Background aims Although bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have
demonstrated success in pre-clinical studies, they have shown only mild therapeutic effects …

Background Critically ill 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients under invasive
mechanical ventilation (IMV) are 10 to 40 times more likely to die than the general …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected over 400 million people
worldwide, leading to 6 million deaths. Among the complex symptomatology of COVID-19 …

Chagas disease is a tropical neglected disease endemic in Latin America caused by the
protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite has four major life stages: epimastigote …

Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune exocrinopathy characterized by the progressive
damage of salivary and lacrimal glands associated with lymphocytic infiltration. Identifying …

Royal jelly (RJ) triggers the development of female honeybee larvae into queens. This effect
has been attributed to the presence of major royal jelly protein 1 (MRJP1) in RJ. MRJP1 …

Triatomines have evolved salivary glands that produce versatile molecules with various
biological functions, including those leading their interactions with vertebrate hosts' …

Background Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a valuable source of biomarkers and display
the pathophysiological status of various diseases. In COVID-19, EVs have been explored in …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a single-stranded positive RNA virus that belongs to the
genus Alphavirus and is transmitted to humans by infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes …

Spider venoms are composed of a complex mixture of bioactive molecules. The structural
and functional characterization of these molecules in the venom of the Brazilian spider …