Cassia Moreira Santos

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Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). Instituto Butantan (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Cassia Moreira Santos in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.

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Scholarships in Brazil

Ongoing (most recent)

Abstract
Proteases are among the virulence determinants of a number of medically important pathogens. During the infectious process, pathogens produce proteases that may cleave peptide bonds, leading to irreversible structural changes, in addition to causing tissue damage and excessive inflammation. The mechanisms underlying entry, dissemination, persistence and tissue damage resulting from infect…
Degradomic analysis of human plasma proteins targeted by Leptospira proteases, BP.DR

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Abstract
Spirochetes belonging to the genus Leptospira are bacteria that cause leptospirosis. Highly mobile, pathogenic leptospires penetrate the host through abrasions on the skin or mucous membranes and quickly reach the target organs. Kidneys are considered as an immunoprivileged site in leptospirosis, given the tropism and the persistence of these spirochetes in this organ. A few studies sugge…
Subversion of complement pathway by leptospires as possible immune evasion mechanism in the kidney, BP.MS

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1 / 1	Ongoing scholarships in Brazil
1 / 1	Completed scholarships in Brazil
2 / 2	All Scholarships

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