Search Results - "Mota, M. M."

Paclitaxel Reduces Tumor Growth by Reprogramming Tumor-Associated Macrophages to an M1 Profile in a TLR4-Dependent Manner by Wanderley, Carlos W, Colón, David F, Luiz, João Paulo M, Oliveira, Francisco F, Viacava, Paula R, Leite, Caio A, Pereira, Janaina A, Silva, Camila M, Silva, Cassia R, Silva, Rangel L, Speck-Hernandez, Cesar A, Mota, José M, Alves-Filho, José C, Lima-Junior, Roberto C, Cunha, Thiago M, Cunha, Fernando Q

“…Paclitaxel is an antineoplastic agent widely used to treat several solid tumor types. The primary mechanism of action of paclitaxel is based on microtubule…”
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Effect of Lactobacillus on body weight and body fat in overweight subjects: a systematic review of randomized controlled clinical trials by Crovesy, L, Ostrowski, M, Ferreira, D M T P, Rosado, E L, Soares-Mota, M

“…Gut microbiota is important for maintaining body weight. Modulation of gut microbiota by probiotics may result in weight loss and thus help in obesity…”
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Parasite Sensing of Host Nutrients and Environmental Cues by Zuzarte-Luís, Vanessa, Mota, Maria M.

“…Parasites undergo complex life cycles that comprise a wide variety of cellular differentiation events in different host compartments and transmission across…”
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Immunotherapy and psychosis: It there a risk? by Barbosa, D., Mota, M.

“…Introduction Over the past decades, immunotherapy treatments have been a revolution to many chronic diseases with encouraging results in clinical outcomes and…”
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Neurodevelopmental disorders and gender dysphoria: a fertile relationship? by Soares Da Costa, I., Mota, M.

“…Introduction Development of gender identity is a complicated process. During this process it is thought that many factors play a role. Gender dysphoria is a…”
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The silent path to thousands of merozoites: the Plasmodium liver stage by Mota, Maria M, Prudêncio, Miguel, Rodriguez, Ana

“…Plasmodium sporozoites are deposited in the skin of their vertebrate hosts through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Most of these parasites…”
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Neural circuits of long-term thermoregulatory adaptations to cold temperatures and metabolic demands by Mota, Clarissa M. D., Madden, Christopher J.

“…The mammalian brain controls heat generation and heat loss mechanisms that regulate body temperature and energy metabolism. Thermoeffectors include brown…”
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Liver-stage malaria parasites vulnerable to diverse chemical scaffolds by Derbyshire, Emily R, Prudêncio, Miguel, Mota, Maria M, Clardy, Jon

“…Human malaria infection begins with a one-time asymptomatic liver stage followed by a cyclic symptomatic blood stage. All high-throughput malaria drug…”
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Revisiting hysterical psychosis: A case report by Barbosa, D., Almeida, B., Mota, M.

“…Introduction Holiender and Hirsch defined hysterical psychosis in 1964 and, while hysteria has a contemporary equivalent in somatoform/dissociation disorder,…”
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Bariatric surgery as a risk factor for alcohol use disorder: a clinical case and literature review by Paupério, J. M., Martins, F. S., Peixoto, M. J., Mota, M.

“…Introduction Bariatric surgery is a relatively safe surgical procedure with high success rates. The improvement on patient’s self-esteem and overall quality of…”
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Evolution of the triplet BRCT domain by Mota, M.B.S., Woods, N.T., Carvalho, M.A., Monteiro, A.N.A., Mesquita, R.D.

“…Organisms have evolved a complex system, called the DNA damage response (DDR), which maintains genome integrity. The DDR is responsible for identifying and…”
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Insects and spiders on Acacia mangium (Fabaceae) saplings as bioindicators for the recovery of tropical degraded areas by Lima, J S, Leite, G L D, Guanabens, P F S, Soares, M A, Silva, J L, Mota, M V S, Lemes, P G, Zanuncio, J C

“…Acacia mangium is a pioneer species with fast growth and frequently used in the recovery of degraded areas. The objectives were to evaluate insects and…”
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Encephalitis lethargica epidemic milestones in early sleep neurobiology researches by da Mota Gomes, M.

“…Around 100 years ago, the outbreak of peculiar encephalitis promoted knowledge advancement regarding sleep and psychomotricity control. This epidemic is…”
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Micropatterned coculture of primary human hepatocytes and supportive cells for the study of hepatotropic pathogens by March, Sandra, Ramanan, Vyas, Trehan, Kartik, Ng, Shengyong, Galstian, Ani, Gural, Nil, Scull, Margaret A, Shlomai, Amir, Mota, Maria M, Fleming, Heather E, Khetani, Salman R, Rice, Charles M, Bhatia, Sangeeta N

“…This protocol uses micropatterned co-cultures comprising 2D islands of primary human hepatocytes surrounded by supportive fibroblast cells to model liver…”
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Host Cell Phosphatidylcholine Is a Key Mediator of Malaria Parasite Survival during Liver Stage Infection by Itoe, Maurice A., Sampaio, Júlio L., Cabal, Ghislain G., Real, Eliana, Zuzarte-Luis, Vanessa, March, Sandra, Bhatia, Sangeeta N., Frischknecht, Friedrich, Thiele, Christoph, Shevchenko, Andrej, Mota, Maria M.

“…During invasion, Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria, wraps itself in a parasitophorous vacuole membrane (PVM), which constitutes a critical interface…”
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Third generation cognitive-behavioral therapies and genital pain by Barbosa, D., Ramos, B., Covelo, V., Mota, M.

“…Introduction Genital pain is a heterogeneous chronic pain condition and the relationship between biological, psychological and social factors sets a complex…”
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Contamination routes and mortality of the leaf‐cutting ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by the insecticides fipronil and sulfluramid through social interactions by Mota Filho, Tarcísio M M, Camargo, Roberto S, Zanuncio, José C, Stefanelli, Luis E P, Matos, Carlos A O, Forti, Luiz C

“…BACKGROUND Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are important pests of forest plantations, agriculture and…”
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Prevalence of overweight/obesity, abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome and atypical cardiometabolic phenotypes in the adult Romanian population: PREDATORR study by Popa, S., Moţa, M., Popa, A., Moţa, E., Serafinceanu, C., Guja, C., Catrinoiu, D., Hâncu, N., Lichiardopol, R., Bala, C., Popa, A., Roman, G., Radulian, G., Timar, R., Mihai, B.

“…Purpose The objectives were to assess the prevalence of overweight/obesity, abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS), and to evaluate the…”
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Prehospital accuracy of (H)EMS pelvic ring injury assessment and the application of non-invasive pelvic binder devices by Carvalho Mota, M.T., Goldfinger, V.P., Lokerman, R., Terra, M., Azijli, K., Schober, P., de Leeuw, M.A., van Heijl, M, Bloemers, F.W., Giannakopoulos, G.F.

“…Pre-hospital application of a non-invasive pelvic binder device (NIPBD) is essential to increase chances of survival by limiting blood loss in patients with an…”
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Assessment of inbreeding coefficients and inbreeding depression on complex traits from genomic and pedigree data in Nelore cattle by Mota, Lucio F M, Carvajal, Alejandro B, Silva Neto, João B, Díaz, Clara, Carabaño, Maria J, Baldi, Fernando, Munari, Danísio P

“…Nelore cattle play a key role in tropical production systems due to their resilience to harsh conditions, such as heat stress and seasonally poor nutrition…”
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