Paloma Napoleao-Pego
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Recent Articles
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Alcon-Chino M, Bonoldi V, Pereira R, Gazeta G, Carvalho J, Napoleao-Pego P, et al.
Microorganisms
. 2024 Nov;
12(11).
PMID: 39597601
Lyme disease, a zoonotic infection caused by the bacterium , is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected ticks. Its diagnosis primarily relies on serological methods; however, the existing...
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Durans A, Napoleao-Pego P, Reis F, Dias E, Machado L, Lechuga G, et al.
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2024 Sep;
12(9).
PMID: 39340059
Serological tests are critical tools in the fight against infectious disease. They detect antibodies produced during an adaptive immune response against a pathogen with an immunological reagent, whose antibody binding...
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Lechuga G, Temerozo J, Napoleao-Pego P, Carvalho J, Gomes L, Bou-Habib D, et al.
Int J Mol Sci
. 2024 Aug;
25(15).
PMID: 39125749
Despite successful vaccination efforts, the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants poses ongoing challenges to control COVID-19. Understanding humoral responses regarding SARS-CoV-2 infections and their impact is crucial for developing future...
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Caetano D, Napoleao-Pego P, Villela L, Cortes F, Cardoso S, Hoagland B, et al.
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2024 Jul;
12(7).
PMID: 39066409
HIV-1 has an antisense gene overlapping env that encodes the ASP protein. ASP functions are still unknown, but it has been associated with gp120 in the viral envelope and membrane...
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Monteiro M, Lechuga G, Napoleao-Pego P, Carvalho J, Gomes L, Morel C, et al.
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2024 Apr;
12(4).
PMID: 38675725
The worldwide spread of SARS-CoV-2 has led to a significant economic and social burden on a global scale. Even though the pandemic has concluded, apprehension remains regarding the emergence of...
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De-Simone S, Napoleao-Pego P, Lechuga G, Carvalho J, Monteiro M, Morel C, et al.
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2023 Dec;
11(12).
PMID: 38140154
Background: The newly introduced COVID-19 vaccines have reduced disease severity and hospitalizations. However, they do not significantly prevent infection or transmission. In the same context, measuring IgM and IgG antibody...
7.
De-Simone S, Napoleao-Pego P, Lechuga G, Carvalho J, Gomes L, Cardozo S, et al.
Toxins (Basel)
. 2023 Apr;
15(4).
PMID: 37104177
Tetanus is an acute, fatal disease caused by exotoxins released from during infections. A protective humoral immune response can be induced by vaccinations with pediatric and booster combinatorial vaccines that...
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De-Simone S, Napoleao-Pego P, Goncalves P, Lechuga G, Cardoso S, Provance Jr D, et al.
Int J Mol Sci
. 2023 Jan;
24(1).
PMID: 36613974
Oral immunization with the choleric toxin (CT) elicits a high level of protection against its enterotoxin activities and can control cholera in endemic settings. However, the complete B-cell epitope map...
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Lechuga G, Napoleao-Pego P, Morel C, Provance D, De-Simone S
Int J Mol Sci
. 2022 Apr;
23(7).
PMID: 35409149
Hemopexin (Hx) is a plasma glycoprotein that scavenges heme (Fe(III) protoporphyrin IX). Hx has important implications in hemolytic disorders and hemorrhagic conditions because releasing hemoglobin increases the labile heme, which...
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De-Simone S, Napoleao-Pego P, Goncalves P, Lechuga G, Mandonado Jr A, Graeff-Teixeira C, et al.
Membranes (Basel)
. 2022 Feb;
12(2).
PMID: 35207030
Background: Angiostrongyliasis, the leading cause universal of eosinophilic meningitis, is an emergent disease due to (rat lungworm) larvae, transmitted accidentally to humans. The diagnosis of human angiostrongyliasis is based on...