Stephanie Garcia

Stephanie Garcia

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

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

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7 July 2022 in British Journal of Pharmacology
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TZTiago H Zaninelli
Tiago H Zaninelli
VFVictor Fattori
Victor Fattori
TSTelma Saraiva dos Santos
Telma Saraiva dos Santos
SGStephanie Garcia
Stephanie Garcia
LSLarissa Staurengo‐Ferrari
Larissa Staurengo‐Ferrari
WVWaldiceu Verri
Waldiceu Verri

9 February 2023 in Cells
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CSCarina Z. Segato-Vendrameto
Carina Z. Segato-Vendrameto
CZCamila Zanluca
Camila Zanluca
AZAmanda Z. Zucoloto
Amanda Z. Zucoloto
TZTiago H Zaninelli
Tiago H Zaninelli
MBMariana Marques Bertozzi
Mariana Marques Bertozzi
WVWaldiceu Verri
Waldiceu Verri
Chikungunya virus is an arthropod-borne infectious agent that causes Chikungunya fever disease. About 90% of the infected patients experience intense polyarthralgia, affecting mainly the extremities but also the large joints such as the knees. Chronic disease symptoms persist for months, even after clearance of the virus from the blood. Envelope proteins stimulate the immune response against the Chikungunya virus, becoming an important therapeutic target. We inactivated the Chikungunya virus (iCHIKV) and produced recombinant E2 (rE2) protein and three different types of anti-rE2 monoclonal antibodies. Using these tools, we observed that iCHIKV and rE2 protein induced mechanical hyperalgesia (electronic aesthesiometer test) and thermal hyperalgesia (Hargreaves test) in mice. These behavioral results were accompanied by the activation of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons in mice, as observed by calcium influx. Treatment with three different types of anti-rE2 monoclonal antibodies and absence or blockade (AMG-9810 treatment) of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channel diminished mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia in mice. iCHIKV and rE2 activated TRPV1+ mouse DRG neurons in vitro, demonstrating their ability to activate nociceptor sensory neurons directly. Therefore, our mouse data demonstrate that targeting E2 CHIKV protein with monoclonal antibodies and inhibiting TRPV1 channels are reasonable strategies to control CHIKV pain.

22 May 2020
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MHMiriam S. Hohmann
Miriam S. Hohmann
TZTiago H Zaninelli
Tiago H Zaninelli
LSLarissa Staurengo-Ferrari
Larissa Staurengo-Ferrari
MMMarília F. Manchope
Marília F. Manchope
SGStephanie Garcia
Stephanie Garcia
WVWaldiceu Verri
Waldiceu Verri