F G C Abath

Summary

Affiliation: Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil

Publications

  1. ncbi Molecular approaches for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni: possible applications in the detection of snail infection, monitoring of transmission sites, and diagnosis of human infection
    Frederico G C Abath
    Departamentos de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, Av Prof Moraes Rego s n, 50670 420 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:145-8. 2006
  2. ncbi Single-tube nested PCR using immobilized internal primers
    F G C Abath
    Departamento de Imunologia, , , 50670-420, Recife, Brazil
    Biotechniques 33:1210-2, 1214. 2002
  3. ncbi Immunopathogenic mechanisms in schistosomiasis: what can be learnt from human studies?
    Frederico G C Abath
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420 Recife, Brazil
    Trends Parasitol 22:85-91. 2006
  4. ncbi Development of molecular approaches for the identification of transmission sites of schistosomiasis
    Fábio L Melo
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, Av Prof Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420, Recife, Brazil
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 100:1049-55. 2006
  5. ncbi Development of a real time polymerase chain reaction for quantitation of Schistosoma mansoni DNA
    Ana Lisa do Vale Gomes
    Departamento de Imunologia, , Av. Prof Moraes Rego s/n, 50670-420 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:133-6. 2006
  6. ncbi Canine visceral leishmaniosis: a comparative analysis of the EIE-leishmaniose-visceral-canina-Bio-Manguinhos and the IFI-leishmaniose-visceral-canina-Bio-Manguinhos kits
    R A Lira
    Departamento de Imunologia, , , Av. Moraes Rego s/n, , 50670-420, Recife-PE, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 137:11-6. 2006
  7. ncbi Single-tube nested PCR using immobilized internal primers for the identification of dengue virus serotypes
    A L V Gomes
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, Av Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420 Recife, Brazil
    J Virol Methods 145:76-9. 2007
  8. ncbi Diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis: biotechnological advances
    Y M Gomes
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Av Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Vet J 175:45-52. 2008
  9. ncbi Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis based on recombinant antigens ESAT-6 and CFP-10 in children from an endemic area in northeast Brazil
    D S M Van-Lume
    Aggeu Magalhães Research Center Oswaldo Cruz Institute FIOCRUZ, Department of Immunology, Av Moares Rego s n, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Scand J Immunol 72:460-8. 2010
  10. ncbi Preliminar evaluation of cytokines in the hepatitis C-schistosomiasis co-infection
    Clarice N L Morais
    , Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 52020-020 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:353-4. 2006

Collaborators

  • Eridan M Coutinho
  • T A Wynn
  • L C Alves
  • Silvia M L Montenegro
  • Clarice N L Morais
  • Y M Gomes
  • R A Lira
  • Roberto P Werkhauser
  • Ana Lisa do Vale Gomes
  • Joelma R de Souza
  • Constança S Barbosa
  • Wlademir G Melo
  • D S M Van-Lume
  • Milena de Paiva Cavalcanti
  • M Paiva Cavalcanti
  • A L V Gomes
  • Germano A Ferreira
  • Fábio L Melo
  • Renata P Ramos
  • Ana Lucia C Domingues
  • Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito
  • Eduardo H G Rodrigues
  • Marcílio L Aroucha
  • Lilian Beck
  • Mitzi G Mendonça
  • Lílian M L Montenegro
  • Wayner V Souza
  • Yara M Gomes
  • Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues
  • S M L Montenegro
  • M M L Cabral
  • J C Rego
  • H C Schindler
  • V Balbino
  • J R De Souza
  • M H Saad
  • Wayner Vieira de Souza
  • Yara de Miranda Gomes
  • Luiz B Carvalho Júnior
  • Maria Edileuza F de Brito
  • Slanney A Vasconcellos
  • E T A Marques
  • Fábia C S Soares
  • Paulo J C Miranda
  • A M Silva
  • M T Cordeiro
  • G F Guimarães
  • A G P Ferreira
  • M Nakazawa
  • Bruno M Carvalho
  • Wayner Souza
  • W V Souza
  • Edmundo P A Lopes
  • E D Silva
  • Silvia M I Montenegro
  • Vlaudia M A Costa
  • Camila F Melo
  • Edeneide Xavier
  • Alexandre B Carvalho
  • Maria E F de Brito
  • Márcio L Jardim
  • Daniele S M Van-Lüme
  • Valdir Bandeira
  • Tereza Favre
  • Andréia S Lima
  • Rosana A Montenegro
  • Clarice N Lins de Morais
  • Haiana C Schindler
  • Otávio Pieri
  • Siddhartha Mahanty
  • Ulisses Montarroyos
  • Mineo Nakazawa
  • Valéria R A Pereira

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Molecular approaches for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni: possible applications in the detection of snail infection, monitoring of transmission sites, and diagnosis of human infection
    Frederico G C Abath
    Departamentos de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, Av Prof Moraes Rego s n, 50670 420 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:145-8. 2006
    ..The present minireview describes sensitive and specific PCR based systems to detect S. mansoni, indicating possible applications in the detection of snail infection, monitoring of transmission sites, and diagnosis of human infection...
  2. ncbi Single-tube nested PCR using immobilized internal primers
    F G C Abath
    Departamento de Imunologia, , , 50670-420, Recife, Brazil
    Biotechniques 33:1210-2, 1214. 2002
  3. ncbi Immunopathogenic mechanisms in schistosomiasis: what can be learnt from human studies?
    Frederico G C Abath
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420 Recife, Brazil
    Trends Parasitol 22:85-91. 2006
    ....
  4. ncbi Development of molecular approaches for the identification of transmission sites of schistosomiasis
    Fábio L Melo
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, Av Prof Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420, Recife, Brazil
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 100:1049-55. 2006
    ..These PCR protocols have potential to be used as tools for monitoring of schistosome transmission...
  5. ncbi Development of a real time polymerase chain reaction for quantitation of Schistosoma mansoni DNA
    Ana Lisa do Vale Gomes
    Departamento de Imunologia, , Av. Prof Moraes Rego s/n, 50670-420 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:133-6. 2006
    ..Thus, these PCR protocols have potential to be used as tools for monitoring of schistosome transmission and quantitative diagnosis of human infection...
  6. ncbi Canine visceral leishmaniosis: a comparative analysis of the EIE-leishmaniose-visceral-canina-Bio-Manguinhos and the IFI-leishmaniose-visceral-canina-Bio-Manguinhos kits
    R A Lira
    Departamento de Imunologia, , , Av. Moraes Rego s/n, , 50670-420, Recife-PE, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 137:11-6. 2006
    ....
  7. ncbi Single-tube nested PCR using immobilized internal primers for the identification of dengue virus serotypes
    A L V Gomes
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, Av Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420 Recife, Brazil
    J Virol Methods 145:76-9. 2007
    ....
  8. ncbi Diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis: biotechnological advances
    Y M Gomes
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Av Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Vet J 175:45-52. 2008
    ..The development of polymerase chain reaction based approaches and immunoassays based on the use of recombinant antigens aimed at improving the sensitivity and specificity of CVL diagnosis is discussed...
  9. ncbi Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis based on recombinant antigens ESAT-6 and CFP-10 in children from an endemic area in northeast Brazil
    D S M Van-Lume
    Aggeu Magalhães Research Center Oswaldo Cruz Institute FIOCRUZ, Department of Immunology, Av Moares Rego s n, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Scand J Immunol 72:460-8. 2010
    ..In conclusion, the ESAT-6 test may be the most appropriate for diagnosis of childhood TB, both LTBI and TB disease, when associated with epidemiological and clinical data, especially in endemic areas such as Brazil...
  10. ncbi Preliminar evaluation of cytokines in the hepatitis C-schistosomiasis co-infection
    Clarice N L Morais
    , Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 52020-020 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:353-4. 2006
    ..Several studies have proposed serum biological markers of hepatic fibrosis. This communication evaluates the use of serum cytokines as markers of hepatic fibrosis in hepatitis C, schistosomiasis, and co-infection...
  11. ncbi Development of a single tube hemi-nested PCR for genus-specific detection of Plasmodium in oligoparasitemic patients
    Lílian M L Montenegro
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, FIOCRUZ, Av Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420, Recife, Brazil
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 98:619-25. 2004
    ..We conclude that these sensitive molecular diagnostic systems can be used for the diagnosis of asymptomatic oligoparasitemic patients...
  12. ncbi Preliminary results on interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 cytokine production in malnourished, inducible nitric oxide synthase-deficient mice with schistosomiasis mansoni infection
    Renata P Ramos
    , Departamento de Imunologia, , 52020-020 Recife, PE, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101:331-2. 2006
    ..We are currently investigating the biological significance of these findings...
  13. ncbi The development of a real-time PCR assay for the quantification of Leishmania infantum DNA in canine blood
    Milena de Paiva Cavalcanti
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes FIOCRUZ, Av Prof Moraes Rego s n, Cidade Universitaria, 50670 420 Recife, Brazil
    Vet J 182:356-8. 2009
    ..The use of such a sensitive, reproducible and rapid qPCR-based assay will be useful in the diagnosis and control of L. infantum infection in endemic areas, where serological surveys often underestimate true disease prevalence...
  14. ncbi Discrimination of Leishmania braziliensis variants by kDNA signatures produced by LSSP-PCR
    Germano A Ferreira
    Av Prof Moraes Rego, S N, Cidade Universitária 50670 420, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
    J Parasitol 93:712-4. 2007
    ....
  15. ncbi Enhanced interleukin-12 and CD40 ligand activities but reduced Staphylococcus aureus Cowan 1-induced responses suggest a generalized and progressively impaired type 1 cytokine pattern for human schistosomiasis
    Silvia M L Montenegro
    Departamento de Imunologia, , Recife, Brazil
    Infect Immun 70:5903-12. 2002
    ....
  16. ncbi Evaluation of PCR for diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in an area of endemicity in northeastern Brazil
    Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues
    , , Av. Prof. Moraes Rego s/n, , 50670-420 Recife, Brazil
    J Clin Microbiol 40:3572-6. 2002
    ..braziliensis. The evidence available at present incriminates L. braziliensis as the only causative agent of ACL in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil...
  17. ncbi Partial molecular characterization of Sm8, a tegumental antigen of Schistosoma mansoni
    Frederico G C Abath
    , FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE, 50670-420, Brasil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 97:91-3. 2002
    ..The partial cDNA was isolated and analyzed. Sequence analysis revealed transmembrane compatible hydrophobic domains and a putative leucine zipper pattern. The mRNA and the protein are predominantly expressed in adult worms...
  18. ncbi Antibody isotype responses to egg antigens in human chronic Schistosomiasis mansoni before and after treatment
    Yara M Gomes
    Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes, FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE, 50670 420, Brasil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 97:111-2. 2002
    ..Our results suggest that schistosomiasis treatment would not interfere with this sort of immune response...
  19. ncbi Treatment of human acute schistosomiasis with oxamniquine induces an increase in interferon-gamma response to Schistosoma mansoni antigens
    Joelma R de Souza
    Departamento de Bioquimica, Universitaria, 52020 020 Recife, PE, Brasil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 102:225-8. 2007
    ..The oxamniquine treatment of acute schistosomiasis patients is followed by an improvement of a Th1 response in vitro. If this response has a protective aspect is unknown, and some investigations need to be realized...
  20. ncbi Persistence of leishmania parasites in scars after clinical cure of American cutaneous leishmaniasis: is there a sterile cure?
    Mitzi G Mendonça
    Departamento de Dermatologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
    J Infect Dis 189:1018-23. 2004
    ..Recently, sensitive molecular techniques have allowed the identification of Leishmania parasites directly in specimens from patients' scars...
  21. ncbi Evaluation of tests based on the antibody response to keyhole limpet haemocyanin and soluble egg antigen to differentiate acute and chronic human schistosomiasis mansoni
    Lilian Beck
    Instituto Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 99:97-8. 2004
    ..The tests based upon IgM and IgG antibodies responses to KLH presented the best diagnostic discrimination, and can be used in conjunction with clinical and epidemiological data to the differential diagnosis of acute schistosomiasis...