Envenomation by the larval or pupal stages of moths occurs when the victim presses their
hairs. They penetrate the subcutaneous tissue, releasing toxins such as proteolytic …

Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) is a reliable and reproducible technique for
measuring and evaluating changes in gene expression. The most common method for …

The pathophysiology of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) involves deficiencies in the
proliferation and migration capacities of endometrial stromal cells (hESCs), which impair …

Many active principles produced by animals, plants and microorganisms have been
employed in the development of new drugs for the treatment of human diseases. Among …

Measles is a viral disease highly contagious spread by respiratory transmission. Although
infection can be controlled by vaccination, numerous cases of measles have been …

Objective To express human vascular endothelial growth factor121 (VEGF121) in insect
cells. Methods A gene construct containing VEGF was cloned in the pFastBac-HTA vector …

Pulmonary collectins have been reported to bind carbohydrates on pathogens and inhibit
infection by agglutination, neutralization, and opsonization. In this study, surfactant protein A …

Toxins from venomous animals are proteins used for their defense or to hunt. Lonomia
(Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) caterpillars can be lethal, and accidental inoculation of the …

Few species of butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) are involved in human
envenoming [1]. Caterpillars are the larval forms of moths and butterflies. Toxins are usually …

Background: Baculovirus expression system, introduced more than 20 years ago, is
considered as a useful tool for large and complex eukaryotic recombinant protein …