Role of galectin-3 in the Cryptococcus neoformans infection

• Grant number: 16/15055-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Young Researchers
• Start date: July 01, 2016
• End date: October 09, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Applied Microbiology
• Principal Investigator: Fausto Bruno dos Reis Almeida
• Grantee: Fausto Bruno dos Reis Almeida
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 16/03322-7 - Role of galectin-3 in the Cryptococcus neoformans infection, AP.JP

Scientific publications

(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)

BITENCOURT, TAMIRES APARECIDA; REZENDE, CAROLINE PATINI; QUARESEMIN, NATALIA RENAULT; MORENO, PEDRO; HATANAKA, OTAVIO; ROSSI, ANTONIO; MARTINEZ-ROSSI, NILCE MARIA; ALMEIDA, FAUSTO. Extracellular Vesicles From the Dermatophyte Trichophyton interdigitale Modulate Macrophage and Keratinocyte Functions. FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY, v. 9, OCT 9 2018. (14/03847-7, 16/15055-3, 15/23435-8, 16/03322-7)

HATANAKA, OTAVIO; REZENDE, CAROLINE PATINI; MORENO, PEDRO; FERNANDES, FABRICIO FREITAS; MARTINS OLIVEIRA BRITO, PATRICIA KELLEN; MARTINEZ, ROBERTO; COELHO, CAROLINA; ROQUE-BARREIRA, MARIA CRISTINA; CASADEVALL, ARTURO; ALMEIDA, FAUSTO. Galectin-3 Inhibits Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Growth and Impacts Paracoccidioidomycosis through Multiple Mechanisms. MSPHERE, v. 4, n. 2, MAR-APR 2019. (16/03322-7, 16/15055-3)

ALMEIDA, FAUSTO; WOLF, JULIE M.; DA SILVA, THIAGO APARECIDO; DELEON-RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS M.; REZENDE, CAROLINE PATINI; PESSONI, ANDRE MOREIRA; FERNANDES, FABRICIO FREITAS; SILVA-ROCHA, RAFAEL; MARTINEZ, ROBERTO; RODRIGUES, MARCIO L.; et al. Galectin-3 impacts Cryptococcus neoformans infection through direct antifungal effects. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, v. 8, DEC 6 2017. (16/03322-7, 16/15055-3)