Biochemical, physiological and functional genomic studies of Leishmania-macrophage interaction

• Grant number: 14/50717-1
• Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Duration: June 01, 2015 - May 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Parasitology
• Principal Investigator: Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter
• Grantee: Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter
• Home Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The biology of parasites belonging to Leishmania genus offers unique features as model for studying the host - pathogen interaction. Here we propose three sub-projects to study biochemical and physiological aspects of this interaction, primarily upon infe (AU)

Scientific publications

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RIBEIRO FERNANDES, JULIANE CRISTINA; AOKI, JULIANA IDE; ACUNA, STEPHANIE MAIA; ZAMPIERI, RICARDO ANDRADE; MARKUS, REGINA P.; FLOETER-WINTER, LUCILE MARIA; MUXEL, SANDRA MARCIA. Melatonin and Leishmania amazonensis Infection Altered miR-294, miR-30e, and miR-302d Impacting on Tnf, Mcp-1, and Nos2 Expression. FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY, v. 9, MAR 20 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MUXEL, SANDRA MARCIA; ACUNA, STEPHANIE MAIA; AOKI, JULIANA IDE; ZAMPIERI, RICARDO ANDRADE; FLOETER-WINTER, LUCILE MARIA. Toll-Like Receptor and miRNA-let-7e Expression Alter the Inflammatory Response in Leishmania amazonensis-Infected Macrophages. FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY, v. 9, NOV 29 2018. Web of Science Citations: 2.

MUXEL, SANDRA M.; AOKI, JULIANA I.; FERNANDES, JULIANE C. R.; LARANJEIRA-SILVA, MARIA F.; ZAMPIERI, RICARDO A.; ACUNA, STEPHANIE M.; MULLER, KARL E.; VANDERLINDE, RUBIA H.; FLOETER-WINTER, LUCILE M. Arginine and Polyamines Fate in Leishmania Infection. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, v. 8, JAN 15 2018. Web of Science Citations: 8.

ACUNA, STEPHANIE MAIA; AOKI, JULIANA IDE; LARANJEIRA-SILVA, MARIA FERNANDA; ZAMPIERI, RICARDO ANDRADE; RIBEIRO FERNANDES, JULIANE CRISTINA; MUXEL, SANDRA MARCIA; FLOETER-WINTER, LUCILE MARIA. Arginase expression modulates nitric oxide production in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis. PLoS One, v. 12, n. 11 NOV 14 2017. Web of Science Citations: 6.

AOKI, JULIANA IDE; MUXEL, SANDRA MARCIA; ZAMPIERI, RICARDO ANDRADE; ACUNA, STEPHANIE MAIA; RIBEIRO FERNANDES, JULIANE CRISTINA; VANDERLINDE, RUBIA HELOISA; OLIVEIRA DE PINHO SALES, MARIA CARMEN; FLOETER-WINTER, LUCILE MARIA. L-arginine availability and arginase activity: Characterization of amino acid permease 3 in Leishmania amazonensis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, v. 11, n. 10 OCT 2017. Web of Science Citations: 6.

AOKI, JULIANA IDE; MUXEL, SANDRA MARCIA; ZAMPIERI, RICARDO ANDRADE; LARANJEIRA-SILVA, MARIA FERNANDA; MULLER, KARL ERIK; NERLAND, AUDUN HELGE; FLOETER-WINTER, LUCILE MARIA. RNA-seq transcriptional profiling of Leishmania amazonensis reveals an arginasedependent gene expression regulation. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, v. 11, n. 10 OCT 2017. Web of Science Citations: 5.

MUXEL, SANDRA MARCIA; LARANJEIRA-SILVA, MARIA FERNANDA; ZAMPIERI, RICARDO ANDRADE; FLOETER-WINTER, LUCILE MARIA. Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis induces macrophage miR-294 and miR-721 expression and modulates infection by targeting NOS2 and L-arginine metabolism. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 7, MAR 9 2017. Web of Science Citations: 20.

MUXEL, SANDRA MARCIA; LARANJEIRA-SILVA, MARIA FERNANDA; CARVALHO-SOUSA, CLAUDIA EMANUELLE; FLOETER-WINTER, LUCILE MARIA; MARKUS, REGINA P. The RelA/cRel nuclear factor-B (NF-B) dimer, crucial for inflammation resolution, mediates the transcription of the key enzyme in melatonin synthesis in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Journal of Pineal Research, v. 60, n. 4, p. 394-404, MAY 2016. Web of Science Citations: 22.