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Kynurenine elevation correlates with T regulatory cells increase in acute Plasmodium vivax infection: A pilot study by Santos, Rafaella Oliveira, Gonçalves‐Lopes, Raquel M., Lima, Nathália F., Scopel, Kézia K. G., Ferreira, Marcelo U., Lalwani, Pritesh

“…Background Disease‐tolerance mechanisms limit infection severity by preventing tissue damage; however, the underlying mechanisms in human malaria are still…”
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Rational-Based Discovery of Novel β-Carboline Derivatives as Potential Antimalarials: From In Silico Identification of Novel Targets to Inhibition of Experimental Cerebral Malaria by Alves, Fernanda de Moura, Bellei, Jessica Correa Bezerra, Barbosa, Camila de Souza, Duarte, Caíque Lopes, Fonseca, Amanda Luisa da, Pinto, Ana Claudia de Souza, Raimundo, Felipe Oliveira, Carpinter, Bárbara Albuquerque, Lemos, Ari Sérgio de Oliveira, Coimbra, Elaine Soares, Taranto, Alex Gutterres, Rocha, Vinícius Novaes, de Pilla Varotti, Fernando, Ribeiro Viana, Gustavo Henrique, Scopel, Kézia K G

“…Malaria is an infectious disease widespread in underdeveloped tropical regions. The most severe form of infection is caused by Plasmodium falciparum, which can…”
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In Vitro Cellular Division of Trypanosoma abeli Reveals Two Pathways for Organelle Replication by Borges, Alyssa R., Toledo, Daniel A., Fermino, Bruno R., Oliveira, José Carlos, Silber, Ariel Mariano, Elias, Maria Carolina, D'Avila, Heloisa, Scopel, Kézia K. G.

“…Since the observation of the great pleomorphism of fish trypanosomes, in vitro culture has become an important tool to support taxonomic studies investigating…”
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Surface expression of inhibitory (CTLA-4) and stimulatory (OX40) receptors by CD4+ regulatory T cell subsets circulating in human malaria by Gonçalves-Lopes, Raquel M., Lima, Nathália F., Carvalho, Karina I., Scopel, Kézia K.G., Kallás, Esper G., Ferreira, Marcelo U.

“…Several CD4+ T cell subtypes contribute to immune homeostasis in malaria, but the markers that define the main suppressive T cell subsets induced by this…”
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Cytokine balance in human malaria: does Plasmodium vivax elicit more inflammatory responses than Plasmodium falciparum? by Gonçalves, Raquel M, Scopel, Kézia K G, Bastos, Melissa S, Ferreira, Marcelo U

“…The mechanisms by which humans regulate pro- and anti-inflammatory responses on exposure to different malaria parasites remains unclear. Although Plasmodium…”
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Underlying factors associated with anemia in Amazonian children: a population-based, cross-sectional study by Cardoso, Marly A, Scopel, Kézia K G, Muniz, Pascoal T, Villamor, Eduardo, Ferreira, Marcelo U

“…Although iron deficiency is considered to be the main cause of anemia in children worldwide, other contributors to childhood anemia remain little studied in…”
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CD4⁺ CD25⁺ Foxp3⁺ Regulatory T Cells, Dendritic Cells, and Circulating Cytokines in Uncomplicated Malaria: Do Different Parasite Species Elicit Similar Host Responses? by Gonçalves, Raquel M, Salmazi, Karina C, Santos, Bianca A.N, Bastos, Melissa S, Rocha, Sandra C, Boscardin, Sílvia B, Silber, Ariel M, Kallás, Esper G, Ferreira, Marcelo U, Scopel, Kézia K.G

“…Clearing blood-stage malaria parasites without inducing major host pathology requires a finely tuned balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory responses. The…”
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Immature reticulocytes as preferential host cells and the challenges for in vitro culture of Plasmodium vivax by Thomson-Luque, Richard, Scopel, Kézia K. G.

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Epidemiology and control of frontier malaria in Brazil: lessons from community-based studies in rural Amazonia by da Silva, Natal S., da Silva-Nunes, M., Malafronte, Rosely S., Menezes, Maria J., D’Arcadia, Rosane R., Komatsu, Natália T., Scopel, Kézia K.G., Braga, Érika M., Cavasini, Carlos E., Cordeiro, José A., Ferreira, Marcelo U.

“…We describe the epidemiology of malaria in a frontier agricultural settlement in Brazilian Amazonia. We analysed the incidence of slide-confirmed symptomatic…”
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Factors Associated with Immunoglobulin G Subclass Polarization in Naturally Acquired Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Proteins: a Cross-Sectional Survey in Brazilian Amazonia by Scopel, Kézia K G, Fontes, Cor J F, Ferreira, Marcelo U, Braga, Erika M

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Variant-specific antibodies to merozoite surface protein 2 and clinical expression of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in rural Amazonians by Scopel, Kézia K G, da Silva-Nunes, Mônica, Malafronte, Rosely S, Braga, Erika M, Ferreira, Marcelo U

“…Naturally acquired antibodies to five variants of the merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP-2), a target of clinical immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria, were…”
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Low sensitivity of nested PCR using Plasmodium DNA extracted from stained thick blood smears: an epidemiological retrospective study among subjects with low parasitaemia in an endemic area of the Brazilian Amazon region by Scopel, Kézia K G, Fontes, Cor J F, Nunes, Alvaro C, Horta, M F, Braga, Erika M

“…The success of PCR technique depends on many factors, such as high quality DNA pellets obtained from blood samples, good reagents and adequate conditions of…”
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Single-nucleotide polymorphism, linkage disequilibrium and geographic structure in the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax: prospects for genome-wide association studies by Orjuela-Sánchez, Pamela, Karunaweera, Nadira D, da Silva-Nunes, Mônica, da Silva, Natal S, Scopel, Kézia K G, Gonçalves, Raquel M, Amaratunga, Chanaki, Sá, Juliana M, Socheat, Duong, Fairhust, Rick M, Gunawardena, Sharmini, Thavakodirasah, Thuraisamy, Galapaththy, Gawrie L N, Abeysinghe, Rabindra, Kawamoto, Fumihiko, Wirth, Dyann F, Ferreira, Marcelo U

“…The ideal malaria parasite populations for initial mapping of genomic regions contributing to phenotypes such as drug resistance and virulence, through…”
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Plasmodium falciparum: IgG subclass antibody response to merozoite surface protein-1 among Amazonian gold miners, in relation to infection status and disease expression by Scopel, Kézia K.G., Fontes, Cor J.F., Ferreira, Marcelo U., Braga, Érika M.

“…The merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) of Plasmodium falciparum comprises two major targets of antibody-mediated immunity: the polymorphic block 2 and the…”
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Evidence of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum infection in dogs from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, based on immunochromatographic dual-path platform (DPP®) and PCR assays by Castro-Júnior, José Geraldo, Freire, Mariana Lourenço, Campos, Samantha Priscila Silva, Scopel, Kezia K G, Porrozzi, Renato, Da Silva, Edimilson Domingos, Colombo, Fabio A, da Silveira, Rita de Cássia Viveiros, Marques, Marcos José, Coimbra, Elaine Soares

“…In Brazil, domestic dogs are branded as the primary reservoir for zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis, due to the clear positive correlation observed between human…”
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High prevalence of Plamodium malariae infections in a Brazilian Amazon endemic area (Apiacás—Mato Grosso State) as detected by polymerase chain reaction by Scopel, Kézia K.G., Fontes, Cor J.F., Nunes, Álvaro C., Horta, M.Fátima, Braga, Érika M.

“…Plasmodium malariae is commonly confounded with Plasmodium vivax at the microscopic examination of thick blood smear. In the present study, we used a nested…”
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Longitudinal IgG antibody responses to Plasmodium vivax blood-stage antigens during and after acute vivax malaria in individuals living in the Brazilian Amazon by Tashi, Tenzin, Upadhye, Aditi, Kundu, Prasun, Wu, Chunxiang, Menant, Sébastien, Soares, Roberta Reis, Ferreira, Marcelo U, Longley, Rhea J, Mueller, Ivo, Hoang, Quyen Q, Tham, Wai-Hong, Rayner, Julian C, Scopel, Kézia Kg, Lima-Junior, Josué C, Tran, Tuan M

“…To make progress towards malaria elimination, a highly effective vaccine targeting Plasmodium vivax is urgently needed. Evaluating the kinetics of natural…”
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High prevalence of plasmodium malariae infections in a Brazilian Amazon endemic area (Apiacás-Mato Grosso State) as detected by polymerase chain reaction by SCOPEL, Kézia K. G, FONTES, Cor J. F, NUNES, Alvaro C, HORTA, M. Fatima, BRAGA, Erika M

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Plasmodium spp. and Haemoproteus spp. infection in birds of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest detected by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction by Tostes, Raquel, Vashist, Usha, Scopel, Kézia K.G., Massard, Carlos L., Daemon, Erik, D'Agosto, Marta

“…In recent years haemosporidian infection by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium and Haemoproteus, has been considered one of the most important factors related to…”
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