Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - PPGBIOTEC/ICB

URI Permanente desta comunidadehttps://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/6089

O Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia (PPGBIOTEC) é um programa do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB) da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA). O PPGBIOTEC fornece a base teórica para o desenvolvimento de projetos em duas áreas de concentração e quatro linhas de pesquisa, definidas de acordo com a competência e experiência de orientação dos docentes do programa: Área de Bioprospecção: linhas de pesquisa: (i) química orgânica de biomoléculas e metabolômica; e (ii) genômica, transcriptômica, proteômica e bioinformática de microrganismos e plantas (Bactéria, Archaea e Eukarya). Área de Biotecnologia Aplicada: linhas de pesquisa: (i) saúde humana e veterinária; e (ii) produção de insumos e processos industriais.

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Caracterização antigênica, físico-química e biológica do vírus BE AR 701405, obtido a partir de mosquitos da espécie Psorophora (Jan) ferox, capturados em Altamira – Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-03-26) ARAÚJO, João Batista dos Santos; LEAL, Élcio de Souza; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1158983666415285
The BE AR 701405 virus was isolated from a pool of Psorophora (Jan.) ferox mosquitoes captured in the municipality of Altamira, Para state, Northern Brazil, in 2006. The objective of this study was the physicochemical, biological and antigenic characterization of the BE AR 701405 virus in order to provide data for it taxonomic classification. Newborn mice inoculated by intracerebral route showed evidences of neurological manifestations, such as chill and motor disorders after the infection with the virus BE AR 701405. Cytophatic effect (CPE) was in infected Aedes albopictus C6/36 cells was not clearly observed, however in VERO cells CPE was observed after 48 hors post infection. The virus load was determined in 10-4,1 LD50/ 0.02 mL and the titer after DCE analysis was calculated in 10−2,6 LD50/0,02 mL. The BE AR 701405 virus reacted antigenically with Pixuna virus hiperimmune serum. In conclusion, the studied vírus was sensible to the DCA solvent suggesting that it is an enveloped virus. Furthermore, by serology this virus was identified as a member of the group A, genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae, more closely related to Pixuna virus. In addition, newborn mice, as well as C6/36 and VERO cells demonstrated to be sensible to the infection by the BE AR 701405 vírus. Further studies are needed to better understand the antigenic relationship between the BE AR 701405 virus and Pixuna virus.
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Relação entre níveis de células T CD4+ e pressão seletiva nos genes env e vif do HIV-1 subtipos B e C
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-08-31) PEREIRA, Raimundo Cristovão Ferreira; LEAL, Élcio de Souza; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1158983666415285
Previous studies have shown a direct relationship between levels of CD4+ Tlymphocytes and evolutionary rates of HIV-1 (DIAZ et al, 2008; LEMEY et al, 2007; NOSTROM et al, 2014.). Other factors also affect the variability of the env gene: for example function of neutralizing antibodies - Nabs (FROST et al., 2005), the variation in glycosylation sites; (LEAL et al, 2012 LEAL et al., 2008), binding to target cell receptors (i.e, CD4, CXCR4, CCR5), and also the switch from CCR5 to CXCR4 receptor (MILD et al., 2013). Thus, the relationship between viral levels diversification and CD4 + T cells in the env gene can be circumstantial. The vif gene, on the other hand, it is retained and not subject to bias present in the env gene (i.e, glycosylation sites, etc.). Thus, to study the influence of CD4 + T cells levels in HIV variability, the estimate of the selective regimes was used (Nonsynonymous Substitutions - dN and Synonymous Substitutions - dS) by a codon-based model and phylogenetic analysis of unrelated individuals (inter-host). HIV-1 sequences were used of the not-correlated individuals, obtained from the Los Alamos Database. The sequences were separated into CD4+ levels of categories and then analyzed. The analysis revealed no direct correlation between CD4+ T cell levels and evolutionary rates in gp120 and vif gene from HIV-1, subtypes B and C in a population approach.
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Replicação viral, padrão de expressão de citocinas e cinética de morte celular em cultura primária de células neurais infectadas pelo vírus rocio
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-07-13) SOUTO, Adriano da Paixão; FRANCO, Edna Cristina Santos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5939607544965550
Arboviruses belonging to the genus Flavivirus (Flaviviridae family) are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality, may cause severe cases of encephalitis, hemorrhagic fever, hepatitis and febrile disease in vertebrates, including humans. Rocio flavivirus (ROCV) is very important for public health in Brazil, as it represents a serious threat of occurrence of sudden encephalitis outbreaks. The immunopathology of encephalitis caused by flavivirus is not yet fully understood and many aspects involved in modulation of immune responses in the CNS need to be unraveled. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the pattern of gene expression of cytokines in primary culture of neural cells when exposed to infection with Rocio. Mixed primary cultures (neuron/glia), obtained from the brains of BALB/C lineage isogenic newborns mice were inoculated with ROCV (MOI equal to 2) on the seventh day of culture and confirmation of infection was made by immunocytochemistry (anti-VROC). Viral replication was quantified in infected primary cultures, depending on the infectious period, by viral titer method. Total cellular RNA was extracted and used for detection of cytokines by real time RT-qPCR techniques. The study showed that primary cultures of neural cells is a good experimental model for the study of CNS infections by Rocio flavivirus. ROCV efficiently infected the primary cultured neural cells leading to cytopathic changes from the 2nd day a.i., when it detected the higher viral titer. The ROCV-infected primary culture survived up to 7 days a.i. and quantification of viral load showed a viral replication kinetics compatible with cell death kinetics of culture infected by ROCV. During the first five days a.i. of the primary culture, there was reduction of IFN-α gene expression, IFN-β, IFN-γ and IL-1β, there was no change in TNF-α expression and there was an increase in TGF-β expression in the 1st, 3rd and 5th day a.i.. The findings of this study suggest that ROCV has the ability to downregulate modulators cytokines of antiviral and inflammatory immune responses and, in this experimental model, immunoregulation exerted by TGF-β predominates over the modulation of inflammatory and antiviral immune responses, larger studies are needed to elucidate immunopathology of CNS infection by ROCV.

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