bachelor's at Ciências Biológicas - Modalidade Médica from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1995), master's at Biology from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1998) and doctorate at Biology from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (2002). Has experience in Biochemistry, acting on the following subjects: glicolipídeo, galactofuranose, anticorpo monoclonal, leishmania and paracoccidioides brasiliensis. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Over the past 10 years, our group has been studying the mechanisms involved in cytokine secretion that result from the interaction between human pulmonary epithelial cells and pathogenic fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides. During one of these studies, we found out that P. brasiliensis modulates alfa3 integrin expression in epithelial cells, increasing the expression of this protein in th…
During an infection, epithelial cells interact with pathogens or their products, and can secrete cytokines and chemokines, these molecules, in turn, modulate the immune system. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and Histoplasma capsulatum are two dimorphic fungi that cause systemic mycoses in humans. Recently, we found that both species induce the secretion of IL-6 and IL-8 cytokines in human …
Several studies about interaction of fungi of medical importance with host were performed using myeloid cells, which include macrophages, dendritic cells and neutrophils. By acting as structural barrier, lung epithelial cells constitute one of the first mechanisms of defense against inhaled particles and microorganisms. Besides, several groups have demonstrated that bacteria, fungi and ot…
Fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides cause systemic mycosis in humans called paracoccidioidomycosis. During an infection, epithelial cells can interact with the fungus, or its products, which can lead to the secretion of cytokines and chemokines that, in turn, modulate the immune system. In recent years, our group has verified that factors secreted by yeasts from different isolates and spe…
Paracoccidioidomycosis is caused by the fungal pathogen of the genus Paracoccidioides and is the most prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America. About 80% of the cases occur in Brazil. And, due to the increasing number of cases of this mycosis in our country, studies about interactions between these fungi and host are essential to understand the events involved in the establishment of i…
Several studies about interaction between pathogenic fungi and the host cell are performed using macrophages, dendritic cells or neutrophils. There are few studies about interaction between Histoplasma capsulatum and epithelial cells. Epithelial cells act as a structural barrier against inhaled particles such as microorganisms, pollutants, and allergens. In addition, these cells produce i…
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most prevalent systemic fungal infection in Brazil, its etiological agent is Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The relationship between the fungus and the host is very complex and it is believed that, throughout evolution, the fungus has developed important mechanisms to manipulate the signaling pathways of the host cell, as well as the immune response in …
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The lung epithelial cells play an important role in the immune system by producing cytokines and chemokines that act as chemoattractants for the recruitment of immune cells against stimuli. The modulation of these cytokines may occur by integrins, which are membrane proteins that participate in the pathogen-host interactions. Our group studies the interaction between epithelial cells and …
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