CV Lattes
Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). Instituto Butantan (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
, acting on the following subjects: choline kinase, antimalarial, plasmodium falciparum, drug discovery and infectious disease. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Two billion people are estimated to be affected by parasitic infectious disease according to the World Health Organization. The most serious concern for the future is the emergence of resistance to all anthelmintic currently used to treat infection by parasitic worms. Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living nematode naturally found in soil that has become a model organism for investigatio…
Methotrexate (MTX) is an immunosuppressant used systemically to treat psoriasis. Despite its effectiveness, presents a series of adverse effects, among which is the most serious the hepatotoxicity. Thus, topical administration would be desirable to find it on their site of action while avoiding adverse systemic effects. However, physical and chemical properties, such as limited water solu…
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