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An integrated analysis of the structural changes and gene expression of spleen in human visceral leishmaniasis with and without HIV coinfection by Fontes, Jonathan L M, Khouri, Ricardo, Reinaldo, Luis Gustavo C, Hassegawa, Erina M A, Meneses Filho, Antônio José, de Melo, Caroline V B, Ramos, Pablo Ivan P, de Deus Moura, Rafael, Pagliari, Carla, Santos, Marta, Araújo, Jr, Raimundo José C, Van Weyenbergh, Johan, de Freitas, Luiz A R, Costa, Carlos Henrique N, Dos-Santos, Washington L C

“…The spleen plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of visceral leishmaniasis. In severe forms of the disease, the spleen undergoes changes that can compromise…”
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Assessment of histological liver alterations in dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum by Lima, Isadora S, Solcá, Manuela S, Tafuri, Wagner L, de Freitas, Luiz A R, Dos-Santos, Washington L C

“…The liver plays a central role in the development of canine visceral leishmaniasis. Studies of natural infection in animals and humans indicate a direct…”
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Extracellular vesicles from Leishmania-infected macrophages confer an anti-infection cytokine-production profile to naïve macrophages by Cronemberger-Andrade, André, Aragão-França, Luciana, de Araujo, Cintia Figueiredo, Rocha, Viviane Junqueira, Borges-Silva, Mariana da Cruz, Figueira, Cláudio P, Figueiras, Cláudio P, Oliveira, Pablo R, de Freitas, Luiz A R, Veras, Patrícia S T, Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are structures with phospholipid bilayer membranes and 100-1000 nm diameters. These vesicles are released from cells upon…”
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Severe clinical presentation of visceral leishmaniasis in naturally infected dogs with disruption of the splenic white pulp by Lima, Isadora S, Silva, Joselli S, Almeida, Valter A, Junior, Floriano G Leal, Souza, Patrício An, Larangeira, Daniela F, Moura-Neto, José P, Fraga, Deborah B M, de Freitas, Luiz A R, dos-Santos, Washington L C

“…In this work, we investigated the association between the disruption of splenic lymphoid tissue and the severity of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs. Clinical…”
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Immune and inflammatory responses to Leishmania amazonensis isolated from different clinical forms of human leishmaniasis in CBA mice by de Souza, Valderes L, Veras, Patrícia S.T, Welby-Borges, Marcus, Silva, Tânia M.C, Leite, Bruna R, Ferraro, Rodrigo B, Meyer-Fernandes, José R, Barral, Aldina, Costa, Jackson Mauricio Lopes, de Freitas, Luiz A.R

“…Leishmania amazonensis causes different diseases depending on the host and parasitic virulence factors. In this study, CBA mice were infected with L…”
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Computational pathology, new horizons and challenges for anatomical pathology by dos-Santos, Washington L. C., de Freitas, Luiz A. R., Duarte, Angelo A., Angelo, Michele F., Oliveira, Luciano R.

“…Abstract The emergence of digital pathology environments and the application of computer vision to the analysis of histological sections has given rise to a…”
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Obliterative portal venopathy: A neglected and probably misdiagnosed disease with peculiar etiology in South America by Nunes, Vinícius, Freitas, Luiz A R, Freitas, Juliana R, Araújo, Caio, Junior, Gildásio N, Schinoni, Maria I, Bessone, Fernando, Paraná, Raymundo

“…Background and Aim Obliterative portal venopathy (OPV) is one of the causes of non‐cirrhotic portal hypertension. However, many aspects of OPV remain unclear,…”
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Anti‐Golgi complex antibodies during pegylated‐interferon therapy for hepatitis C by Paraná, Raymundo, Schinoni, Maria Isabel, De Freitas, Luiz A. R., Codes, Liana, Cruz, Marla, Andrade, Zilton, Trepo, Christian

“…: Background/Aim: Pegylated interferon (Peg‐IFN) plus ribavirin is the standard therapy for hepatitis C. Peg‐IFN has several antiviral mechanisms, but its role…”
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Disorganization of spleen compartments and dermatitis in canine visceral leishmaniasis by Santana, Claudia C., de Freitas, Luiz A. R., Oliveira, Geraldo G. S., dos-Santos, Washington L. C.

“…Abstract Canine visceral leishmaniasis is associated with splenic changes that may interfere with the surveillance of blood borne antigens. Dogs with terminal…”
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A case of conventional treatment failure in visceral leishmaniasis: leukocyte distribution and cytokine expression in splenic compartments by Dos-Santos, Washington L C, Pagliari, Carla, Santos, Lina G, Almeida, Valter A, e Silva, Thiago L V, Coutinho, Jr, João de J, Souza, Tulio, Duarte, Maria I S, de Freitas, Luiz A R, Costa, Carlos H N

“…In this paper we study the distribution of leukocyte populations and of cytokine-producing cells in the spleen of a patient with visceral leishmaniasis…”
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1,8-Cineole protects against liver failure in an in-vivo murine model of endotoxemic shock by Santos, Flávia A., Silva, Regilane M., Tomé, Adriana R., Rao, Vietla S. N., Pompeu, Margarida M. L., Teixeira, Maria J., De Freitas, Luiz A. R., De Souza, Valderes L.

“…The effects of 1,8‐cineole on d‐galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide (GalN/LPS)‐induced shock model of liver injury was investigated in mice. The co‐administration…”
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Heat therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis elicits a systemic cytokine response similar to that of antimonial (Glucantime) therapy by Lobo, Iza M.F., Soares, Milena B.P., Correia, Tania M., de Freitas, Luiz A.R., Oliveira, Maria Ines, Nakatani, Maria, Netto, Eduardo, Badaro, Roberto, David, John R.

“…Controlled heat delivered as radio waves has been used successfully in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Here we investigated whether local heat…”
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Concomitant early mucosal and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil by Boaventura, Viviane S, Cafe, Virginia, Costa, Jackson, Oliveira, Fabiano, Bafica, Andre, Rosato, Andrea, de Freitas, Luiz A R, Brodskyn, Claudia, Barral-Netto, Manoel, Barral, Aldina

“…Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is often clinically silent until reaching a highly advanced state. In this prospective study, 6 of 220 patients with early cutaneous…”
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MAP Kinase Pathways: Molecular Roads to Primary Acral Lentiginous Melanoma by Fernandes, Juliana D, Hsieh, Ricardo, de Freitas, Luiz A R, Brandao, Miguel A R, Lourenço, Silvia V, Sangueza, Martin, Nico, Marcello M S

“…The etiology and pathogenesis of lentiginous acral melanomas are poorly understood. Recent studies have postulated that DNA repair mechanisms and cell growth…”
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in morbid obese patients: coffee consumption vs. disease severity by Barros, Raffaelle K, Cotrim, Helma P, Daltro, Carla, Alves, Erivaldo, de Freitas, Luiz A.R, Daltro, Claudia, Oliveira, Yanaihara

“…AbstractIntroduction. Obesity correlates with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and occurs in 90 to 100% of severely obese individuals (body mass index…”
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Epidemiological assessment of liver disease in northeastern Brazil by means of a standardized liver biopsy protocol by Lembrança, Lucas, Medina, Jéssica, Portugal, Marcelo, Almeida, Delvone, Solla, Jorge, Gadelha, Ricardo, de Freitas, Luiz A R, Paraná, Raymundo

“…The main objective of this study was to describe the profile of patients who were benefitted in a collective effort to perform liver biopsies in Bahia, Brazil…”
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Clinical and histopathological features of NASH in workers exposed to chemicals with or without associated metabolic conditions by Cotrim, Helma P., De Freitas, Luiz AR, Freitas, Carolina, Braga, Luciana, Sousa, Rodrigo, Carvalho, Fernando, Paraná, Raymundo, Santos-Jesus, Rogerio, Andrade, Zilton

“…Background/Aims: Non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has been associated with exposure to chemicals among workers from an industrial complex in Brazil. We…”
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance: importance of risk factors and histological spectrum by Guidorizzi de Siqueira, Ana Cristina, Cotrim, Helma P, Rocha, Raquel, Carvalho, Fernando M, de Freitas, Luiz A.R, Barreto, Danyella, Gouveia, Leandro, Landeiro, Luciana

“…BACKGROUNDNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been associated with several metabolic conditions (MC) and secondary causes, but the relationship…”
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Association between skin parasitism and a granulomatous inflammatory pattern in canine visceral leishmaniosis by DOS-SANTOS, Washington L. C, DAVID, John, BADARO, Roberto, DE-FREITAS, Luiz A. R

“…In this work we examined 76 stray dogs from an area of endemic visceral leishmaniosis, in order to determine whether the presence of skin inflammation or a…”
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Clinical, histologic and serologic evaluation of patients with acute non-A-E hepatitis in north-eastern Brazil: is it an infectious disease? by Paraná, Raymundo, Codes, Liana, Andrade, Zilton, de Freitas, Luiz A.R., Santos-Jesus, Rogério, Reis, Mitermayer, Cotrim, Helma, Cunha, Simone, Trepo, Christian

“…Non-A-E hepatitis and acute cryptogenic hepatitis are the names given to the disease of patients with clinical hepatitis, but in whom serologic evidence of A-E…”
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