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Alanyl-glutamine attenuates 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal mucositis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice by Araújo, C V, Lazzarotto, C R, Aquino, C C, Figueiredo, I L, Costa, T B, Alves, L A de Oliveira, Ribeiro, R A, Bertolini, L R, Lima, A A M, Brito, G A C, Oriá, R B

“…Apolipoprotein E (APOE=gene, apoE=protein) is a known factor regulating the inflammatory response that may have regenerative effects during tissue recovery…”
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High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Under Partially Denaturing Conditions (dHPLC) is a Fast and Cost-Effective Method for Screening Molecular Defects: Four Novel Mutations Found in X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease by de Oliveira-Junior, E. B., Prando, C., Lopez, J. A., Arango, J. C., Buzolin, M., Rehder, J., Pedroza, L. A., Frazão, J. B., Dantas, V. M., Roxo-Junior, P., Grumach, A. S., Costa-Carvalho, B. T., Bustamante, J., Condino-Neto, A.

“…Implementing precise techniques in routine diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), which expedite the screening of molecular defects, may be critical…”
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An imbalance of naive and memory/effector subsets and altered expression of CD38 on T lymphocytes in two girls with hyper‐IgM syndrome by COSTA‐CARVALHO, B. T., VIANA, M. A., BRUNIALTI, M. K. C., KALLAS, E. G., SALOMAO, R.

“…SUMMARY In this report we evaluated CD4+ T, CD8+ T and natural killer (NK) cell counts, the levels of naive/memory subsets within the CD4+ T lymphocyte…”
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Remarkable Depletion of Both Naïve CD4+ and CD8+ with High Proportion of Memory T Cells in an IPEX Infant with a FOXP3 Mutation in the Forkhead Domain by Costa-Carvalho, B.T, de Moraes-Pinto, M.I, de Almeida, L.C, de Seixas Alves, M.T, Maia, R.P, de Souza, R.L, Barreto, M, Lourenço, L, Vicente, A.M, Coutinho, A, Carneiro-Sampaio, M

“…IPEX is a rare X-linked syndrome, with immune dysfunction, polyendocrinopathy and enteropathy. We describe an infant who died at the age of 11 months after…”
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Primary Immune Deficiency Disorders Presenting as Autoimmune Diseases: IPEX and APECED by Moraes-Vasconcelos, D., Costa-Carvalho, B. T., Torgerson, T. R., Ochs, H. D.

“…Background Several primary immune deficiency disorders are associated with autoimmunity and malignancy, suggesting a state of immune dysregulation. The concept…”
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Biomechanical and microbiological analysis of embalmed cats - acute effect of conservation by Queiroz, Andréa B P S, Rodrigues, Alessandra, Cardozo, Marita V, Costa, Natália T B, Soares, Laura G, Fechis, Alisson D S, Oliveira, Fabrício S

“…Animals corpses in teaching and research institutions could be sources of infection for students and teachers when applied for dissection and surgical…”
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Assessment of vitamin D status in common variable immunodeficiency or ataxia-telangiectasia patients by Cruz, J R S, Silva, R, Andrade, I G A, Fonseca, F L A, Costa-Carvalho, B T, Sarni, R O S

“…Vitamin D plays a role in the immune system, however studies regarding this are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of vitamin D in…”
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Detection of immunoglobulin (IgG and IgA) anti-outer-membrane proteins of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in saliva, colostrum, breast milk, serum, cord blood and amniotic fluid. Study of inhibition of localized adherence of EPEC to HeLa cells by Costa-Carvalho, B T, Bertipaglia, A, Solé, D, Naspitz, C K, Scaletsky, I C

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B-cell subsets imbalance and reduced expression of CD40 in ataxia-telangiectasia patients by Pereira, C T M, Bichuetti-Silva, D C, da Mota, N V F, Salomão, R, Brunialti, M K C, Costa-Carvalho, B T

“…Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a well-known primary immunodeficiency with recurrent sinopulmonary infections and variable abnormalities in both the humoral and…”
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Children and adults with primary antibody deficiencies gain quality of life by subcutaneous IgG self-infusions at home by Gardulf, Ann, Nicolay, Uwe, Asensio, Oscar, Bernatowska, Ewa, Böck, Andreas, Costa-Carvalho, Beatriz T., Granert, Carl, Haag, Stefan, Hernández, Dolores, Kiessling, Peter, Kus, Jan, Matamoros, Nuria, Niehues, Tim, Schmidt, Sigune, Schulze, Ilka, Borte, Michael

“…A large number of children and adults with primary antibody deficiencies need lifelong IgG replacement therapy. It is mostly unknown what effect the choice of…”
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Severe combined immunodeficiency in Brazil: management, prognosis, and BCG-associated complications by Mazzucchelli, J T L, Bonfim, C, Castro, G G, Condino-Neto, A A, Costa, N M X, Cunha, L, Dantas, E O, Dantas, V M, de Moraes-Pinto, M I, Fernandes, J F, Goes, H C, Goudouris, E, Grumach, A S, Guirau, L M B, Kuntze, G, Mallozzi, M C, Monteiro, F P, Moraes, L S L, Nudelman, V, Pinto, J A, Rizzo, M C V, Porto-Neto, A C, Roxo-Junior, P, Ruiz, M, Rullo, V E V, Seber, A, Takano, O A, Tavares, F S, Toledo, E, Vilela, M M S, Costa-Carvalho, B T

“…Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is one of the most severe forms of primary immunodeficiency. The objectives of this study were to analyze the…”
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Prospective evaluation of Streptococcus pneumoniae serum antibodies in patients with primary immunodeficiency on regular intravenous immunoglobulin treatment by Simão-Gurge, R M, Costa-Carvalho, B T, Nobre, F A, Gonzalez, I G S, de Moraes-Pinto, M I

“…This is a prospective study that assessed pneumococcal antibody levels in PID patients under intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment using different…”
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The relationship between nutritional status, vitamin A and zinc levels and oxidative stress in patients with ataxia-telangiectasia by da Silva, R, dos Santos-Valente, E C, Burim Scomparini, F, Saccardo Sarni, R O, Costa-Carvalho, B T

“…Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare and degenerative disease that leads to varying degrees of immunodeficiency, oxidative stress, and malnutrition. Vitamin A…”
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Tuberculosis in an autosomal recessive case of chronic granulomatous disease due to mutation of the NCF1 gene by Khan, T A, Cabral-Marques, O, Schimke, L F, de Oliveira, Jr, E B, Amaral, E P, D'Império Lima, M R, Scancetti Tavares, F, Costa Carvalho, B T, Condino-Neto, A

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Socioeconomic Impact of Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy for Primary Immunodeficiency Patients on the Health Public System in Brazil: A Single Center Study by Carmo, EV, Correa, M, Mazzucchelli, JL, Tavares, L, Damasceno, E, Costa-Carvalho, BT

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Guidelines for the use of human immunoglobulin therapy in patients with primary immunodeficiencies in Latin America by Condino-Neto, A, Costa-Carvalho, B T, Grumach, A S, King, A, Bezrodnik, L, Oleastro, M, Leiva, L, Porras, O, Espinosa-Rosales, F J, Franco, J L, Sorensen, R U

“…Antibodies are an essential component of the adaptative immune response and hold long-term memory of the immunological experiences throughout life. Antibody…”
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Evaluation of humoral immune response to donor HLA after implantation of cellularized versus decellularized human heart valve allografts by Kneib, C., von Glehn, C. Q. C., Costa, F. D. A., Costa, M. T. B. A., Susin, M. F.

“…We have evaluated the development of antibodies in response to donor allograft valve implant in patients who received cellularized and decellularized…”
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Assessment of nutritional status: vitamin A and zinc in patients with common variable immunodeficiency by dos Santos-Valente, E Calheiro, da Silva, R, de Moraes-Pinto, M I, Sarni, R Oselka Saccardo, Costa-Carvalho, B T

“…Patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) present with low antibody levels, impaired lymphocyte function, and chronic inflammation. Vitamin A and…”
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Prevalence of Asthma and Related Symptoms in School-Age Children in São Paulo, Brazil-International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) by Solé, Dirceu, Yamada, Elza, Vana, Anna T., Costa-Carvalho, Beatriz T., Naspitz, Charles K.

“…We studied the prevalence of asthma and related symptoms using a standard written questionnaire designed for the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in…”
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The use of reverse transcription-PCR for the diagnosis of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease by Agudelo-Flórez, P, López, J A, Redher, J, Carneiro-Sampaio, M M S, Costa-Carvalho, B T, Grumach, A S, Condino-Neto, A

“…Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disorder of the innate immune system characterized by a defective oxidative burst of phagocytes and…”
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