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V. M. Borges

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A. Descoteaux· 1 shared C. A. Sorgi· 1 shared C. Meneses· 1 shared I. V. Coutinho-Abreu· 1 shared J. B. Lima· 1 shared J. Oristian· 1 shared J. Valenzuela· 1 shared L. H. Faccioli· 1 shared

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Polyunsaturated fatty acids alter the formation of lipid droplets and eicosanoid production in Leishmania promatigotes

Y. M. F. d. S. Andrade, M. V. d. Castro, V. d. S. Tavares, R. d. S. O. Souza, L. H. Faccioli, J. B. Lima, C. A. Sorgi, V. M. Borges, T. Araujo-Santos

This study examines how polyunsaturated fatty acids affect lipid droplet formation and eicosanoid production in Leishmania species, revealing species-specific responses and enzyme activity patterns.

bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Binding of Leishmania infantum LPG to the midgut is not sufficient to define vector competence in Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies

I. V. Coutinho-Abreu, J. Oristian, W. de Castro, T. R. Wilson, C. Meneses, R. P. Soares, V. M. Borges, A. Descoteaux, S. Kamhawi, J. Valenzuela

This study shows that Leishmania infantum LPG is not necessary for midgut retention in permissive sand flies but protects certain strains from blood digestion toxins.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2020Microbiology