Flavio Protasio Veras

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Peptides Trigger Nociceptive Responses Through Spinal TLR4 Pathways

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 spike peptides trigger pain via spinal TLR4 and microglia, with PSPD2003 inducing inflammation and microglial activation.

Differential action modes of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap-targeted drugs define T cell responses in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

This study compares how two NET-targeting drugs, rhDNase and GSK484, affect T cell responses in SARS-CoV-2 infection, showing differing impacts on adaptive immunity.

Functional study of Leishmania braziliensis protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) reveals that PRMT1 and PRMT5 are required for macrophage infection

This study functionally characterizes PRMTs in Leishmania braziliensis, showing PRMT1 and PRMT5 are required for macrophage infection and axenic amastigote proliferation.

An insight into neurotoxic and toxicity of spike fragments SARS-CoV-2 by exposure environment: A threat to aquatic health?

This paper evaluates the aquatic toxicity of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein peptides on tadpoles, finding neurotoxic effects and oxidative stress.

Reference data based insights expand understanding of human metabolomes

This paper expands the interpretability of human metabolomes by using food-based annotations, increasing the fraction of molecular features understood 7-fold.