FABIO FERNANDES MORATO CASTRO
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FM, Faculdade de Medicina
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
LIM/60 - Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica e Alergia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
LIM/60 - Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica e Alergia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
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- IgE and IgG4 Epitopes of Dermatophagoides and Blomia Allergens before and after Sublingual Immunotherapy(2023) FIGO, Daniele Danella; MACEDO, Priscilla Rios Cordeiro; GADERMAIER, Gabriele; REMUZGO, Cesar; CASTRO, Fabio Fernandes Morato; KALIL, Jorge; GALVAO, Clovis Eduardo Santos; SANTOS, Keity SouzaSublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is used worldwide to treat house dust mites (HDM) allergy. Epitope specific immunotherapy with peptide vaccines is used far less, but it is of great interest in the treatment of allergic reactions, as it precludes the drawbacks of allergen extracts. The ideal peptide candidates would bind to IgG, blocking IgE-binding. To better elucidate IgE and IgG4 epitope profiles during SLIT, sequences of main allergens, Der p 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 23 and Blo t 5, 6, 12, 13, were included in a 15-mer peptide microarray and tested against pooled sera from 10 patients pre- and post-1-year SLIT. All allergens were recognized to some extent by at least one antibody isotype and peptide diversity was higher post-1-year SLIT for both antibodies. IgE recognition diversity varied among allergens and timepoints without a clear tendency. Der p 10, a minor allergen in temperate regions, was the molecule with more IgE-peptides and might be a major allergen in populations highly exposed to helminths and cockroaches, such as Brazil. SLIT-induced IgG4 epitopes were directed against several, but not all, IgE-binding regions. We selected a set of peptides that recognized only IgG4 or were able to induce increased ratios of IgG4:IgE after one year of treatment and might be potential targets for vaccines.
bookPart Medicina de precisão em alergia(2022) SANTOS, Keity Souza; LIMA, Karine de Amicis; CASTRO, Fábio Fernandes Morato; KALIL, Jorge- Novel allergens from ancient foods: Man e 5 from manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cross reacts with Hev b 5 from latex(2013) SANTOS, Keity Souza; GADERMAIER, Gabriele; VEJVAR, Eva; ARCURI, Helen Andrade; GALVAO, Clovis Eduardo; YANG, Ariana Campos; RESENDE, Virginia Maria Ferreira; MARTINS, Carlo de Oliveira; HIMLY, Martin; MARI, Adriano; LISO, Marina; POMPONI, Debora; BREITENEDER, Heimo; WAGNER, Stefan; KALIL, Jorge; FERREIRA, Fatima; CASTRO, Fabio Fernandes MoratoScope Manioc (Manihot esculenta) is a tuber mainly consumed in the Southern Hemisphere and used worldwide by food and chemistry industry. We aimed to recombinantly produce and characterize the first manioc allergen and evaluate its IgE reactivity in sera of Brazilian and Italian patients. Methods and results The molecule, termed Man e5, was expressed in E. coli, characterized by amino acid analysis, mass spectrometry, circular dichroism, HPLC, and dynamic light scattering. A tertiary structural model of the protein was produced using bioinformatics and susceptibility to pepsin digestion was analyzed in vitro. Based on its high content of charged residues, heat stability, flexibility and lack of secondary structure elements, the allergen was determined a member of the intrinsically disordered protein family. Brazilian patients were selected based on manioc allergy and Italians based on latex allergy and sensitization to Hev b 5.71% of Brazilians and 40% of Italians were in vitro IgE positive to Man e5. Cross-inhibition assays suggest a possible involvement of this allergen in the latex-fruit syndrome. Conclusion Man e5, the first purified allergen from manioc demonstrates IgE cross-reactivity with Hev b 5. Data suggest Hev b 5 might act as primary sensitizer and could therefore lead to allergic manifestations upon manioc consumption without prior exposition.
- Cashew Tree Pollen: An Unknown Source of IgE-Reactive Molecules(2019) FIGO, Daniele Danella; AMICIS, Karine De; AQUINO, Denise Neiva Santos de; POMIECINSKI, Fabiane; GADERMAIER, Gabriele; BRIZA, Peter; GALVAO, Clovis Eduardo Santos; AMARAL, Jonatas Bussador do; MARTINS, Carlo de Oliveira; CASTRO, Fabio Fernandes Morato; KALIL, Jorge; SANTOS, Keity SouzaPollinosis is sub-diagnosed and rarely studied in tropical countries. Cashew tree pollen has been reported as an allergen source although the knowledge of its immunoglobulin E (IgE)-reactive molecules is lacking. Therefore, this work aimed to identify IgE-reactive molecules and provide a proteomic profile of this pollen. From the 830 proteins identified by shotgun analysis, 163 were annotated to gene ontology, and a list of 39 proteins filtered for high confidence was submitted to the Allfam database where nine were assigned to allergenic families. Thus, 12 patients from the northeast of Brazil with persistent allergic rhinitis and aggravation of symptoms during cashew flowering season were selected. Using a 2D-based approach, we identified 20 IgE-reactive proteins, four already recognized as allergens, including a homolog of the birch isoflavone-reductase (Bet v 6). IgE-reactivity against the extract in native form was confirmed for five patients in ELISA, with three being positive for Bet v 6. Herein, we present a group of patients with rhinitis exposed to cashew tree pollen with the first description of IgE-binding proteins and a proteomic profile of the whole pollen. Cashew tree pollen is considered an important trigger of rhinitis symptoms in clinical practice in the northeast of Brazil, and the elucidation of its allergenic molecules can improve the diagnostics and treatment for allergic patients.
- Proteomic characterization of the multiple forms of the PLAs from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista(2011) SANTOS, Lucilene Delazari dos; MENEGASSO, Anally Ribeiro da Silva; PINTO, Jose Roberto Aparecido dos Santos; SANTOS, Keity Souza; CASTRO, Fabio Morato; KALIL, Jorge Elias; PALMA, Mario SergioThe phospholipases A(1) (PLA(1)s) from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista occur as a mixture of different molecular forms. To characterize the molecular origin of these structural differences, an experimental strategy was planned combining the isolation of the pool of PLAs from the wasp venom with proteomic approaches by using 2-D, MALDI-TOF-TOF MS and classical protocols of protein chemistry, which included N- and C-terminal sequencing. The existence of an intact form of PLA(1) and seven truncated forms was identified, apparently originating from controlled proteolysis of the intact protein; in addition to this, four of these truncated forms also presented carbohydrates attached to their molecules. Some of these forms are immunoreactive to specific-IgE, while others are not. These observations permit to raise the hypothesis that naturally occurring proteolysis of PLA(1), combined with protein glycosylation may create a series of different molecular forms of these proteins, with different levels of allergenicity. Two forms of PLA(2)s, apparently related to each other, were also identified; however, it was not possible to determine the molecular origin of the differences between both forms, except that one of them was glycosylated. None of these forms were immunoreactive to human specific IgE.
- Production of the First Effective Hyperimmune Equine Serum Antivenom against Africanized Bees(2013) SANTOS, Keity Souza; STEPHANO, Marco Antonio; MARCELINO, Jose Roberto; FERREIRA, Virginia Maria Resende; ROCHA, Thalita; CARICATI, Celso; HIGASHI, Hisako Gondo; MORO, Ana Maria; KALIL, Jorge Elias; MALASPINA, Osmar; CASTRO, Fabio Fernandes Morato; PALMA, Mario SergioVictims of massive bee attacks become extremely ill, presenting symptoms ranging from dizziness and headache to acute renal failure and multiple organ failure that can lead to death. Previous attempts to develop specific antivenom to treat these victims have been unsuccessful. We herein report a F(ab)'(2)-based antivenom raised in horse as a potential new treatment for victims of multiple bee stings. The final product contains high specific IgG titers and is effective in neutralizing toxic effects, such as hemolysis, cytotoxicity and myotoxicity. The assessment of neutralization was revised and hemolysis, the primary toxic effect of these stings, was fully neutralized in vivo for the first time.
- Allergic reactions to manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz): Identification of novel allergens with potential involvement in latex-fruit syndrome(2011) SANTOS, Keity Souza; GALVAO, Clovis Eduardo; GADERMAIER, Gabriele; RESENDE, Virginia Maria Ferreira; MARTINS, Carlo de Oliveira; MISUMI, Denise Shimbo; YANG, Ariana Campos; FERREIRA, Fatima; PALMA, Mario Sergio; KALIL, Jorge; CASTRO, Fabio Fernandes Morato
conferenceObject Cross-Reactivity Among Cereal Grains(2016) MENDONCA, Juliana Guimaraes; CASTRO, Roberta Almeida; CORDOVA, Pablo Torres; MEIRELES, Paula Rezende; FIGO, Daniele Danella; SANTOS, Keity Souza; KALIL, Jorge; CASTRO, Fabio Fernandes Morato; YANG, Ariana C.- B-cell linear epitopes mapping of antigen-5 allergen from Polybia paulista wasp venom(2015) SANTOS-PINTO, Jose Roberto Aparecido dos; SANTOS, Lucilene Delazari dos; ARCURI, Helen Andrade; MENEGASSO, Anally Ribeiro da Silva; PEGO, Paloma Napoleao; SANTOS, Keity Souza; CASTRO, Fabio Morato; KALIL, Jorge Elias; DE-SIMONE, Salvatore Giovanni; PALMA, Mario Sergio
conferenceObject EoE, OIT and Anaphylaxis: an unsolved puzzle.(2019) MARTINS, Catherine Sonaly Ferreira; TORRES, Pablo; ZANANDREA, Andressa; PENIDO, Antonio; MOUCO, Claudia Castilho; SILVA, Leticia Pereira da; ANAGUSKO, Claudia Leiko Yonekura; LOPES, Mariele Morandin; ASSIS, Joao Paulo de; MENDONCA, Juliana; SALLES-CUNHA, Patricia; SANTOS, Keity Souza; CASTRO, Fabio M.; YANG, Ariana C.