Publications by authors named "Eni Braga da Silveira"
Article Synopsis
- - Reversible infantile respiratory chain deficiency is a serious condition in newborns caused by a specific mtDNA mutation (m.14674T>C) and certain nuclear gene variants; it typically resolves on its own.
- - Two cases are presented: a boy and a girl, both showing symptoms like weak muscle tone, feeding issues, high lactic acid levels, and distinctive muscle biopsy findings (ragged red fibers).
- - Early recognition of this condition is crucial for providing essential care during the first six months, and understanding how it resolves might lead to new treatments for other mitochondrial diseases.
Background: Dystrophinopathies are X-linked muscular dystrophies characterized by pathogenic mutations in the dystrophin gene. Symptomatic dystrophinopathy female carriers may present with limb-girdle weakness. The diagnosis may be challenging in the absence of affected male relatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus mutant, vApAg, induces hemocytes apoptosis in vivo and displays reduced infectivity in larvae of Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Virus Res
December 2007
An Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) mutant, vApAg, induces apoptosis in a cell culture derived from Anticarsia gemmatalis (UFL-AG-286), reducing viral progeny. We have investigated apoptosis induction in vivo by vApAg in A. gemmatalis larvae and its correlation to infectivity reduction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBaculoviruses have long been shown to regulate apoptosis in cultured insect cells. Recently, this phenomenon was also reported to occur in vivo, reinforcing the importance of apoptosis in insect immunity against viruses. The vP35del virus, an Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) recombinant, was previously shown to induce apoptosis in Anticarsia gemmatalis cultured cells.
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