Search Results - "DE FREITAS, Luiz Antônio Rodrigues"
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The skin through reflectance confocal microscopy — Historical background, technical principles, and its correlation with histopathology
Published in Anais brasileiros de dermatología (01-11-2022)“…Since its first introduction into medical practice, reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) has been a valuable non-invasive diagnostic tool for the assessment…”
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Involvement of the Chemokine RANTES (CCL5) in Resistance to Experimental Infection with Leishmania major
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-08-2004)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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The hybrid protein BTH2 suppresses allergic airway inflammation in a murine model of HDM‐specific immunotherapy
Published in Clinical and experimental allergy (01-08-2023)“…Background Allergen‐specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the only disease‐modifying treatment approach to change disease‐causing allergens. Hypoallergenic…”
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17-AAG kills intracellular Leishmania amazonensis while reducing inflammatory responses in infected macrophages
Published in PloS one (13-11-2012)“…Leishmaniasis is a neglected endemic disease with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Pentavalent antimonials have been the treatment of choice for…”
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HISTOPATHOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF HEPATOPORTAL SCLEROSIS IN A REFERRAL CENTER FOR LIVER DISEASE IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL
Published in Arquivos de gastroenterologia (01-09-2021)“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatoportal sclerosis HPS or obliterative portal venopathy (OPV), one of the differential diagnoses for non-cirrohtic portal…”
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Activity of antimalarial drugs in vitro and in a murine model of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Published in Journal of medical microbiology (01-07-2013)“…The currently used treatments for leishmaniasis, a neglected parasitic disease, are associated with several side effects, high cost and resistance of the…”
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Control of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium intracellulare infections with respect to distinct granuloma formations in livers of BALB/c mice
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-08-2010)“…Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium that can cause a range of diseases in humans. Complications from M. fortuitum…”
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Peripheral blood mononuclear cell supernatants from asymptomatic dogs immunized and experimentally challenged with Leishmania chagasi can stimulate canine macrophages to reduce infection in vitro
Published in Veterinary parasitology (28-02-2007)“…Leishmania chagasi is the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in both humans and dogs in the New World. The dog is the main domestic reservoir and its…”
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Hepatoportal sclerosis related to the use of herbal and nutritional supplements. Causality or coincidence?
Published in Annals of hepatology (01-11-2016)“…AbstractIntroduction and aim. Non-cirrhotic idiopathic portal hypertension (NCIPH), also known as hepatoportal sclerosis (HPS) is a disease of uncertain…”
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Endoscopic and Histopathological Findings of the Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum in Patients with Crohn’s Disease from a Reference Center in Bahia, Brazil
Published in Clinics and practice (15-06-2021)“…(1) The aim of the present study was to describe the endoscopic and histopathological findings in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum in patients with Crohn’s…”
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Administration of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor accompanied with a balanced diet improves cardiac function alterations induced by high fat diet in mice
Published in BMC cardiovascular disorders (03-12-2015)“…High fat diet (HFD) is a major contributor to the development of obesity and cardiovascular diseases due to the induction of cardiac structural and hemodynamic…”
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Chemokines and chemokine receptors coordinate the inflammatory immune response in human cutaneous leishmaniasis
Published in Human immunology (01-12-2010)“…Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) includes different clinical manifestations displaying diverse intensities of dermal inflammatory infiltrate. Diffuse CL…”
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In Vivo Lymphocyte Activation and Apoptosis by Lectins of the Diocleinae Subtribe
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-07-2001)“…This paper reports the overall effects of three lectins, extracted from Canavalia brasiliensis, Dioclea violacea, and D. grandiflora, on BALB/c mice popliteal…”
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Virulent Mycobacterium fortuitum Restricts NO Production by a Gamma Interferon-Activated J774 Cell Line and Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-10-2002)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Fatty liver disease in severe obese patients: Diagnostic value of abdominal ultrasound
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (07-03-2008)“…Laparoscopic surgery is the main treatment method for patients with gastrointestinal malignant tumors. Although laparoscopic surgery is minimally invasive, its…”
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Penile cancer: impact of age at diagnosis on morphology and prognosis
Published in International urology and nephrology (01-02-2015)“…Purpose In order to describe epidemiological and pathological features of penile cancer in a high-risk area of Brazil. Methods We reviewed the experience (378…”
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Differential properties of CBA/J mononuclear phagocytes recovered from an inflammatory site and probed with two different species of Leishmania
Published in Microbes and infection (01-04-2003)“…While CBA/J mice fail to be permissive to Leishmania amazonensis-driven pathogenic processes, they heal easily following Leishmania major infection. The…”
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Current status of stem cell therapy for liver diseases
Published in Cell transplantation (01-12-2009)“…Liver failure is one of the main causes of death worldwide and is a growing health problem. Since the discovery of stem cell populations capable of…”
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Therapeutic potential of a novel hybrid protein: Mitigating allergy and airway remodeling in chronic asthma models induced by Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Published in Molecular immunology (01-11-2024)“…The house-dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus is a key trigger of allergic asthma. Therefore, it is essential to develop new vaccines that can alter…”
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IFN-γ expression is up-regulated by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from non-exposed dogs upon Leishmania chagasi promastigote stimulation in vitro
Published in Veterinary immunology and immunopathology (15-02-2009)“…While the response to Leishmania spp. is well characterized in mice and humans, much less is known concerning the canine immune response, particularly soon…”
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