Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários - PPGBAIP/ICB

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O Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários (PPGBAIP) é um programa do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB) da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA). O PPGBAIP contempla a formação de profissionais das áreas das Ciências Biológicas, Biomédicas, Médicas e afins em nível de mestrado e doutorado.

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Análise taxonômica e molecular de Cestoda nematotaeniidae parasito de intestino delgado de Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Amphibia: Bufonidae) de Belém-Pa
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010-07-02) MELO, Francisco Tiago de Vasconcelos; SANTOS, Jeannie Nascimento dos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4543897195525368
The amphibians of the species Rhinella marina known also as Giant Toad and have cosmopolitan distribution. Posses nocturnes habits, due of variety of feeding they can live in different habitats. Then, they can have many kinds of helminthes parasites. Among the helminthes, the cestodas are the target of study of this work. The members of Nematotaeniidae Family are commonly found in small intestine of repitilian and amphibians. The frequent auto-infestation would justify the high taxes of parasitism in one host. The present study has the objective to identify and to characterize the Cestoda of Rhinella marina from Belém-PA. Twenty hosts were captured in homes of the metropolitan area of Belém-PA and, after necropsy the Cestoda were isolated of intestine, and some specimens were fixed in A.F.A (Glacial Acid Acetic 2%, Formaldehyde 3% and 95 % of Etanol 70º GL), and some worms fixed in 2% Glutaraldehyde in Cacodilate buffer 0,1m P.h 7,4, to process in different techniques. One part of the samples was dehydrated in Etanol Series, and stained with Carmim®, and clarified with Metil Salicilate®. Some specimens were dehydrated and included in Paraffin for acomplishement of longitudinal and tranverse cuts. The worms fixed in Glutaraldehyde were dehydrated and included in Historesin®. Some Cestoda were processed for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). An indentification was accomplished throught drawings in Olympus BX 41 microscope equipped with camera lucida, pictures were taken in a MEDILUX microscope, with image captures system and in MEV JEOL 5310. Histological sections were photographed and 3D reconstruction was made in RECONSTRUCTTM software. The cestoid possess a cylindrical body, filiform and with difficult segmentation, except in the final portion of the strobila. Escolex with four suckers without hooks or apical organ, the pregnant proglotis presents two piriform capsules, funded in the basis and containing one or more eggs. The observations in SEM and light microscopy of the cestoda founded in small intestine of R.marina from Belém-PA, we observed that these Cestoda belong to Nematotaeniidae Family, meanwhile the other morphologic characters observed did not permit us to classify this helminth in any Gender of this Family.
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Aspectos microbiológicos e epidemiológicos da doença diarréica aguda no município de Juruti, Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010-12-20) SOUSA, Eveline Bezerra; LOUREIRO, Edvaldo Carlos Brito; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2685418720563351
The presente study described the epidemiological and etiological aspects of acute diarrhea in Juruti, Pará, Brazil. A total of 261 fecal samples were investigated (diarrheagenic, n = 170 and control, n = 91), from patients attended in Public Health Units in the period from February to July 2009. Samples were investigated for bacterial, Rotavírus and parasitic enteropathogens using microscopic examination, immunological tests (ELISA) and bacterial culture techniques. Two multiplex PCR were designed for the detection of all categories of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. A total of 154 samples were positive (diarrheagenic, n = 118 and control, n = 36), in which 75,4% were represented for mono infections and 24,6% for mixed infections. Most of cases included children less than 10 years of age (55,9%), which no significant difference were found between female and male. The most common enteropathogens in diarrhoeal samples were E. histolytica/E. dispar (26%), Shigella spp (15,7%), Giardia lamblia (13,3%) and diarrheagenic E. coli (12,8%), from which Shigella spp (p = 0,0028) were shown to be associated to the cases of acute diarrhea. The most frequent categories of E. coli in diarrhoeal cases were ETEC (7,2%) and EAEC (5,9%). The less frequent enteropathogens, in diarrhoeal samples were Campylobacter jejuni/coli (4,7%), Rotavírus (2,8%), Salmonella Panama, A. hydrophila and A. sóbria (0,5%). These results are useful for environmental and epidemiological surveillance of acute diarrhea disease in Juruti.
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Avaliação dos fatores de risco associados à transmissão do HTLV-1 e do HTLV-2, em doadores de sangue, na cidade de Belém do Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006-04-10) LOPES, Bruna Pedroso Tamegão; LEMOS, José Alexandre Rodrigues de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0820294977759092
In order to define the epidemiological profile of the Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) among inapt blood donors population, at the HEMOPA Foundation, in Belém, state of Pará, we analyzed 113 epidemiological forms, related with risk factors associated with these retrovirus transmission, among carriers and noncarriers of HTLV. We observed that 76% (n=50) of the inapt blood donors were infected by HTLV-1 and 24% (n=16) by HTLV-2; 62% (n=70) of the carriers were male and 38% (n=43) were female, with a tendency of infection in this gender (p=0,007). The risk factors which exhibited significant results were: have received blood transfusion (p=0,0003), more specifically to HTLV-2 (p=0,02); have been breastfeeding from non-mother (p=0,006), more specifically to HTLV-1 (p=0,04); have been submitted to surgery (p=0,01), discriminately to HTLV-1 (p=0,03) and HTLV-2 (p=0,04); share blades/shavers (p=0,02), more specifically to HTLV-1 (p=0,02); do not use condoms during sexual intercourse (p=0,0003), discriminately to HTLV-1 (p=0,001) and HTLV-2 (p=0,002). Despite of the diverse stages existing in the process of selection of blood donors, which the main objective is to eliminate potentials candidates carrying transmissible blood diseases, in special of chronic and asymptomatic course, exist bias that disable an exempt process of fails.
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Caracterização genética, correlação antigênica e ecoepidemiológica dos vírus do grupo C (Bunyaviridae, orthobunyavirus) isolados nas américas
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2005-02-28) NUNES, Márcio Roberto Teixeira; ROSA, Amélia Paes de Andrade Travassos da; VASCONCELOS, Pedro Fernando da Costa; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0973550817356564
To date, no molecular studies on group C viruses (Bunyaviridae: Orthobunyavirus) have been published. The current work determined the complete small RNA segment and partial medium RNA segment nucleotide sequences for group C members. The full-length SRNA sequences ranged from 915 to 926 nucleotides in length, and revealed similar organization in comparison with other orthobunyaviruses. Based on the 705 nt of the N gene, group C members were distributed into 3 major phylogenetic groups, with the exception of Madrid virus that was placed outside of these 3 groups. Analysis of the Caraparu virus strain BeH 5546 revealed that it has an SRNA sequence nearly identical to that of Oriboca virus and is a natural reassortant virus. In addition, analysis of 345 nucleotides of the Gn gene for seven group C viruses and for strain BeH 5546 revealed a different phylogenetic topology, suggesting a reassortment pattern among them. These findings represent the first evidence for natural reassortment among the group C viruses, which include several human pathogens. Furthermore, our genetic data corroborate previous antigenic relationships determined using serologic assays (complement fixation, hemagglutination inhibition and neutralization tests), and suggest that a combination of informative molecular, serological and ecological data is a helpful tool to understand the molecular epidemiology of orthobunyavirus.
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Diversidade de helmintos de Ageneiosus ucayalensis Castelnau 1855 (Pisces siluriformes) da foz do Rio Guamá e Baia do Guajará, Belém, Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010-05-10) GIESE, Elane Guerreiro; SANTOS, Jeannie Nascimento dos; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4543897195525368; VALLINOTO, Antonio Carlos Rosário; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3099765198910740
Descriptive taxonomy studies of fish parasites in the Amazon Region are relevant, considering the great biodiversity of known hosts. The aim of this was to analyze parasites found in Ageneiosus ucayalensis, describing new helminthes species, redescribing species and finding new hosts for species of known helminthes, using Light Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Molecular Biology. A. ucayalensis, a fresh water siluriform from South America, is poorly studied, despite its importance in the trophic chain of fresh water environment and the great value in the regular diet of Amazonian populations. Those hosts inhabit the base level of Guamá river and Guajará Bay being parasited by helminthes of Phyla Plathyhemintes, Acanthocephala and Nematoda, which are described for the first time. In this study two new species of Nematoda were described, Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) belenensis and Cucullanus ageneiosus; new host and new occurrence were described for Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) rarus; moreover, we described larval forms of nematoda of Families Anisakidae (Anisakis sp.), Cystidicolidae (Pseudoproleptus sp.) and Cucullanidae (Cucullanus sp.) parasiting A. ucayalensis. Parasites of phylum Plathyhelmintes, Class Cestoda, represented by metacestodes and adults of family Proteocephalidae were also described, as well as class Monogenea, represented by helminthes of family Dactylogiridae, subfamily Ancyrocephalinae and phylum Acanthocephala by specimens of Neoechinorhynchidae, family (Genus Neoechinorhynchus). We believe that the present study contributes with important data to parasite biodiversity from Amazon Region.
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Estudo da ação da crotoxina sobre o perfil de ativação de macrófagos peritoneais infectados com Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-04-12) FARIAS, Luis Henrique Seabra de; SILVA, Edilene Oliveira da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7410116802190343
American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) is a parasitic disease widely spread in most countries of Latin America, and caused by different species of the genus Leishmania. This protozoan is an obligate intracellular parasite that developed mechanisms to subvert the microbicidal activity of macrophages, such as inhibition of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) production. The chemotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for this disease, although the antileishmanial drugs available are in general toxic, expensive and require long-term treatment. Thus, the development of new natural products to treat leishmaniasis has become a priority. Ophidian toxins are natural sources of bioactive products with therapeutic properties already described. Therefore, we considered analyze the activity of crotoxin (CTX), a dimeric protein and the main neurotoxic component of Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom, against promastigotes of Leishmania (L.) amazonensis and macrophages. The toxin significantly decreasing of 32,5% on the growth of promastigotes at 1,2μg/mL and 24,9% at 4,8μg/mL after 96 hours of treatment (IC50= 22,86μg/mL). The colorimetric assay (MTT) showed that this compound presented no cytotoxic effects against macrophages. Interestingly, CTX treated macrophages presented a significant higher capacity to metabolize the MTT substrate (mean= 59,78% ±3,31, higher) when compared with untreated control. It was observed that treated macrophages presented intense production of ROS (mean= 35,95% ±2,76, higher) when compared with untreated cells. Treated macrophages presented increased phagocytic activity and were capable to eliminate intracellular parasites. Besides that, these cells had it NO and pro-inflammatory cytokines production increased and morphological alteration that characterizes the M1 cellular activation profile. That activation culminates with the parasite elimination throughout host response, reverting the anergic action promoted by L. amazonensis, thereby leading to a good disease prognostic, evidencing that this compound could be a promising antileishmanial agent.
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Estudo da susceptibilidade à infecção pelo HIV-1 e da progressão da AIDS em associação ao polimorfismo no gene Mbl (Lectina Ligadora de Manose)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2004-09-12) COSTA, Marcos Rogério Menezes da; VALLINOTO, Antonio Carlos Rosário; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3099765198910740
The low serum concentration of Mannose-Binding Lectin (MBL) is associated to the presence of variant alleles Mbl-*B, Mbl-*C and Mbl-*D, and it results in an increased susceptibility to recurrent infections. The present study investigated the association between the Mbl gene polymorphism and the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection. A fragment of 349 bp from the exon 1 of the Mbl gene was amplified by PCR and then submitted to RFLP analysis using the endonucleases BanI and MboII, aiming the identification of the variant alleles. The study of 145 seropositive patients and 99 healthy controls showed the presence of alleles Mbl-*A, Mbl-*B and Mbl-*D, with frequencies of 69%, 22% and 9% among patients and 70.2%, 13.6% and 16.2% among healthy controls, respectively. The analysis of the genotype frequencies showed a high prevalence of the genotypes carriers of variant Mbl-*B among patients seropositive as compared to the healthy controls. Furthermore, the genotype B/B was six times more frequent among patients than the observed to the healthy controls (χ2=4.042; p=0.044). The mean viral load was lower in HIV-1 seropositive patient carrying the Mbl-*A allele than those carrying the variant Mbl-*B allele (5,821 copies/mL vs. 52,253 copies/mL; p= 0.05). Furthermore, patients carrying the allele Mbl-*A showed a significant reduction of the viral load (p<0.001), that was not observed among those carrying the variant Mbl-*B (p=0.999). The results suggest the importance of the Mbl gene polymorphism on the clinical evolution of the patients infected by HIV-1 and that the identification of the Mbl genetic profile, among HIV-1 infected patients, may be an important tool to monitor the evolution and the prognosis of diseases.
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Estudo morfológico de microparasitas em Aequidens plagiozonatus Kullander 1984 (Osteiththyes: Cichlidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010-12-22) VIDEIRA, Marcela Nunes; MATOS, Edilson Rodrigues; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7895814591867510
The ornamental fish market has been growing gradually in recent years and the increasing pressure on the banks of natural fishery resources, seeks to find alternatives to the continued production of fish through aquaculture or is the search for new features or even slightly, such as fish Aequidens plagiozonatus, common name cará pixuna. Based on this knowledge is important to perform studies characterizing the parasitological profile of these species of fish in order to verify and control the spread of parasites that cause imbalance in aquatic ecosystems. The objective this study was to provide a better understanding the bioecology, through a survey of actions caused by parasitic microparasites (microsporídios, myxosporídios e coccidios) emphasizing the morphology of these organisms. For this, five collections were made, totaling 100 specimens, which were autopsied and having their organs. Parasitized organs were removed fragments, fixed and processed for light microscopy. Hepatosomatic index were calculated and the prevalence of the parasite specimens for each group of parasites analyzed, giving the enfaze microparasites. From the observations made were 3 phyla were found: Myxozoa, Microsporidia and Apicomplexa. We observed the first occurrence of mixosporidiose urinary bladder of this species. We also observed the occurrence of multiparasitism and the multifocal localization of some parasites. The prevalence of microsporidia in the studied was 100%, 18% myxosporeans, Apicomplexa 45%. These data represent an important contribution to the study sanitary fish A. plagiozonatus in the region, since any activity that involves the extraction of natural resources should be managed through planning and management measures to allow the equilibrium of ecosystems, promoting sustainable use of its resources and guaranteeing the preservation of the system, so that it can prevent the spread and transfer of disease by means of aquatic animals. Keywords: Fish, Ictioparasitology, Aequidens plagiozonatus, microparasites.
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Investigação do polimorfismo do exon - 1 do gene MBL (Mannose-Binding Lectin) em pacientes portadores de tuberculose
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009-03-31) ARAÚJO, Mauro Sérgio Moura de; VALLINOTO, Antonio Carlos Rosário; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3099765198910740
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is considered an acute phase protein with important role in the first line of defense of the innate immune system, whose serum levels are genetically determined. The MBL activates the lectin pathway of complement, and mediate the phagocytosis of microorganisms and opsonization. Several studies have associated serum levels of MBL to susceptibility or resistance to infectious agents including the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causative agent of human tuberculosis. Aiming to evaluate the occurrence of a possible association between MBL gene polymorphisms and tuberculosis, it was evaluated the frequencies of mutations in exon 1 of MBL gene in a group of 167 TB patients, divided into 3 groups: patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, with extrapulmonary tuberculosis, patients with multiresistant tuberculosis to drugs and the control group with 159 health professionals. The identification of alleles MBL*A, *B, *C and *D was performed by polymerase chain reaction, using specific sequences of primers and subsequent enzymatic digestion. The analysis of allelic and genotypic frequencies of exon 1 did not show any significant difference between patients with tuberculosis and control group (p> 0.05). There were no significant associations between groups of pulmonary tuberculosis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis and multidrug drug among themselves and when connected to the control group. Data from our study showed no evidence of any influence of variations in the exon 1 of MBL gene in active tuberculosis, suggesting that the gene polymorphism has no influence on susceptibility to tuberculosis.
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Prevalência da infecção pelo Papilomavírus humano (HPV) em mulheres investigadas para o câncer cervical, na cidade de Belém, Para
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009-04-29) MONTEIRO, Jacqueline Cortinhas; MACHADO, Luiz Fernando Almeida; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8099461017092882
The human Papillomavirus infects basal cells of stratified epithelium, inducing the development of benign proliferative lesions in the skin or mucous membranes. The infections have universal distribution. Many studies have demonstrated the strong association of infection by species of high-risk cervical cancer. Therefore, this study sought to determine the prevalence of HPV infection in a group of women screened for cervical cancer. From january 2008 to december 2009 were collected cervical samples from 180 women seen at the Laboratory of Cytopathology of Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), with 162 eligible for the study. Each participant was collected two samples, one for the manufacture of cytological smears for subsequent analysis by the Papanicolaou method and the other for analysis of molecular biology, in order to investigate the presence of HPV, using the primers MY09 and MY11. The species of HPV have been identified by PCR sequencing of nucleotide bases of the L1 ORF of HPV. The analysis of the epidemiological profile of the study group showed that the average age accounted for 37.5 years. The majority (49.38%) were married, 37.65% had initiated sexual activity between 13 and 17 years old and 58.64% did not use condoms during sex. The overall prevalence of HPV was found to be 18.52%. Thirteen different types were identified, with the majority (66.67%) was a low-risk group, in which HPV-11 was more frequent. Among the high risk group (30%) HPV-31 was found in four cases. The species distribution of HPV according to the cytology showed that the prevalence of infection was higher in the group of women whose smear was free of abnormal cytology (43.33%). In the group of women with premalignant changes only observed infections by species of low risk (10%). HPV infection was significantly associated with sexual activity and the frequency in the completion of screening. The prevalence in this study corroborates other findings in the medical literature. The prevalence of infection in women with normal cytology reinforces the idea that the infection is mostly asymptomatic and the Papanicolaou method is less efficient in detecting the infection than the techniques of molecular biology. However, when dealing with disease detection premalignant or malignant, molecular biology is not applicable and therefore should not replace the PCCU.

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