Eliana Nakano

Dr. Eliana Nakano

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Academic Career Length

31Years (1996-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2011 in Experimental Parasitology
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JMJosue De Moraes
Josue De Moraes
CNCarlos Nascimento
Carlos Nascimento
PLPriscilla O.M.V. Lopes
Priscilla O.M.V. Lopes
ENEliana Nakano
Eliana Nakano
LYLydia F. Yamaguchi
Lydia F. Yamaguchi
TKToshie Kawano
Toshie Kawano

1 March 2012 in Current Medicinal Chemistry
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LVL. M. Veras
L. M. Veras
MGM. A. Guimaraes
M. A. Guimaraes
YCY. D. Campelo
Y. D. Campelo
MVM. M. Vieira
M. M. Vieira
CNC. Nascimento
C. Nascimento
JMJ. Moraes
J. Moraes
Schistosomiasis, caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, still imposes a considerable public health burden on large parts of the world. The control of this disease depends almost exclusively on the drug praziquantel, and there are no alternative drugs in sight. Natural compounds have recently attracted significant attention due to their relevance to parasitic infection and potential development into new therapeutic agents. Epiisopiloturine is an imidazole alkaloid isolated from the leaves of Pilocarpus microphyllus (Rutaceae), a native plant from Brazil. Here, we report the in vitro effect of this drug on the survival time of Schistosoma mansoni of different ages, such as 3 h old and 1, 3, 5, and 7 days old schistosomula, 49-day-old adults, and on egg output by adult worms. Epiisopiloturine at a concentration of 300 μg/mL caused the death of all schistosomula within 120 h. Extensive tegumental alterations and death were observed when adult schistosomes had been exposed to 150 μg/mL of the epiisopiloturine. At the highest sub-lethal dose of alkaloid (100 μg/mL), a 100% reduction in egg laying of paired adult worms was observed. Additionally, epiisopiloturine showed selective antischistosomal activity and exhibited no cytotoxicity to mammalian cells. This report provides the first evidence that epiisopiloturine is able to kill S. mansoni of different ages and inhibit worm egg laying.

1 October 2012 in Experimental Parasitology
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JMJosue De Moraes
Josue De Moraes
CNCarlos Nascimento
Carlos Nascimento
LYLydia F. Yamaguchi
Lydia F. Yamaguchi
Massuo Jorge KatoMassuo Jorge Kato
Massuo Jorge Kato
ENEliana Nakano
Eliana Nakano

1 December 2014 in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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LTLenita de Freitas Tallarico
Lenita de Freitas Tallarico
SBSueli Ivone Borrely
Sueli Ivone Borrely
NHNatália Hamada
Natália Hamada
VGVanessa Siqueira Grazeffe
Vanessa Siqueira Grazeffe
FOFernanda Pires Ohlweiler
Fernanda Pires Ohlweiler
ENEliana Nakano
Eliana Nakano

21 October 2012 in Parasitology Research
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JMJosue De Moraes
Josue De Moraes
ACAline A. Leite Carvalho
Aline A. Leite Carvalho
ENEliana Nakano
Eliana Nakano
AAAntonia Amanda Cardoso de Almeida
Antonia Amanda Cardoso de Almeida
TMThiago Henrique da Costa Marques
Thiago Henrique da Costa Marques
Damiao Pergentino de SousaDamiao Pergentino de Sousa
Damiao Pergentino de Sousa

1 June 2008 in Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis
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VGVanessa Siqueira Grazeffe
Vanessa Siqueira Grazeffe
LTLenita de Freitas Tallarico
Lenita de Freitas Tallarico
APAlessandro de Sá Pinheiro
Alessandro de Sá Pinheiro
TKToshie Kawano
Toshie Kawano
Miriam Fussae SuzukiMiriam Fussae Suzuki
Miriam Fussae Suzuki
ENEliana Nakano
Eliana Nakano