Study of adaptive immune response modulation by the sympathetic nervous system: emphasis on autoimmunity, Th17 cells and Foxp3 + regulatory T cells

• Grant number: 08/58564-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2009
• End date: June 30, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Immunology - Cellular Immunology
• Principal Investigator: Alexandre Salgado Basso
• Grantee: Alexandre Salgado Basso
• Host Institution: Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant(s): 13/06586-7 - 15th International Congress of Immunology, AR.EXT
• Associated scholarship(s): 13/13110-9 - Catecholamine production by Foxp3+ Regulatory T cells and its role in Treg cells differentiation and suppressive function in vitro and in vivo., BP.PD; 11/02738-1 - Modulation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by the sympathetic nervous system, BP.DR; 10/13451-2 - The role of catecholamines and neuropeptide Y on dendritic cell function, BP.MS

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TAKENAKA, MAISA CARLA; ARAUJO, LEANDRO PIRES; MARICATO, JULIANA TERZI; NASCIMENTO, VANESSA M.; GUERESCHI, MARCIA GRANDO; REZENDE, RAFAEL MACHADO; QUINTANA, FRANCISCO J.; BASSO, ALEXANDRE S.. Norepinephrine Controls Effector T Cell Differentiation through beta 2-Adrenergic Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of NF-kappa B and AP-1 in Dendritic Cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, v. 196, n. 2, p. 637-644, JAN 15 2016. (08/58564-9)

MORAES-VIEIRA, PEDRO M. M.; LAROCCA, RAFAEL A.; BASSI, ENIO J.; PERON, JEAN PIERRE S.; ANDRADE-OLIVEIRA, VINICIUS; WASINSKI, FREDERICK; ARAUJO, RONALDO; THORNLEY, THOMAS; QUINTANA, FRANCISCO J.; BASSO, ALEXANDRE S.; et al. Leptin deficiency impairs maturation of dendritic cells and enhances induction of regulatory T and Th17 cells. European Journal of Immunology, v. 44, n. 3, p. 794-806, MAR 2014. (09/50450-7, 08/58564-9)

MORAES-VIEIRA, P. M. M.; BASSI, E. J.; LAROCCA, R. A.; CASTOLDI, A.; BURGHOS, M.; LEPIQUE, A. P.; QUINTANA, F. J.; ARAUJO, R. C.; BASSO, A. S.; STROM, T. B.; et al. Leptin Modulates Allograft Survival by Favoring a Th2 and a Regulatory Immune Profile. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, v. 13, n. 1, p. 36-44, JAN 2013. (07/07139-3, 12/02270-2, 09/50450-7, 08/58564-9)

GUERESCHI, MARCIA G.; ARAUJO, LEANDRO P.; MARICATO, JULIANA T.; TAKENAKA, MAISA C.; NASCIMENTO, VANESSA M.; VIVANCO, BRUNO C.; REIS, VANESSA O.; KELLER, ALEXANDRE C.; BRUM, PATRICIA C.; BASSO, ALEXANDRE S.. Beta2-adrenergic receptor signaling in CD4(+) Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells enhances their suppressive function in a PKA-dependent manner. European Journal of Immunology, v. 43, n. 4, p. 1001-1012, APR 2013. (09/51886-3, 08/58564-9)

ARAUJO, LEANDRO PIRES; MARICATO, JULIANA TERZI; GUERESCHI, MARCIA GRANDO; TAKENAKA, MAISA CARLA; NASCIMENTO, VANESSA M.; DE MELO, FILIPE MENEGATTI; QUINTANA, FRANCISCO J.; BRUM, PATRICIA C.; BASSO, ALEXANDRE S.. The Sympathetic Nervous System Mitigates CNS Autoimmunity via beta 2-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling in Immune Cells. CELL REPORTS, v. 28, n. 12, p. 3120+, SEP 17 2019. (11/02738-1, 14/24156-2, 08/58564-9)

TAKENAKA, MAISA C.; GUERESCHI, MARCIA G.; BASSO, ALEXANDRE S.. Neuroimmune interactions: dendritic cell modulation by the sympathetic nervous system. SEMINARS IN IMMUNOPATHOLOGY, v. 39, n. 2, p. 165-176, FEB 2017. (14/24156-2, 13/13110-9, 08/58564-9)