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Genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii in South America: occurrence, immunity, and fate of infection by Brito, Ramayana Morais de Medeiros, de Lima Bessa, Gabriella, Bastilho, Alexandre Lazoski, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, de Andrade-Neto, Valter Ferreira, Bueno, Lilian Lacerda, Fujiwara, Ricardo Toshio, Magalhães, Luisa M D

“…Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite with a worldwide distribution. Toxoplasma gondii infections are of great concern for public health, and their…”
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High Interleukin 17 Expression Is Correlated With Better Cardiac Function in Human Chagas Disease by Magalhães, Luisa M. D., Villani, Fernanda N. A., Nunes, Maria do Carmo P., Gollob, Kenneth J., Rocha, Manoel O. C., Dutra, Walderez O.

“…This study was designed to investigate whether the expression of interleukin 17 (IL-17) is associated with the indeterminate or cardiac clinical forms of…”
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Differential Activation of Human Monocytes and Lymphocytes by Distinct Strains of Trypanosoma cruzi by Magalhães, Luísa M D, Viana, Agostinho, Chiari, Egler, Galvão, Lúcia M C, Gollob, Kenneth J, Dutra, Walderez O

“…Trypanosoma cruzi strains are currently classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs) named TcI to VI. It is known that these DTUs have different…”
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Distinct Trypanosoma cruzi isolates induce activation and apoptosis of human neutrophils by Magalhães, Luísa M D, Viana, Agostinho, de Jesus, Augusto C, Chiari, Egler, Galvão, Lúcia, Gomes, Juliana A, Gollob, Kenneth J, Dutra, Walderez O

“…Neutrophils are critical players in the first line of defense against pathogens and in the activation of subsequent cellular responses. We aimed to determine…”
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Evidence of Different IL-1β Activation Pathways in Innate Immune Cells From Indeterminate and Cardiac Patients With Chronic Chagas Disease by Medeiros, Nayara I, Pinto, Bruna F, Elói-Santos, Silvana M, Teixeira-Carvalho, Andréa, Magalhães, Luísa M D, Dutra, Walderez O, Correa-Oliveira, Rodrigo, Gomes, Juliana A S

“…Chagas cardiomyopathy is the main fibrosing myocarditis among known heart diseases. Development of cardiomyopathy has been related to extracellular matrix…”
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Co‐infection with distinct Trypanosoma cruzi strains induces an activated immune response in human monocytes by Magalhães, Luísa M.D., Passos, Lívia S.A., Chiari, Egler, Galvão, Lúcia M.C., Koh, Carolina C., Rodrigues‐Alves, Marina L., Giunchetti, Rodolfo C., Gollob, Kenneth, Dutra, Walderez O.

“…Aims The aim of the study was to evaluate the immune response triggered by the first contact of human monocytes with two T cruzi strains from distinct discrete…”
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Unraveling Ascaris suum experimental infection in humans by Silva, Thaís Eloi da, Barbosa, Fernando S., Magalhães, Luisa M.D., Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Pedro H., dos Santos, Anderson C., Nogueira, Denise S., Resende, Nathalia M., Amorim, Chiara C., Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Ana Clara, Viana, Agostinho G., Geiger, Stefan M., Bartholomeu, Daniella C., Fujiwara, Ricardo T., Bueno, Lilian L.

“…Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum are two closely related parasites that infect humans and pigs. The zoonotic potential of A. suum has been a matter of…”
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Immunological characterization of a VIR protein family member (VIR-14) in Plasmodium vivax-infected subjects from different epidemiological regions in Africa and South America by Fantin, Raianna F, Coelho, Camila H, Berhe, Anne D, Magalhães, Luisa M D, Pereira, Dhélio B, Salinas, Nichole D, Tolia, Niraj H, Amaratunga, Chanaki, Suon, Seila, Sagara, Issaka, Narum, David L, Fujiwara, Ricardo T, Abejon, Claudia, Campos-Neto, Antonio, Duffy, Patrick E, Bueno, Lilian L

“…Plasmodium vivax is a major challenge for malaria control due to its wide geographic distribution, high frequency of submicroscopic infections, and ability to…”
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Vaccination with chimeric protein induces protection in murine model against ascariasis by de Castro, Joseane C., de Almeida, Laila V., Cardoso, Mariana Santos, Oliveira, Fabricio M. Silva, Nogueira, Denise S., Reis-Cunha, João Luis, Magalhaes, Luisa M.D., Zhan, Bin, Bottazzi, Maria Elena, Hotez, Peter J., Bueno, Lilian L., Bartholomeu, Daniella Castanheira, Fujiwara, Ricardo T.

“…•The construction of a chimeric protein leads to enhanced immune protection against Ascaris infection.•Vaccination with chimeric protein induced greater…”
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Pathogen diversity, immunity, and the fate of infections: lessons learned from Trypanosoma cruzi human–host interactions by Magalhães, Luísa M D, Gollob, Kenneth J, Zingales, Bianca, Dutra, Walderez O

“…The complexity of host–pathogen interactions often leads to distinct clinical outcomes upon infection with different pathogen strains. In this Review, we…”
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Bioaccessibility and oral immunization efficacy of a chimeric protein vaccine against Ascaris suum by Castro, Joseane C., Magalhães, Luisa MD, Almeida, Raquel M., Oliveira, Fabricio MS, Nogueira, Denise S., Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Ana Clara, Kraemer, Lucas, Barbosa, Fernando S., Santos, Flavianne Vieira, Minighin, Elaine C., Bueno, Lilian L., Bartholomeu, Daniella C., Labanca, Renata A., Fujiwara, Ricardo T.

“…Human ascariasis has been characterized as the most prevalent neglected tropical disease worldwide. There is an urgent need for search to alternative…”
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Immunoregulatory networks in human Chagas disease by Dutra, W. O., Menezes, C. A. S., Magalhães, L. M. D., Gollob, K. J.

“…Summary Chagas disease, caused by the infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, is endemic in all Latin America. Due to the increase in population migration, Chagas…”
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Immunological characterization of a VIR protein family member by Tolia, Niraj H, Salinas, Nichole D, Sagara, Issaka, Bueno, Lilian L, Fujiwara, Ricardo T, Abejon, Claudia, Pereira, Dhélio B, Duffy, Patrick E, Magalhães, Luisa M. D, Fantin, Raianna F, Campos-Neto, Antonio, Suon, Seila, Coelho, Camila H, Berhe, Anne D, Amaratunga, Chanaki, Narum, David L

“…Plasmodium vivax is a major challenge for malaria control due to its wide geographic distribution, high frequency of submicroscopic infections, and ability to…”
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Differential Activation of Human Monocytes and Lymphocytes by Distinct Strains of Trypanosoma cruzi: e0003816 by Magalhães, Luísa MD, Viana, Agostinho, Chiari, Egler, Galvão, Lúcia MC, Gollob, Kenneth J, Dutra, Walderez O

“…Background Trypanosoma cruzi strains are currently classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs) named TcI to VI. It is known that these DTUs have different…”
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