Michele A Zacks

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Affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Impairment of cell division of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes
    Michele A Zacks
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0609, USA
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 102:111-5. 2007
  2. ncbi Alpha-beta T cells provide protection against lethal encephalitis in the murine model of VEEV infection
    Slobodan Paessler
    Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0609, USA
    Virology 367:307-23. 2007
  3. ncbi Inhibition of alphavirus infection in cell culture and in mice with antisense morpholino oligomers
    Slobodan Paessler
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 1019, USA
    Virology 376:357-70. 2008
  4. ncbi CD4+ T cells provide protection against acute lethal encephalitis caused by Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
    Nadezhda E Yun
    Department of Pathology, Galveston National Laboratory and Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0609, United States
    Vaccine 27:4064-73. 2009
  5. ncbi Recombinant alphaviruses are safe and useful serological diagnostic tools
    Haolin Ni
    Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 76:774-81. 2007
  6. ncbi Pathogenesis of XJ and Romero strains of Junin virus in two strains of guinea pigs
    Nadezhda E Yun
    Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 1019, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 79:275-82. 2008
  7. ncbi Encephalitic alphaviruses
    Michele A Zacks
    Galveston National Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, G 170 Keiller Building, Galveston, TX 77555 0609, United States
    Vet Microbiol 140:281-6. 2010
  8. ncbi An overview of chagasic cardiomyopathy: pathogenic importance of oxidative stress
    Michele A Zacks
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
    An Acad Bras Cienc 77:695-715. 2005
  9. ncbi Injectable peramivir mitigates disease and promotes survival in ferrets and mice infected with the highly virulent influenza virus, A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1)
    Nadezhda E Yun
    Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    Virology 374:198-209. 2008

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Publications9

  1. ncbi Impairment of cell division of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes
    Michele A Zacks
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0609, USA
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 102:111-5. 2007
    ..This report describes a developmentally-defective phenotype that resulted from integration of a drug marker adjacent to the GAPDH gene in T. cruzi...
  2. ncbi Alpha-beta T cells provide protection against lethal encephalitis in the murine model of VEEV infection
    Slobodan Paessler
    Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0609, USA
    Virology 367:307-23. 2007
    ..Prolonged replication of encephalitic VEEV in the brain of pre-immunized mice is not lethal and adoptive transfer experiments indicate that CD3(+) T cells are required for protection...
  3. ncbi Inhibition of alphavirus infection in cell culture and in mice with antisense morpholino oligomers
    Slobodan Paessler
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 1019, USA
    Virology 376:357-70. 2008
    ..Levels of virus in tissue samples correlated with animal survival. Uninfected mice suffered no apparent ill-effects from PPMO treatment. Thus, PPMO appear promising as candidates for therapeutic development against alphaviruses...
  4. ncbi CD4+ T cells provide protection against acute lethal encephalitis caused by Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
    Nadezhda E Yun
    Department of Pathology, Galveston National Laboratory and Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0609, United States
    Vaccine 27:4064-73. 2009
    ..On the contrary, the adoptive transfer of primed CD4(+) T cells was necessary to prevent lethal encephalitis in mice lacking alphabeta T cell receptor...
  5. ncbi Recombinant alphaviruses are safe and useful serological diagnostic tools
    Haolin Ni
    Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 76:774-81. 2007
    ..Chimeric viruses were produced efficiently in cell culture and were as effective as the parental virus for identifying infection of humans, horses, and rodents in these serological assays...
  6. ncbi Pathogenesis of XJ and Romero strains of Junin virus in two strains of guinea pigs
    Nadezhda E Yun
    Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 1019, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 79:275-82. 2008
    ..Thus, both guinea pig strains are useful animal models for lethal Junin virus (Romero strain) infection and potentially can be used for preclinical trials in vaccine or antiviral drug development...
  7. ncbi Encephalitic alphaviruses
    Michele A Zacks
    Galveston National Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, G 170 Keiller Building, Galveston, TX 77555 0609, United States
    Vet Microbiol 140:281-6. 2010
    ..In contrast, transmission of VEEV occurs predominantly in Central and South America. As with their geographical distribution, equine encephalitis viruses differ in their main mosquito vector species and their zoonotic potential...
  8. ncbi An overview of chagasic cardiomyopathy: pathogenic importance of oxidative stress
    Michele A Zacks
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
    An Acad Bras Cienc 77:695-715. 2005
    ..We discuss the literature reporting the consequences of sustained oxidative stress in CCM pathogenesis...
  9. ncbi Injectable peramivir mitigates disease and promotes survival in ferrets and mice infected with the highly virulent influenza virus, A/Vietnam/1203/04 (H5N1)
    Nadezhda E Yun
    Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    Virology 374:198-209. 2008
    ..A single intramuscular peramivir injection protected mice against severe disease outcomes following infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza and multi-dose treatment was efficacious in ferrets...