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Valeria Pereira Ferrer

Professor at Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
Verified email at id.uff.br
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ctDNA as a cancer biomarker: A broad overview

LS Pessoa, M Heringer, VP Ferrer - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in fluids has gained attention because ctDNA seems to identify
tumor-specific abnormalities, which could be used for diagnosis, follow-up of treatment, …

Recent advances in the understanding of brown spider venoms: From the biology of spiders to the molecular mechanisms of toxins

LH Gremski, D Trevisan-Silva, VP Ferrer… - Toxicon, 2014 - Elsevier
The Loxosceles genus spiders (the brown spiders) are encountered in all the continents,
and the clinical manifestations following spider bites include skin necrosis with gravitational …

Glioma infiltration and extracellular matrix: key players and modulators

VP Ferrer, V Moura Neto, R Mentlein - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
An outstanding characteristic of gliomas is their infiltration into brain parenchyma, a property
that impairs complete surgical resection; consequently, these tumors might recur, resulting …

[HTML][HTML] Brown Spider (Loxosceles genus) Venom Toxins: Tools for Biological Purposes

…, D Chaves-Moreira, ACM Wille, VP Ferrer… - Toxins, 2011 - mdpi.com
Venomous animals use their venoms as tools for defense or predation. These venoms are
complex mixtures, mainly enriched of proteic toxins or peptides with several, and different, …

A novel expression profile of the Loxosceles intermedia spider venomous gland revealed by transcriptome analysis

…, OM Chaim, CM Probst, VP Ferrer… - Molecular …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Spiders of the Loxosceles genus are cosmopolitan, and their venom components possess
remarkable biological properties associated with their ability to act upon different molecules …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial cells and SARS-CoV-2: An intimate relationship

…, LP de Araujo, LV de Oliveira Rosario, VP Ferrer - Vascular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is an important player of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone
system (RAAS) in regulating the conversion of angiotensin II into angiotensin (1-7). …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs, hypoxia and the stem-like state as contributors to cancer aggressiveness

…, MW Mureithi, CM Pereira, VP Ferrer… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules that play key regulatory roles in
cancer acting as both oncogenes and tumor suppressors. Due to their potential roles in …

[HTML][HTML] A Novel Hyaluronidase from Brown Spider (Loxosceles intermedia) Venom (Dietrich's Hyaluronidase): From Cloning to Functional Characterization

VP Ferrer, TL de Mari, LH Gremski… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Loxoscelism is the designation given to clinical symptoms evoked by Loxosceles spider's
bites. Clinical manifestations include skin necrosis with gravitational spreading and systemic …

Dual treatment with shikonin and temozolomide reduces glioblastoma tumor growth, migration and glial-to-mesenchymal transition

…, J Balça-Silva, LG Dubois, B Pontes, VP Ferrer… - Cellular oncology, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Glioblastomas (GBM) comprise 17% of all primary brain tumors. These tumors are
extremely aggressive due to their infiltrative capacity and chemoresistance, with glial-to-…

[HTML][HTML] Recombinant protein containing B-cell epitopes of different Loxosceles spider toxins generates neutralizing antibodies in immunized rabbits

…, F Costal-Oliveira, TM Mendes, VP Ferrer… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Loxoscelism is the most important form of araneism in South America. The treatment of
these accidents uses heterologous antivenoms obtained from immunization of production …