Browsing by Author "Almanza, Alejandro"
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Analysis of the antiparasitic and anticancer activity of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L. ARECACEAE) from the natural reserve of Punta Patiño, Darie´n
Tayler, Nicole M.; Boya, Cristopher A.; Herrera, Liuris; Moy, Jamie; Ng, Michelle; Pineda, Laura; Almanza, Alejandro; Rosero, Sara; Coronado, Lorena M.; Correa, Ricardo; Santamarıá, Ricardo; Caballero, Zuleima; Durant-Archibold, Armando A.; Tidgewell, Kevin J.; Balunas, Marcy J.; Gerwick, William H.; Spadafora, Alida; Gutiérrez, Marcelino; Spadafora, Carmenza (2019-04-02)Cocos nucifera (C. nucifera) (the coconut palm tree) has been traditionally used to fight a number of human diseases, but only a few studies have tested its components against parasites such as those that cause malaria. ... -
Analysis of the antiparasitic and anticancer activity of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L. ARECACEAE) from the natural reserve of Punta Patiño, Darién
Tayler, Nicole M.; Boya, Cristopher A.; Herrera, Liuris; Moy, Jamie; Ng, Michelle; Pineda, Laura; Almanza, Alejandro; Rosero, Sara; Coronado, Lorena M.; Correa, Ricardo; Santamaría, Ricardo; Caballero, Zuleima; Durant-Archibold, Armando A.; Tidgewell, Kevin J.; Balunas, Marcy J.; Gerwick, William H.; Spadafora, Alida; Gutiérrez, Marcelino; Spadafora, Carmenza (2019-04-02)Cocos nucifera (C. nucifera) (the coconut palm tree) has been traditionally used to fight a number of human diseases, but only a few studies have tested its components against parasites such as those that cause malaria. ... -
Anti-malarial activity and HS-SPME-GC-MS chemical profiling of Plinia cerrocampanensis leaf essential oil
Durant, Armando A; Rodríguez, Candelario; Herrera, Liuris; Almanza, Alejandro; Santana, Ana I; Spadadora, Carmenza; Gupta, Mahabir P (2014-01-13)Plinia cerrocampanensis is an endemic plant of Panama. The leaf essential oil of this plant has shown antibacterial activity. However, anti-malarial activity and chemical profiling by HS-SPME-GC-MS of this essential oil ... -
Anti-malarial activity and HS-SPME-GC-MS chemical profiling of Plinia cerrocampanensis leaf essential oil
Durant, Armando A; Rodríguez, Candelario; Herrera, Liuris; Almanza, Alejandro; Santana, Ana I; Spadafora, Carmenza; Gupta, Mahabir P (2014-01-13)Background Plinia cerrocampanensis is an endemic plant of Panama. The leaf essential oil of this plant has shown antibacterial activity. However, anti-malarial activity and chemical profiling by HS-SPME-GC-MS of this ... -
Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry to identify species of Neotropical Anopheles vectors of malaria
Loaiza, Jose R.; Almanza, Alejandro; Rojas, Juan C.; Mejía, Luis; Cervantes, Norma D.; Sanchez‑Galan, Javier E.; Merchán, Fernando; Grillet, Arnaud; Miller, Matthew J.; De León, Luis F.; Gittens, Rolando A. (2019-03-22)Background: Malaria control in Panama is problematic due to the high diversity of morphologically similar Anopheles mosquito species, which makes identifcation of vectors of human Plasmodium challenging. Strategies by ... -
Automated Synchronization of P. falciparum using a Temperature Cycling Incubator
Almanza, Alejandro; Coronado, Lorena; Tayler, Nicole; Herrera, Liuris; Spadafora, Carmenza (2011-04)As malaria keeps affecting millions of lives every year, research based in culture of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro needs to be efficient and accurate. The development of better techniques and methodologies for the growth ... -
Blood Stage Plasmodium falciparum Exhibits Biological Responses to Direct Current Electric Fields
Coronado, Lorena M.; Montealegre, Stephania; Chaverra, Zumara; Mojica, Luis; Espinosa, Carlos; Almanza, Alejandro; Correa, Ricardo; Stoute, José A.; Gittens, Rolando A.; Spadafora, Carmenza (2016-08-18)The development of resistance to insecticides by the vector of malaria and the increasingly faster appearance of resistance to antimalarial drugs by the parasite can dangerously hamper efforts to control and eradicate the ... -
Habitat disturbance and the organization of bacterial communities in Neotropical hematophagous arthropods
Bennett, Kelly L.; Almanza, Alejandro; McMillan, W. Owen; Saltonstall, Kristin; Vdovenko, Evangelina Lopez; Vinda, Jorge S.; Mejia, Luis; Driesse, Kaitlin; De Leon, Luis F.; Loaiza, Jose R. (2019-09-06)The microbiome plays a key role in the biology, ecology and evolution of arthropod vectors of human pathogens. Vector-bacterial interactions could alter disease transmission dynamics through modulating pathogen replication ... -
High infestation of invasive Aedes mosquitoes in used tires along the local transport network of Panama
Bennett, Kelly L.; Martínez, Carmelo Gómez; Almanza, Alejandro; Rovira, Jose R.; McMillan, W. Owen; Enriquez, Vanessa; Barraza, Elia; Diaz, Marcela; Sanchez‑Galan, Javier E.; Whiteman, Ari; Gittens, Rolando A.; Loaiza, Jose R. (2019-05-27)Background: The long‑distance dispersal of the invasive disease vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus has intro‑ duced arthropod‑borne viruses into new geographical regions, causing a significant medical and economic ... -
Proteomic fingerprint identification of Neotropical hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) using a self-curated mass spectra reference library
Gittens, Rolando A.; Almanza, Alejandro; Álvarez, Eric; Bennett, Kelly L.; Mejía, Luis C.; Sanchez-Galan, Javier E.; Merchan, Fernando; Kern, Jonathan; Miller, Matthew J.; Esser, Helen J.; Hwang, Robert; Dong, May; De León, Luis F.; Loaiza, Jose R. (2020-04-14)Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry is an analytical method that detects macromolecules that can be used as biomarkers for taxonomic identification in arthropods. The ...