho RNA represent potential molecules to be biotechnologically explored, whereas the studied recombinant peptide must be expressed in other heterologous expressions models in order to obtain it in the native conformation and, thus, verify its biological activity. Keywords: ICK peptides, knottins, Loxosceles, venom, toxins, Pichia pastoris. recombinant peptide was tested in insects microinjection's assays and in vitro cultivated cells, nevertheless no toxic effects were proven. The sequences identified form L. laeta and L. gaucho RNA represent potential molecules to be biotechnologically explored, whereas the studied recombinant peptide must be expressed in other heterologous expressions models in order to obtain it in the native conformation and, thus, verify its biological activity. Keywords: ICK peptides, knottins, Loxosceles, venom, toxins, Pichia pastoris.
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24. Active site mapping of Loxosceles phospholipases D: biochemical and biological features
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Chaim, Olga Meiri, primary, Brown, Joan Heller, additional, Vuitika, Larissa, additional, Chaves‐Moreira, Daniele, additional, Caruso, Ícaro Putinhon, additional, Lima, Marcelo Andrade, additional, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Murakami, Mário Tyago, additional, Takahashi, Hélio Kiyoshi, additional, Toledo, Marcos Sérgio, additional, Coronado, Mônika Aparecida, additional, Nader, Helena Bonciani, additional, Senff‐Ribeiro, Andrea, additional, Arni, Raghuvir Krishnaswamy, additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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25. Clonagem e expressão heteróloga de um peptídeo da família das notinas presente no veneno da aranha marrom (loxosceles intermedia)
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Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, Chaim, Olga Meiri, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Setor de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, 1962
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Aranha - Veneno ,Citologia e biologia celular ,Teses ,Biologia molecular - Abstract
Orientador : Prof. Dr. Silvio Sanches Veiga Coorientadora: Profa. Dra. Olga Meiri Chaim Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular. Defesa: Curitiba, 28/02/2011 Bibliografia: fls. 74-86 Resumo: O conteúdo total do veneno das aranhas do gênero Loxosceles permanece ainda desconhecido, entretanto, muitos estudos têm mostrado que se constitui uma mistura complexa de compostos biologicamente ativos. Por meio de análises eletroforéticas, observa-se a predominância de moléculas de baixa massa molecular (3-45 kDa), enquanto moléculas de alta massa molecular são menos abundantes. Os venenos de aranhas estão funcionalmente relacionados à defesa contra predadores e também à paralisia e captura de presas, especialmente insetos. As aranhas desenvolveram um arsenal de moléculas inseticidas, resultando em uma biblioteca combinatória de peptídeos que tem sido aprimorada durante sua evolução. Comumente, tais peptídeos consistem em moléculas de cadeia única com massa molecular variando de 3 a 10 kDa, ricos em resíduos de cisteína, os quais estabelecem pontes dissulfeto intramoleculares características. Essas pontes se organizam em um motivo estrutural característico denominado "nó de cistina inibidor" ou ICK (Inhibitor Cystine Knot) e, por isso, os peptídeos que o contém são denominados notinas ("knottins"). Recentemente, análises do transcriptoma da glândula de veneno de L. intermedia (GREMSKI et al., 2010) revelaram ESTs com similaridade a notinas previamente descritas como LiTx (De CASTRO et al., 2004). Sequências relacionadas à LiTx3 foram as mais abundantes no transcriptoma de L. intermedia, representando aproximadamente 13,9% de todas as ESTs obtidas e compreendendo 32% dos mRNAs codificantes de toxinas. Devido a alta proporção de sequências codificantes para peptídeos semelhantes a LiTx3, o presente estudo teve como objetivo a clonagem e expressão de um peptídeo dessa família. Primers foram desenhados para a realização das técnicas de 3' e 5' RACE, o qual teve como resultado a obtenção da sequência nucleotídica completa do cDNA correspondente ao peptídeo em estudo. A sequência do propeptídeo associado ao peptídeo maduro foi amplificada e modificada por PCR com primers contendo sítios de restrição para as enzimas XhoI e BamHI e inseridos no vetor de expressão pET-14b. A construção foi transformada em cepa de E. coli AD494(DE3). Um teste de expressão foi realizado para determinar as condições ótimas de expressão do peptídeo. Verificou-se que a indução com 0,5mM de IPTG, por 3 horas e meia, a 30oC era a melhor condição de expressão. A partir desse resultado, uma expressão em larga escala foi realizada, obtendo-se o peptídeo recombinante na fração solúvel, após cromatografia de afinidade em resina de Ni2+-NTA. A diversidade de peptídeos presentes no veneno de L. intermedia representa uma fonte importante de possíveis novas ferramentas moleculares com aplicação farmacológica e/ou biotecnológica. Abstract: The whole content of Loxosceles spider venom still remains unknown, but several studies have shown that is a complex mixture of biologically active and inactive components. By eletrophoretic analysis, the predominance of low molecular mass molecules (3-45kDa) can be observed, while high molecular mass ones are less abundant. Spider venoms are functionally related to defense against predators as well as to paralyze and capture a natural prey, especially insects. Spiders had developed an arsenal of insecticidal molecules, resulting in a combinatorial peptide library of peptides that has been improved during evolution. Commonly, such peptides consist in single chain molecules ranging between 3-10 kDa and are rich in cystein residues, which form intramolecular disulfide bridges. These bridges establish a structural motif "Inhibitor Cystine Knot" (ICK), then, these peptides are named "knottins". Recently, a transcriptome analysis of L. intermedia venomous gland (GREMSKI et al., 2010) has revealed ESTs with similarity to knottins previously described as LiTx (De CASTRO et al., 2004). LiTx3-related sequences were the most abundant in the L. intermedia transcriptome representing about 13.9% of all ESTs obtained and comprise 32% of toxin-encoding messengers. Due to the high proportion of sequences encoding LiTx3 peptide, the present study aimed to clone and express a peptide of this family. Primers were designed to perform 3'RACE and 5'RACE methods, obtaining the full nucleotide sequence of this peptide. The sequence corresponding propeptide associated with the mature peptide was amplified and modified by PCR with specific primers containing restriction sites for XhoI and BamHI enzymes and inserted in pET-14b vector. The construct was transformed in E. coli AD494(DE3) strain. A small scale expression was performed and the optimum parameters for recombinant protein expression were determined: 0,5mM of IPTG induction during 3h and 30min at 30°C. A large scale expression was done to obtain enough quantity of this molecule for biological assays. After affinity chromatography in Ni-NTA resin, the recombinant peptide was obtained in the soluble fraction. The diversity of peptides present in the L. intermedia venom glands represents an amazing source of novel molecular tools with pharmacological and biotechnological applications.
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26. Brown Spider (Loxosceles genus) Venom Toxins: Tools for Biological Purposes
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Chaim, Olga Meiri, primary, Trevisan-Silva, Dilza, additional, Chaves-Moreira, Daniele, additional, Wille, Ana Carolina M., additional, Ferrer, Valéria Pereira, additional, Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi, additional, Mangili, Oldemir Carlos, additional, Silveira, Rafael Bertoni da, additional, Gremski, Luiza Helena, additional, Gremski, Waldemiro, additional, Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, additional, and Veiga, Silvio Sanches, additional
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27. Potencial patogênico de cepas ambientais e clínicas de Herbaspirillum spp
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Olszewski, Josyel, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paludo, Kátia Sabrina, Galvão, Carolina Weigert, Silveira, Rafael Bertoni da, and Matsubara, Fernando Hitomi
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Bactérias fixadoras nitrogênio ,Citotoxicidade ,Calu-3 ,Nitrogen fixing bacteria ,Cytotoxicity ,Pneumonia ,CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FARMACIA [CNPQ] - Abstract
Submitted by arlindo kohlrausch (ajfk@uepg.br) on 2022-04-13T16:44:17Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Josyel Olszewski.pdf: 2368298 bytes, checksum: 3e0bf650859904bfcaead57f143d127c (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-13T16:44:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Josyel Olszewski.pdf: 2368298 bytes, checksum: 3e0bf650859904bfcaead57f143d127c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-18 Bactérias fixadoras de nitrogênio estão sendo cada vez mais utilizadas como fertilizantes biológicos (biofertilizantes) em substituição aos fertilizantes químicos. O gênero Herbaspirillum foi inicialmente isolado de gramíneas de interesse agrícola no Brasil e devido a sua capacidade de fixar nitrogênio atmosférico, tem sido testada como biofertilizante de algumas culturas como a cana de açúcar e o milho. Porém, mesmo sendo considerado um gênero não-patogênico, seus mecanismos de interação com as plantas são semelhantes aos mecanismos de infecção de uma bactéria patogênica e, recentemente, foram relatados casos de isolamento dessa bactéria em pacientes hospitalizados, geralmente imunocomprometidos e/ou com doenças graves como leucemia e principalmente fibrose cística. Considerando isso, o objetivo do presente estudo foi o de avaliar o potencial patogênico das seguintes cepas do gênero Herbaspirilum: cepa ambiental H. seropedicae SmR1 e suas formas modificadas (RAM GFP e ds RED) e as cepas de isolados clínicos H. frisingense AU14559 e H. huttiense AU11883. Testes in vitro utilizando os reagentes MTT e VN foram realizados para avaliar a viabilidade de células pulmonares Calu-3 após exposição ao sobrenadante estéril das culturas bacterianas com 8 ou 18 h de crescimento, evidenciando a citotoxicidade das diferentes cepas da espécie H. seropedicae. Ensaios de morfologia celular utilizando os mesmos sobrenadantes induziram alterações morfológicas nas células Calu-3 com todas as cepa testadas. A metodologia de adesão mostrou que as cepas isoladas de infecções em humanos, H. huttiense AU11883 e H. frisingense AU14559, são capazes de aderir sobre as células Calu-3, sendo consideradas bactérias de baixa adesão. Nos ensaios in vivo, utilizando um modelo de indução de pneumonia em camundongos, a cepa H. seropedicae SmR1 foi capaz de induzir perda severa de peso desses animais, aumento na contagem total de leucócitos e proporção de neutrófilos no lavado broncoalveolar (LBA), além de alterações histopatológicas nos pulmões, como infiltrado perivascular e peribronquiolar. A cepa isolada de infecções pulmonares, H. huttiense AU11883, apresentou citotoxicidade e adesão in vitro, além de alterações histológicas no pulmão dos animais inoculados intratraquealmente, mas não houve perda de peso ou alterações significativas no LBA. Esses resultados demonstram que a cepa ambiental H. seropedicae SmR1 apresentou indícios que confirmam seu potencial patogênico, mas ainda são necessários testes com um número maior de cepas para avaliar o potencial patogênico deste gênero bacteriano. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are being widely used as biological fertilizers (biofertilizers) as a substitute to chemical compounds. Herbaspirillum genus was first isolated from grasses of agricultural interest in Brazil and, due to their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, has been tested as a biofertilizer in some agricultural crops such as sugar cane and corn. However, even being considered a non-pathogenic genus, their interaction mechanism with plants are similar to mechanism of infections from a pathogenic bacterium and recently there have been reports of isolation of these bacteria in hospitalized patients, usually in immunocompromised patients and/or with severe diseases like leukemia and mainly cystic fibrosis. Regarding this, the objective of this study was to evaluate the pathogenic potential of the strains of the genus Herbaspirillum: environmental strain H. seropedicae SmR1 and their modified forms (RAM GFP and ds RED) and the clinical isolated strains H. frisingense AU14559 e H. huttiense AU11883. In vitro tests using reagents MTT and Neutral Red were performed to evaluate lung cells Calu-3 viability following exposure to sterile supernatant of bacterial cultures with 8 and 18 h of growth, showing cytotoxic effect of all different strains of the species H. seropedicae used. Morphology cell tests using the same supernatants induced alterations in Calu-3 cells with all bacterium strains used. Cell adhesion methodology showed that the human isolated strains H. huttiense AU11883 and H. frisingense AU14559 are capable of adhering on Calu-3 cells, being considered low adhesion bacteria. In in vivo assays, using a pneumonia induced model in mice, H. seropedicae SmR1 strain was able to induce severe weight loss in those animals, as well as a rise in total leukocytes count and neutrophils on bronchoalveolar lavage (LBA) and histopathological changes on the lungs, like perivascular and peribronchial infiltrates. The clinical isolated strain from infected lungs, H. huttiense AU11883, showed cytotoxicity and adhesion in vitro, and also histopathological changes on the lungs of intratracheal inoculated animals, but they didn’t show weight loss or significant alterations on LBA. Those results shows that the environmental strain H. seropedicae SmR1 presented evidence confirming its pathogenic potential, but are still required further tests with a larger number of strains to evaluate the pathogenic potential of this bacterial genus.
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