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Endometriosis: an inflammatory disease with a Th2 immune response component by Podgaec, S., Abrao, M.S., Dias, J.A., Rizzo, L.V., de Oliveira, R.M., Baracat, E.C.

“…BACKGROUND Efforts have been made to correctly characterize the role of the immune response in endometriosis. The objective of this study was to analyse the…”
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Long term measurements of aerosol optical properties at a primary forest site in Amazonia by Rizzo, L. V, Artaxo, P, Müller, T, Wiedensohler, A, Paixão, M, Cirino, G. G, Arana, A, Swietlicki, E, Roldin, P, Fors, E. O, Wiedemann, K. T, Leal, L. S. M, Kulmala, M

“…A long term experiment was conducted in a primary forest area in Amazonia, with continuous in-situ measurements of aerosol optical properties between February…”
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Spectral dependence of aerosol light absorption over the Amazon Basin by Rizzo, L. V., Correia, A. L., Artaxo, P., Procópio, A. S., Andreae, M. O.

“…In this study, we examine the spectral dependence of aerosol absorption at different sites and seasons in the Amazon Basin. The analysis is based on…”
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On the diurnal cycle of urban aerosols, black carbon and the occurrence of new particle formation events in springtime São Paulo, Brazil by Backman, J, Rizzo, LV, Hakala, J, Nieminen, T, Manninen, HE, Morais, F, Aalto, P P, Siivola, E, Carbone, S, Hillamo, R

“…Large conurbations are a significant source of the anthropogenic pollution and demographic differences between cities that result in a different pollution…”
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Aerosol properties, in-canopy gradients, turbulent fluxes and VOC concentrations at a pristine forest site in Amazonia by Rizzo, L.V., Artaxo, P., Karl, T., Guenther, A.B., Greenberg, J.

“…Aerosol physical and chemical properties were measured in a forest site in central Amazonia (Cuieiras reservation, 2.61S; 60.21W) during the dry season of 2004…”
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Allergic asthma in patients with common variable immunodeficiency by Agondi, R.C, Barros, M.T, Rizzo, L.V, Kalil, J, Giavina-Bianchi, P

“…To cite this article: Agondi RC, Barros MT, Rizzo LV, Kalil J, Giavina-Bianchi P. Allergic asthma in patients with common variable immunodeficiency. Allergy…”
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Ocular toxoplasmosis - an update and review of the literature by Commodaro, Alessandra G, Belfort, Rubens N, Rizzo, Luiz Vicente, Muccioli, Cristina, Silveira, Claudio, Burnier Jr, Miguel N, Belfort Jr, Rubens

“…Ocular toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis worldwide. The infection can be acquired congenitally or postnatally and ocular lesions may…”
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Survival Analysis of Conjunctival Limbal Grafts and Amniotic Membrane Transplantation in Eyes With Total Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency by Santos, Myrna S., Gomes, José A.P., Hofling-Lima, Ana Luisa, Rizzo, Luiz V., Romano, André C., Belfort, Rubens

“…To evaluate the survival of conjunctival limbal grafts and amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for total limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) and the…”
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The genotype of Toxoplasma gondii strains causing ocular toxoplasmosis in humans in Brazil by Vallochi, Adriana Lima, Muccioli, Cristina, Martins, Maria Cristina, Silveira, Cláudio, Belfort, Rubens, Rizzo, Luiz Vicente

“…To determine Toxoplasma gondii genotype in scars of retinochoroiditis in humans. Immunopathology analysis. DNA was isolated from retinochoroidal specimens…”
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Immunotolerance and prevention of ocular autoimmune disease by Rizzo, L V, Caspi, R R

“…Immunotherapeutic approaches to autoimmune disease have a common goal of inducing antigen-specific, long-lasting tolerance to autoantigens, without otherwise…”
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Deficiency of thrombospondin-1 reduces Th17 differentiation and attenuates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by Yang, Kaiyong, Vega, Jose L, Hadzipasic, Muhamed, Schatzmann Peron, Jean Pierre, Zhu, Bing, Carrier, Yijun, Masli, Sharmila, Rizzo, Luiz Vicente, Weiner, Howard L

“…Abstract Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) plays a role both in the induction of Treg and in the differentiation of the IL-17-secreting T cells (Th17) which…”
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Optical and physical properties of aerosols in the boundary layer and free troposphere over the Amazon Basin during the biomass burning season by Chand, D., Guyon, P., Artaxo, P., Schmid, O., Frank, G. P., Rizzo, L. V., Mayol-Bracero, O. L., Gatti, L. V., Andreae, M. O.

“…As part of the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia – Smoke, Aerosols, Clouds, Rainfall and Climate (LBA-SMOCC) campaign, detailed surface…”
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Interleukin 12 protects from a T helper type 1-mediated autoimmune disease, experimental autoimmune uveitis, through a mechanism involving interferon gamma, nitric oxide, and apoptosis by Tarrant, T K, Silver, P B, Wahlsten, J L, Rizzo, L V, Chan, C C, Wiggert, B, Caspi, R R

“…Pathogenic effector T cells in experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) are T helper type 1-like, and interleukin (IL)-12 is required for their generation and…”
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Chronic Chagas' Disease Cardiomyopathy Patients Display an Increased IFN-γ Response to Trypanosoma cruzi Infection by Abel, Lúcia C.J, Rizzo, Luiz V, Ianni, Bárbara, Albuquerque, Fabiana, Bacal, Fernando, Carrara, Dirceu, Bocchi, Edimar A, Teixeira, Henrique C, Mady, Charles, Kalil, Jorge, Cunha-Neto, Edecio

“…One-third of all Trypanosoma cruzi -infected patients eventually develop chronic Chagas' disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), a particularly lethal inflammatory…”
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IL-10 and TGF-b Immunoregulatory Cytokines rather than Natural Regulatory T Cells are Associated with the Resolution Phase of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) Syndrome by Commodaro, A G, Peron, JPS, Genre, J, Arslanian, C, Sanches, L, Muccioli, C, Rizzo, LV, Belfort Jr, R

“…The pro-inflammatory cytokines play a critical role in the initiation and propagation of ocular autoimmune diseases. Regulation of these cytokines is generally…”
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Reduced frequency of CD4 super(+)CD25 super(H) super(I) super(G) super(H)FOXP3 super(+) cells and diminished FOXP3 expression in patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency: A link to autoimmunity? by Genre, J, Errante, PR, Kokron, C M, Toledo-Barros, M, Camara, NOS, Rizzo, LV

“…Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is a primary immunodeficiency disease characterized by defective immunoglobulin production and often associated with…”
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CTLA-4 Blockage Increases Resistance to Infection with the Intracellular Protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi by Martins, Gislaine Aparecida, Tadokoro, Carlos Eduardo, Silva, Roberta Borges, Silva, Joao Santana, Rizzo, Luiz Vicente

“…Recent studies have revealed an important role for CTLA-4 as a negative regulator of T cell activation. In the present study, we evaluated the importance of…”
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5-Lipoxygenase plays a role in the control of parasite burden and contributes to oxidative damage of erythrocytes in murine Chagas’ disease by Borges, Celso Luiz, Cecchini, Rubens, Tatakihara, Vera Lúcia Hideko, Malvezi, Aparecida Donizette, Yamada-Ogatta, Sueli Fumie, Rizzo, Luiz Vicente, Pinge-Filho, Phileno

“…Abstract Chagas’ disease is accompanied by severe anemia and oxidative stress, which may contribute to mortality. In this study, we investigated the role of…”
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IFN-gamma-deficient mice develop experimental autoimmune uveitis in the context of a deviant effector response by Jones, LS, Rizzo, LV, Agarwal, RK, Tarrant, TK, Chan, CC, Wiggert, B, Caspi, RR

“…Experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) is a T cell-mediated disease that targets the neural retina and serves as a model of human uveitis. Uveitogenic effector…”
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Macrophages from IL-12p40-deficient mice have a bias toward the M2 activation profile by Bastos, Karina R. B., Alvarez, José M., Marinho, Cláudio R. F., Rizzo, Luiz V., D’Império Lima, Maria Regina

“…Recent studies have provided evidence that macrophages from Th1‐prone mouse strains respond with an M1 profile, and macrophages from Th2‐prone mouse strains…”
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