GREYCE LURI SASAHARA

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Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/60 - Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica e Alergia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina

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  • article 0 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Follow-up of young adult monozygotic twins after simultaneous critical coronavirus disease 2019: a case report (vol 9, 1008585, 2022)
    (2023) CASTRO, Mateus V. de; SILVA, Monize V. R.; SOARES, Flavia B.; CORIA, Vivian R.; NASLAVSKY, Michel S.; SCLIAR, Marilia O.; CASTELLI, Erick C.; OLIVEIRA, Jamile R. de; MEDEIROS, Giuliana X. de; SASAHARA, Greyce L.; SANTOS, Keity S.; CUNHA-NETO, Edecio; KALIL, Jorge; ZATZ, Mayana
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    Follow-up of young adult monozygotic twins after simultaneous critical coronavirus disease 2019: A case report
    (2022) V, Mateus de Castro; SILVA, Monize V. R.; SOARES, Flavia B.; CORIA, Vivian R.; NASLAVSKY, Michel S.; SCLIAR, Marilia O.; CASTELLI, Erick C.; OLIVEIRA, Jamile R. de; SASAHARA, Greyce L.; SANTOS, Keity S.; CUNHA-NETO, Edecio; KALIL, Jorge; ZATZ, Mayana
    BackgroundThe influence of the host genome on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) susceptibility and severity is supported by reports on monozygotic (MZ) twins where both were infected simultaneously with similar disease outcomes, including several who died due to the SARS-CoV-2 infection within days apart. However, successive exposures to pathogens throughout life along with other environmental factors make the immune response unique for each individual, even among MZ twins. Case presentation and methodsHere we report a case of a young adult monozygotic twin pair, who caught attention since both presented simultaneously severe COVID-19 with the need for oxygen support despite age and good health conditions. One of the twins, who spent more time hospitalized, reported symptoms of long-COVID even 7 months after infection. Immune cell profile and specific responses to SARS-CoV-2 were evaluated as well as whole exome sequencing. ConclusionAlthough the MZ twin brothers shared the same genetic mutations which may be associated with their increased risk of developing severe COVID-19, their clinical progression was different, reinforcing the role of both immune response and genetics in the COVID-19 presentation and course. Besides, post-COVID syndrome was observed in one of them, corroborating an association between the duration of hospitalization and the occurrence of long-COVID symptoms.
  • article 15 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Electrochemical Immunosensors Based on Zinc Oxide Nanorods for Detection of Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein in Convalescent and Vaccinated Individuals
    (2023) NUNEZ, Freddy A.; CASTRO, Ana C. H.; OLIVEIRA, Vivian L. de; LIMA, Ariane C.; OLIVEIRA, Jamille R.; MEDEIROS, Giuliana X. de; SASAHARA, Greyce L.; SANTOS, Keity S.; LANFREDI, Alexandre J. C.; ALVES, Wendel A.
    Even after over 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, research on rapid, inexpensive, and accurate tests remains essential for controlling and avoiding the global spread of SARS-CoV-2 across the planet during a potential reappearance in future global waves or regional outbreaks. Assessment of serological responses for COVID-19 can be beneficial for population-level surveillance purposes, supporting the development of novel vaccines and evaluating the efficacy of different immunization programs. This can be especially relevant for broadly used inactivated whole virus vaccines, such as CoronaVac, which produced lower titers of neutralizing antibodies. and showed lower efficacy for specific groups such as the elderly and immunocompromised. We developed an impedimetric biosensor based on the immobilization of SARS-CoV-2 recombinant trimeric spike protein (S protein) on zinc oxide nanorod (ZnONR)-modified fluorine-doped tin oxide substrates for COVID-19 serology testing. Due to electrostatic interactions, the negatively charged S protein was immobilized via physical adsorption. The electrochemical response of the immunosensor was measured at each modification step and characterized by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical techniques. We successfully evaluated the applicability of the modified ZnONR electrodes using serum samples from COVID-19 convalescent individuals, CoronaVac-vaccinated with or without positive results for SARS-CoV-2 infection, and pre-pandemic samples from healthy volunteers as controls. ELISA for IgG anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein was performed for comparison, and ELISA for IgG anti-RBDs of seasonal coronavirus (HCoVs) was used to test the specificity of immunosensor detection. No cross-reactivity with HCoVs was detected using the ZnONR immunosensor, and more interestingly, the sensor presented higher sensitivity when compared to negative ELISA results. The results demonstrate that the ZnONRs/spike-modified electrode displayed sensitive results for convalescents and vaccinated samples and shows excellent potential as a tool for the population's assessment and monitoring of seroconversion and seroprevalence.