Marcia R Pinto
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1.
Barbosa P, Goncalves D, Ramos L, Mello T, Braga-Silva L, Pinto M, et al.
Infect Dis Rep
. 2024 Jul;
16(4):572-586.
PMID: 39051243
The secreted aspartic peptidases (Saps) of play crucial roles in various steps of fungal-host interactions. Using a flow cytometry approach, this study investigated the expression of Saps1-3 antigens after (i)...
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Santos A, Braga-Silva L, Goncalves D, Ramos L, Oliveira S, Souza L, et al.
J Fungi (Basel)
. 2021 Jun;
7(6).
PMID: 34071195
The repurposing strategy was applied herein to evaluate the effects of lopinavir, an aspartic protease inhibitor currently used in the treatment of HIV-infected individuals, on the globally widespread opportunistic human...
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Thompson-Souza G, Santos G, Silva J, Muniz V, Braga Y, Figueiredo R, et al.
Cell Microbiol
. 2020 Feb;
22(7):e13195.
PMID: 32083807
Neutrophils are leukocytes that are capable of eliminating both intra- and extracellular pathogens by mechanisms such as phagocytosis, degranulation, and release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum...
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Macedo-Sales P, Souto S, Destefani C, Lucena R, Machado R, Pinto M, et al.
BMC Vet Res
. 2018 Jan;
14(1):19.
PMID: 29347940
Background: Sporotrichosis is a neglected zoonosis caused by pathogenic fungi belonging to the Sporothrix schenckii complex. In Rio de Janeiro state, this disease reached an epidemic status with over 4700...
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Xisto M, Liporagi-Lopes L, Munoz J, Bittencourt V, Santos G, S Dias L, et al.
Med Mycol
. 2016 Jun;
54(8):846-55.
PMID: 27343286
In this study, we analyzed the impact of immunization with the peptidorhamnomannan (PRM) from the cell wall of the fungus Scedosporium (Lomentospora) prolificans in a murine model of invasive scedosporiosis....
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Bueno R, Thomaz L, Munoz J, da Silva C, Nosanchuk J, Pinto M, et al.
Front Microbiol
. 2016 Feb;
7:74.
PMID: 26870028
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease endemic in Latin America. Polyclonal antibodies to acidic glycosphingolipids (GSLs) from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis opsonized yeast forms in vitro increasing phagocytosis and reduced the fungal burden...
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Ramos L, Figueiredo-Carvalho M, Barbedo L, Ziccardi M, Chaves A, Zancope-Oliveira R, et al.
J Antimicrob Chemother
. 2014 Aug;
70(1):111-5.
PMID: 25134720
Objectives: The emerging fungal pathogens comprising the Candida haemulonii complex (Candida haemulonii, Candida haemulonii var. vulnera and Candida duobushaemulonii) are notable for their antifungal resistance. Twelve isolates with phenotypic similarity...
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Polonelli L, Ciociola T, Magliani W, Zanello P, DAdda T, Galati S, et al.
PLoS One
. 2012 Apr;
7(3):e34105.
PMID: 22470523
Synthetic peptides with sequences identical to fragments of the constant region of different classes (IgG, IgM, IgA) of antibodies (Fc-peptides) exerted a fungicidal activity in vitro against pathogenic yeasts, such...
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Silva B, Souza-Goncalves A, Pinto M, Barreto-Bergter E, Santos A
Mycoses
. 2009 Aug;
54(2):105-12.
PMID: 19702620
Scedosporium apiospermum is an emerging agent of opportunistic mycoses in humans. Previously, we showed that mycelia of S. apiospermum secreted metallopeptidases which were directly linked to the destruction of key...
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Santos A, Bittencourt V, Pinto M, Silva B, Barreto-Bergter E
Med Mycol
. 2009 Feb;
47(4):375-86.
PMID: 19235547
The ubiquitous Pseudallescheria boydii (anamorph Scedosporium apiospermum) is a saprophytic filamentous fungus recognized as a potent etiologic agent of a wide variety of infections in immunocompromised as well as in...