CV Lattes
Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). Instituto Butantan (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduation at Biologia from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (1990), master's at Veterinary Medicine from Universidade de São Paulo (1996) and doctorate at Veterinary Medicine from Universidade de São Paulo (2001). Has experience in Pharmacology, focusing on Neuropsicopharmacology, acting on the following subjects: sistema nervoso central, comportamento, convulsão, escorpiões and neurotoxinas. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The scorpionism is considered a serious public health problem in Brazil and worldwide. According to the Notification Diseases Service (SINAN) in the Ministry of Health website, accidents with women in the fertile period represented over 40% of cases between the years 2007 to 2012. Thus, the possible sting of a pregnant woman or a lactating is large and the study of the possible consequenc…
In previous papers, we have observed that, when the Tityus bahiensis scorpion venom is administrated to dames during the 10th or the 16th pregnancy days, some changes occur on the physical and reflexological development of the offspring during the perinatal period, as well as some behavioral changes on the offspring when they reach adulthood. Reports throughout the literature have demonst…
Scorpion venoms are composed, among others, by neurotoxins, low molecular weigh polypeptides that act on ionic channels, mainly sodium, modifying chemical mediators release. Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom is been extensively studied and several toxins are well characterized and sequenciated. The more important toxins from this venom are TsTX, an a-type toxin, whose convulsive and neurot…
The scorpionic poisoning is a public health problem, due to the high number of cases registered not only in Brazil but also in the world, mainly in tropical and subtropical areas. It is known that the poisoning by scorpions can cause problems ranging from simple local manifestations, such as small edema, to serious problems, such as cardiocirculatory complications, which may lead the indi…
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