Search Results - "Pinto, Amelia"
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SARS-CoV-2 spike protein promotes IL-6 trans-signaling by activation of angiotensin II receptor signaling in epithelial cells
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-12-2020)“…Cytokine storm is suggested as one of the major pathological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infection, although the mechanism for initiation of a…”
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CD4+T cells mediate protection against Zika associated severe disease in a mouse model of infection
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-09-2018)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) has gained worldwide attention since it emerged, and a global effort is underway to understand the correlates of protection and develop…”
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Zika virus pathogenesis in rhesus macaques is unaffected by pre-existing immunity to dengue virus
Published in Nature communications (23-06-2017)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) is a re-emerging virus that has recently spread into dengue virus (DENV) endemic regions and cross-reactive antibodies (Abs) could…”
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Immune response to arbovirus infection in obesity
Published in Frontiers in immunology (18-11-2022)“…Obesity is a global health problem that affects 650 million people worldwide and leads to diverse changes in host immunity. Individuals with obesity experience…”
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A Dengue Virus Serotype 1 mRNA-LNP Vaccine Elicits Protective Immune Responses
Published in Journal of virology (24-05-2021)“…Dengue virus (DENV) is the most common vector-borne viral disease, with nearly 400 million worldwide infections each year concentrated in the tropical and…”
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Function Is More Reliable than Quantity to Follow Up the Humoral Response to the Receptor-Binding Domain of SARS-CoV-2-Spike Protein after Natural Infection or COVID-19 Vaccination
Published in Viruses (30-09-2021)“…Both the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and emergence of variants of concern have highlighted the need for functional antibody assays to monitor the humoral response over…”
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mRNA induced expression of human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in mice for the study of the adaptive immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Published in PLoS pathogens (16-12-2020)“…The novel human coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a pandemic. Critical to the rapid evaluation of vaccines…”
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Metabolic syndrome and aberrant immune responses to viral infection and vaccination: Insights from small animal models
Published in Frontiers in immunology (30-11-2022)“…This review outlines the propensity for metabolic syndrome (MetS) to induce elevated disease severity, higher mortality rates post-infection, and poor…”
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Impact of Obesity on Vaccination to SARS-CoV-2
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (20-06-2022)“…To combat the immense toll on global public health induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), new vaccines were developed. While…”
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Interferon-λ restricts West Nile virus neuroinvasion by tightening the blood-brain barrier
Published in Science translational medicine (22-04-2015)“…Although interferon-λ [also known as type III interferon or interleukin-28 (IL-28)/IL-29] restricts infection by several viruses, its inhibitory mechanism has…”
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T Cells in Tick-Borne Flavivirus Encephalitis: A Review of Current Paradigms in Protection and Disease Pathology
Published in Viruses (01-04-2023)“…The family is comprised of a diverse group of arthropod-borne viruses that are the etiological agents of globally relevant diseases in humans. Among these,…”
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Identification of Protective CD8 T Cell Responses in a Mouse Model of Zika Virus Infection
Published in Frontiers in immunology (17-07-2019)“…Many flaviviruses including dengue (DENV), and Zika (ZIKV) have attracted significant attention in the past few years. As many flaviviruses are spread by…”
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Metal coordinating inhibitors of Rift Valley fever virus replication
Published in PloS one (16-09-2022)“…Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a veterinary and human pathogen and is an agent of bioterrorism concern. Currently, RVFV treatment is limited to supportive…”
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A temporal role of type I interferon signaling in CD8+ T cell maturation during acute West Nile virus infection
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-12-2011)“…A genetic absence of the common IFN-α/β signaling receptor (IFNAR) in mice is associated with enhanced viral replication and altered adaptive immune responses…”
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Deficient IFN signaling by myeloid cells leads to MAVS-dependent virus-induced sepsis
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-04-2014)“…The type I interferon (IFN) signaling response limits infection of many RNA and DNA viruses. To define key cell types that require type I IFN signaling to…”
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Mouse Models of Heterologous Flavivirus Immunity: A Role for Cross-Reactive T Cells
Published in Frontiers in immunology (09-05-2019)“…Most of the world is at risk of being infected with a flavivirus such as dengue virus, West Nile virus, yellow fever virus, Japanese encephalitis virus,…”
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Effective control of early Zika virus replication by Dengue immunity is associated to the length of time between the 2 infections but not mediated by antibodies
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-05-2020)“…Little is known about the contribution of virus-specific and cross-reacting antibodies (Abs) or the cellular immune response generated by a primary dengue…”
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Time elapsed between Zika and dengue virus infections affects antibody and T cell responses
Published in Nature communications (20-09-2019)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) are co-endemic in many parts of the world, but the impact of ZIKV infection on subsequent DENV infection is not well…”
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Prior Heterologous Flavivirus Exposure Results in Reduced Pathogenesis in a Mouse Model of Zika Virus Infection
Published in Journal of virology (26-07-2021)“…The 2015/2016 Zika virus epidemic in South and Central America left the scientific community urgently trying to understand the factors that contribute to Zika…”
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CD8+ T Cells Use TRAIL To Restrict West Nile Virus Pathogenesis by Controlling Infection in Neurons
Published in Journal of Virology (01-09-2012)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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