Search Results - "Carvalho, Karina I"

A seroprevalence survey of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among individuals 18 years of age or older living in a vulnerable region of the city of São Paulo, Brazil by Miraglia, João Luiz, Nascimento Monteiro, Camila, Giannecchini Romagnolo, Alexandre, Xavier Gomes, Rafaela, Pitangueiras Mangueira, Cristóvão, Aparecida Rosseto-Welter, Eliane, Gabriel Souza, Juliana, da Gloria dos Santos, Marina, Nogueira dos Santos, Ranier, I. Carvalho, Karina, Bonfim, Daiana

“…A second wave of COVID-19 has demonstrated how challenging it will be to achieve sustained control of the disease, even with vaccination underway in many…”
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Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Is Associated With a Higher Frequency of Mucosal-Associated Invariant T and Invariant Natural Killer T Cells by Paquin-Proulx, Dominic, Costa, Priscilla R, Terrassani Silveira, Cassia G, Marmorato, Mariana P, Cerqueira, Natalia B, Sutton, Matthew S, O'Connor, Shelby L, Carvalho, Karina I, Nixon, Douglas F, Kallas, Esper G

“…Increasing drug resistance and the lack of an effective vaccine are the main factors contributing to (Mtb) being a major cause of death globally. Despite…”
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Expansion of a subset of CD14highCD16negCCR2low/neg monocytes functionally similar to myeloid-derived suppressor cells during SIV and HIV infection by Gama, Lucio, Shirk, Erin N., Russell, Julia N., Carvalho, Karina I., Li, Ming, Queen, Suzanne E., Kalil, Jorge, Christine Zink, M., Clements, Janice E., Kallas, Esper G.

“…Characterization of a novel monocyte subset that suppresses CD8+ proliferation during HIV and SIV infection. Monocytes have been categorized in three main…”
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IVIg immune reconstitution treatment alleviates the state of persistent immune activation and suppressed CD4 T cell counts in CVID by Paquin-Proulx, Dominic, Santos, Bianca A N, Carvalho, Karina I, Toledo-Barros, Myrthes, Barreto de Oliveira, Ana Karolina, Kokron, Cristina M, Kalil, Jorge, Moll, Markus, Kallas, Esper G, Sandberg, Johan K

“…Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is characterized by defective B cell function, impaired antibody production, and increased susceptibility to bacterial…”
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A decreased frequency of regulatory T cells in patients with common variable immunodeficiency by Melo, Karina M, Carvalho, Karina I, Bruno, Fernanda R, Ndhlovu, Lishomwa C, Ballan, Wassim M, Nixon, Douglas F, Kallas, Esper G, Costa-Carvalho, Beatriz T

“…Common variable immunodeficiency disorder (CVID) is a heterogeneous syndrome, characterized by deficient antibody production and recurrent bacterial infections…”
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Skewed distribution of circulating activated natural killer T (NKT) cells in patients with common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVID) by Carvalho, Karina I, Melo, Karina M, Bruno, Fernanda R, Snyder-Cappione, Jennifer E, Nixon, Douglas F, Costa-Carvalho, Beatriz T, Kallas, Esper G

“…Common variable immunodeficiency disorder (CVID) is the commonest cause of primary antibody failure in adults and children, and characterized clinically by…”
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Expansion in CD39⁺ CD4⁺ immunoregulatory t cells and rarity of Th17 cells in HTLV-1 infected patients is associated with neurological complications by Leal, Fabio E, Ndhlovu, Lishomwa C, Hasenkrug, Aaron M, Bruno, Fernanda R, Carvalho, Karina I, Wynn-Williams, Harry, Neto, Walter K, Sanabani, Sabri S, Segurado, Aluisio C, Nixon, Douglas F, Kallas, Esper G

“…HTLV-1 infection is associated with several inflammatory disorders, including the neurodegenerative condition HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic…”
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Characterization of Dengue virus type 2: new insights on the 2010 Brazilian epidemic by Romano, Camila Malta, de Matos, Andréia Manso, Araújo, Evaldo Stanislau A, Villas-Boas, Lucy Santos, da Silva, Wanessa Cardoso, Oliveira, Olímpia M N P F, Carvalho, Karina I, de Souza, Ana Carolina Mamana, Rodrigues, Celia L, Levi, José Eduardo, Kallas, Esper G, Pannuti, Claudio Sergio

“…Dengue viruses (DENV) serotypes 1, 2, and 3 have been causing yearly outbreaks in Brazil. In this study, we report the re-introduction of DENV2 in the coast of…”
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Subsets of memory CD4+ T cell and bactericidal antibody response to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C after immunization of HIV-infected children and adolescents by Milagres, Lucimar G, Costa, Priscilla R, Silva, Giselle P, Carvalho, Karina I, Pereira-Manfro, Wânia F, Ferreira, Bianca, Barreto, Daniella M, Frota, Ana Cristina C, Hofer, Cristina B, Kallas, Esper G

“…Meningococcal disease is endemic in Brazil, with periodic outbreaks and case fatality rates reach as high as 18 to 20% of cases. Conjugate vaccines against…”
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Invariant natural killer T cells in patients with common variable immunodeficiency by Paquin-Proulx, Dominic, PhD, Santos, Bianca A.N., MSc, Carvalho, Karina I., PhD, Toledo-Barros, Myrthes, MD, PhD, Oliveira, Ana Karolina B., MD, MSc, Kokron, Cristina M., MD, PhD, Kalil, Jorge, MD, PhD, Moll, Markus, PhD, Kallas, Esper G., MD, PhD, Sandberg, Johan K., PhD

“…Furthermore, the ELISPOT assay does not allow discrimination of which cells in the mixed-cell culture are producing the cytokines. [...]an unknown proportion…”
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HTLV-1 tax specific CD8+ T cells express low levels of Tim-3 in HTLV-1 infection: implications for progression to neurological complications by Ndhlovu, Lishomwa C, Leal, Fabio E, Hasenkrug, Aaron M, Jha, Aashish R, Carvalho, Karina I, Eccles-James, Ijeoma G, Bruno, Fernanda R, Vieira, Raphaella G S, York, Vanessa A, Chew, Glen M, Jones, R Brad, Tanaka, Yuetsu, Neto, Walter K, Sanabani, Sabri S, Ostrowski, Mario A, Segurado, Aluisio C, Nixon, Douglas F, Kallas, Esper G

“…The T cell immunoglobulin mucin 3 (Tim-3) receptor is highly expressed on HIV-1-specific T cells, rendering them partially "exhausted" and unable to contribute…”
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Surface expression of inhibitory (CTLA-4) and stimulatory (OX40) receptors by CD4+ regulatory T cell subsets circulating in human malaria by Gonçalves-Lopes, Raquel M., Lima, Nathália F., Carvalho, Karina I., Scopel, Kézia K.G., Kallás, Esper G., Ferreira, Marcelo U.

“…Several CD4+ T cell subtypes contribute to immune homeostasis in malaria, but the markers that define the main suppressive T cell subsets induced by this…”
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Invariant Natural Killer T-cells and their subtypes may play a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis by Correa, Frederico J.S., Andres, Marina Paula, Rocha, Tainá Pezzin, Carvalho, Ana Eduarda Z., Aloia, Thiago P.A., Corpa, Marcus V.N., Kallas, Esper G., Mangueira, Cristóvão L.P., Baracat, Edmund C., Carvalho, Karina I., Abrão, Mauricio S.

“…•The frequency of iNKT cells in general and their subtype double-negative are related to endometriosis.•The expression of IL-17 and CCR7 by iNKT cells are…”
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Inversion of the Vδ1 to Vδ2 γδ T cell ratio in CVID is not restored by IVIg and is associated with immune activation and exhaustion by Paquin-Proulx, Dominic, Barsotti, Nathália Silveira, Santos, Bianca A. N., Marinho, Ana Karolina B. B., Kokron, Cristina M., Carvalho, Karina I., Barros, Myrthes T., Kalil, Jorge, Nixon, Douglas F., Kallas, Esper G.

“…Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is defined by low levels of IgG and IgA, but perturbations in T cells are also commonly found. However, there is…”
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Serum angiopoietin-2 and soluble VEGF receptor 2 are surrogate markers for plasma leakage in patients with acute dengue virus infection by van de Weg, Cornelia A.M, Pannuti, Cláudio S, van den Ham, Henk-Jan, de Araújo, Evaldo S.A, Boas, Lucy S.V, Felix, Alvina C, Carvalho, Karina I, Levi, José E, Romano, Camila M, Centrone, Cristiane C, Rodrigues, Celia L. de Lima, Luna, Expedito, van Gorp, Eric C.M, Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E, Kallas, Esper G, Martina, Byron E.E

“…Highlights • Endothelial cells are important in the development of plasma leakage during dengue. • Markers produced by endothelial cells in relation to plasma…”
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Challenger Treats Zika Virus by Carvalho, Karina I., Watanabe, Caroline Mitiká, Kallas, Esper G.

“…Purpose of review Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are zoonotic, and the common vectors are ticks and hematophagous mosquitoes. Currently, dengue,…”
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Dysregulated CD1 profile in myeloid dendritic cells in CVID is normalized by IVIg treatment by Paquin-Proulx, Dominic, Santos, Bianca A.N., Carvalho, Karina I., Toledo-Barros, Myrthes, Barreto de Oliveira, Ana Karolina, Kokron, Cristina M., Kalil, Jorge, Moll, Markus, Kallas, Esper G., Sandberg, Johan K.

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Early immunologic and virologic predictors of clinical HIV-1 disease progression by MAHNKE, Yolanda D, SONG, Kaimei, SAUER, Mariana M, NASON, Martha C, GIRET, Maria Teresa M, CARVALHO, Karina I, COSTA, Priscilla R, ROEDERER, Mario, KALLAS, Esper G

“…To identify early determinants of HIV-1 disease progression, which could potentially enable individualized patient treatment, and provide correlates of…”
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Lower cytokine secretion ex vivo by natural killer T cells in HIV-infected individuals is associated with higher CD161 expression by SNYDER-CAPPIONE, Jennifer E, LOO, Christopher P, CARVALHO, Karina I, KUYLENSTIERNA, Carlotta, DEEKS, Steven G, HECHT, Frederick M, ROSENBERG, Michael G, SANDBERG, Johan K, KALLAS, Esper G, NIXON, Douglas F

“…Natural killer T (NKT) cells are efficiently targeted by HIV and severely reduced in numbers in the circulation of infected individuals. The functional…”
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Lower numbers of natural killer T cells in HIV‐1 and Mycobacterium leprae co‐infected patients by Carvalho, Karina I., Bruno, Fernanda R., Snyder‐Cappione, Jennifer E., Maeda, Solange M., Tomimori, Jane, Xavier, Marilia B., Haslett, Patrick A., Nixon, Douglas F., Kallas, Esper G.

“…Summary Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a heterogeneous population of lymphocytes that recognize antigens presented by CD1d and have attracted attention…”
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