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Proteomic profile of the venom of three dark-colored Tityus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica
(2023)
Objective: We aimed to elucidate the potential differences in the venom peptide sequences of three Tityus species
from Costa Rican rainforests: T. jaimei, T. championi and T. dedoslargos, compared to T. cf. asthenes ...
Structure of myotoxin-II, a catalytically inactive Lys49 phospholipase A2 homologue from Atropoides nummifer venom
(2006)
Lys49 snake-venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) homologues are highly myotoxic
proteins which, although lacking catalytic activity, possess the ability to disrupt
biological membranes, inducing significant muscle-tissue loss ...
A novel approach to biological risk surveillance in occupational hygiene: A case study on the use of quantitative microbial risk assessment to determine occupational risks for wastewater treatment plants workers in Costa Rica
(2023)
Wastewater treatment is essential for preventing infectious diseases and water pollution. To perform this process, workers operate and maintain wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs); thus, they are exposed to the many pathogens ...
Population Genomics Insights into Adaptive Evolution and Ecological Differentiation in Streptomycetes
(2019)
Deciphering the genomic variation that represents microevolutionary processes toward species divergence is key to understanding microbial speciation, which has long been under debate. Streptomycetes are filamentous bacteria ...
Heterologous hyperimmune polyclonal antibodies against SARS-COV-2: A broad coverage, affordable, and scalable potential immunotherapy for Covid-19
(2021-09)
The emergence and dissemination of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic triggered a global public health crisis.
Although several SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have ...
Clinical profiles at the time of diagnosis of COVID-19 in Costa Rica during the pre-vaccination period using a machine learning approach
(2021)
Background: The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2
virus, define a large spectrum of symptoms that are mainly dependent on the human host
conditions. In Costa Rica, almost 319 000 cases ...
Differential susceptibility of C2C12 myoblasts and myotubes to group II phospholipase A2 myotoxins from crotalid snake venoms
(2005)
Group II phospholipase A2 (PLA2) myotoxins isolated from Viperidae/Crotalidae snake venoms induce a rapid cytolytic
effect upon diverse cell types in vitro. Previous studies suggested that this effect could be more ...
Avances de la bioinformática en Costa Rica: Vista retrospectiva y perspectivas
Bioinformatics advances in Costa Rica: Retrospective view and perspectives
(2021-11-09)
Introducción: La disciplina científica de la bioinformática tiene el potencial de generar aplicaciones innovadoras para las sociedades humanas. Costa Rica, pequeña en tamaño y población en comparación con otros países de ...
Porcentaje y cifra absoluta de linfocitos T en sangre periférica por el método de rosetas E: estudio de cuarenta adultos sanos
(1985)
Se realizó la determinación del porcentaje y cifra absoluta de linfocitos T en sangre periférica a un grupo de 40 adultos sanos costarricenses, seleccionados de un grupo inicial de 58 voluntarios. Se utilizó un método de ...
Mevalonate pathway as a novel target for the treatment of metastatic gastric cancer
(2020-10)
Gastric mucosa tumors may present as two distinct major entities: Diffuse and intestinal subtypes. There is no
standard treatment for advanced or metastatic gastric cancer. The mevalonate pathway and cholesterol homeostasis ...