Search Results - "Paiva, Claudia N"
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Macrophage-dependent IL-1β production induces cardiac arrhythmias in diabetic mice
Published in Nature communications (24-11-2016)“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) encompasses a multitude of secondary disorders, including heart disease. One of the most frequent and potentially life threatening…”
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Heme oxygenase-1 in protozoan infections: A tale of resistance and disease tolerance
Published in PLoS pathogens (21-07-2020)“…Heme oxygenase (HO-1) mediates the enzymatic cleavage of heme, a molecule with proinflammatory and prooxidant properties. HO-1 activity deeply impacts host…”
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ROS and Trypanosoma cruzi: Fuel to infection, poison to the heart
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-04-2018)“…The activation of macrophage respiratory burst in response to infection with Trypanosoma cruzi inflicts oxidative damage to the host's tissues. For decades,…”
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Resveratrol Reverses Functional Chagas Heart Disease in Mice
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-10-2016)“…Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCC) develops years after acute infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and does not improve after trypanocidal therapy, despite…”
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Author Correction: Macrophage-dependent IL-1β production induces cardiac arrhythmias in diabetic mice
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Are reactive oxygen species always detrimental to pathogens?
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (20-02-2014)“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are deadly weapons used by phagocytes and other cell types, such as lung epithelial cells, against pathogens. ROS can kill…”
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The Paradoxical Leishmanicidal Effects of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)-Mimetic Tempol in Leishmania braziliensis Infection in vitro
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (26-06-2019)“…Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoans of the genus . The macrophage is the resident cell in which the parasite replicates and it is…”
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Hydroxychloroquine in Nonhospitalized Adults With Early COVID-19
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Unraveling the lethal synergism between Trypanosoma cruzi infection and LPS: A role for increased macrophage reactivity
Published in European Journal of Immunology (01-05-2007)“…Various infections sensitize to lethal shock by promoting hyperactivation of macrophages to LPS stimulation. Although macrophages are thought to be deactivated…”
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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Protozoan Infections
Published in Journal of Parasitology Research (2012)“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a cytokine that plays a central role in immune and inflammatory responses. In the present paper, we discussed…”
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Migration inhibitory factor (MIF) released by macrophages upon recognition of immune complexes is critical to inflammation in Arthus reaction
Published in Journal of leukocyte biology (01-05-2009)“…Deposition of immune complexes (IC) triggers FcγR‐dependent inflammation, leading to tissue damage in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematous, immune…”
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The Role of MIF on Eosinophil Biology and Eosinophilic Inflammation
Published in Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology (01-02-2020)“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an inflammatory cytokine that participates in innate and adaptive immune responses. MIF contributes to the…”
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Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Participate in Signaling Triggered by Heme in Macrophages and upon Hemolysis
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-11-2020)“…Hemolysis causes an increase of intravascular heme, oxidative damage, and inflammation in which macrophages play a critical role. In these cells, heme can act…”
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Heart function enhancement with Nrf2-activating antioxidant in acute Y-strain Chagas disease, not in chronic Colombian or Y-strain
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (07-11-2024)“…Oxidative stress promotes T . cruzi growth and development of chronic Chagas heart dysfunction. However, the literature contains gaps that must be fulfilled,…”
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Cardiac arrhythmias after renal I/R depend on IL-1β
Published in Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology (01-06-2019)“…Cardiac arrhythmias are one of the most important remote complications after kidney injury. Renal ischemia reperfusion (I/R) is a major cause of acute renal…”
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Oxidative stress fuels Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-07-2012)“…Oxidative damage contributes to microbe elimination during macrophage respiratory burst. Nuclear factor, erythroid-derived 2, like 2 (NRF2) orchestrates…”
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Toll-Like Receptor 4 and NLRP3 Caspase 1- Interleukin-1β-Axis are Not Involved in Colon Ascendens Stent Peritonitis-Associated Heart Disease
Published in Shock (Augusta, Ga.) (01-10-2018)“…ABSTRACTHemodynamic collapse and myocardial dysfunction are among the major causes of death in severe sepsis. The purpose of this study was to assess the role…”
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Silymarin Reduces Profibrogenic Cytokines and Reverses Hepatic Fibrosis in Chronic Murine Schistosomiasis
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-04-2014)“…In chronic schistosomiasis, hepatic fibrosis is linked to the portal hypertension that causes morbidity in Schistosoma mansoni infection. Silymarin (SIL) is a…”
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Heme Amplifies the Innate Immune Response to Microbial Molecules through Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk)-dependent Reactive Oxygen Species Generation
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (22-10-2010)“…Infectious diseases that cause hemolysis are among the most threatening human diseases, because of severity and/or global distribution. In these conditions,…”
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Autoantibodies with beta-adrenergic activity from chronic chagasic patients induce cardiac arrhythmias and early afterdepolarization in a drug-induced LQT2 rabbit hearts
Published in International journal of cardiology (01-08-2017)“…Abstract Background Cardiac arrhythmias are one of the main causes of death in ChCP and other dilated cardiomyopathies. Previous studies demonstrated that…”
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