Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

An up-to-date view of the evolution of Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz from 1907 to 2006.

The journal Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz was created by Decree No. 1812, of December 12, 1907, when the Manguinhos Experimental Pathology Institute (Instituto de Patologia Experimental de Manguinhos) was founded. Article 1, paragraph 9, of this decree determined that studies originating from the Manguinhos Institute would be published by ways of annals (“memórias”), as the experiments wer...

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Schistosoma mansoni antigen-driven interleukin-10 production in infected asthmatic individ

Asthmatics infected with Schistosoma mansoni have a less severe course of asthma and an inhibition of the Th2 inflammatory response that seems to be mediated by interleukin (IL-10). The objective of this study was to evaluate the capacity of some S. mansoni antigens to stimulate IL-10 production in vitro by cells of asthmatic infected individuals. Peripheral bloods mononuclear cells were stimul...

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Ministry of Health

[Oswaldo Cruz and the serology controversy].

This analysis of the discussion surrounding the efficacy of the plague serum produced by Manguinhos Institute in the early twentieth century begins with an overview of Oswaldo Cruz's service as head of the Public Health Directorship (Diretoria de Saúde Pública). The controversy itself is then addressed, through an exploration of correspondence exchanged by physicians Oswaldo Cruz, Miguel Pereir...

The type specimens of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) deposited in the Entomological Collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

A list of 41 Apoidea (Hymenoptera) type specimens deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil is presented. The types previously belonged to the Zikán and Schrottky private collections. A total of 11 holotypes and 30 paratypes are listed with their respective data and literature.