Research Lines | Organization | Collaboration and Funding | Recent Projects | Relevant Publications | Services | Contact
Our main research areas are: In vitro evaluation of drugs as possible treatments for Tropical Spastic Paraparesia in patients Infected with HTLV-1, In vitro evaluation of antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects of bee venom components in cells of patients infected with HTLV-1, Development and validation of a Rapid Diagnostic test of HTLV-1, Development of a serological test for the diagnosis of arthropod-transmitted viruses, Detection of genetic markers associated with Tropical Spastic Paraparesis.
Research Areas
- Development of rapid serological and molecular diagnostic tests
- In vitro drug evaluation
Organization
Unit Coordinator:
Michael Talledo, PhD
Research Team:
- Giovanni Lopez Campana, MSc (c)
- Francesa Falconi Agapito
- Andrés Posadas Yabar
- Romina Mora Barthelmess
- Maryam Paredes Ayllon
- Gabriela Ayuque Quispe
- Gianina Cuya Lozada
- Jessica Cuenca Iglesias
- Xiomara Merino
- Jean Pierre Merino Rojas
- Sophia Velarde
- Fernando Vilchez
Collaboration and funding
- Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp - Belgium
- Hospital Santa Gema de Yurimaguas
- Hospital Regional de Lambayeque
- Centro de Salud Comunidad Saludable - Sullana, Piura
Recent Projects
• Evaluación de Pruebas Moleculares y Desarrollo de Pruebas Serológicas para el diagnóstico múltiple de virus transmitidos por artrópodos (arbovirus). Financiado por DGD
• Desarrollo, evaluación y validación de una prueba de diagnóstico rápido contra HTLV-1 en bancos de sangre. Financiado por DGD
• Modulación de la vía de NF-KB en células de pacientes infectados por HTLV-1 como blanco para el tratamiento de paraparesia espástica tropical. Financiado Por Concytec
• Evaluación de los efectos antiinflamatorios y antivirales de virus de la enfermedad en linfocitos infectados con el virus linfotrópico de las células del tipo 1. Financiado por PNIA
Relevant Publications
1. In the process of developing a rapid test for the diagnosis of HTLV-1 infection
2. A procedure was developed for the molecular extraction and fractionation of bee venom
We still do not have articles published this year but there are four that have been submitted:
1. In vitro effect of Bee venom on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from patients with Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-1 associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis
2. Efecto in vitro de la fracción <10 kDa de la apitoxina de Apis mellifera sobre la apoptosis de células leucémicas K562 y MT-2
3. Delimitation of the upstream region of NFKBIA gene associated with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis using candidate Tag-SNPs in Peruvian HTLV-1 infected individuals.
4. Producción y caracterización del veneno de abejas en Chulucanas-Piura
Contact us
Address:
- Molecular Epidmeiology Unit (Third Floor, Building of the Graduate School Victor Alzamora Castro - UPCH
Phone: 51-996288234
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