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  1. Phylloseptin-1 is Leishmanicidal for Amastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis Inside Infected Macrophages

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2020, MDPI AG

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  2. Mechanical Periodontal Therapy Recovered the Phagocytic Function of Monocytes in Periodontitis

    Article • International Journal of Dentistry, February 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  3. Atomic Force Microscopy Is a Potent Technique to Study Eosinophil Activation

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, October 2019, Frontiers

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  4. Impact of polyphenols in phagocyte functions

    Article • Journal of Inflammation Research, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira, Leandro Rodrigues da Cunha

  5. Anti‑EpCAM antibodies for detection of metastatic carcinoma in effusions and peritoneal wash

    Article • Oncology Letters, June 2019, Spandidos Publications

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  6. Host-Parasite Interactions in Individuals with Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Result in Higher Frequency of Ascaris lumbricoides and Giardia lamblia in Type 2 Diabetic Individuals

    Article • Journal of Diabetes Research, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Eleuza Machado, PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  7. The effects of EPA and DHA enriched fish oil on nutritional and immunological markers of treatment naïve breast cancer patients: a randomized double-blind controlled trial

    Article • Nutrition Journal, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  8. A panel of markers for identification of malignant and non-malignant cells in culture from effusions

    Article • Oncology Reports, October 2017, Spandidos Publications

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  9. Enhanced activation of eosinophils in peripheral blood and implications for eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosis

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, June 2017, Wiley

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  10. Differences in the modulation of reactive species, lipid bodies, cyclooxygenase-2, 5-lipoxygenase and PPAR-γ in cerebral malaria-susceptible and resistant mice

    Article • Immunobiology, April 2017, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  11. A method for microbial decontamination of Acanthamoeba cultures using the peritoneal cavity of mice

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, October 2015, Medknow

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  12. HPV load and anal cytological abnormalities

    Article • HIV Medicine, September 2015, Wiley

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  13. Enhanced neutrophil phagocytic capacity in rheumatoid arthritis related to the autoantibodies rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  14. Role of Cytokines and Transcription Factors in Periodontitis: A Review of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms

    Article • American Journal of Immunology, April 2015, Science Publications

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  15. Anti-HIV drugs, lopinavir/ritonavir and atazanavir, modulate innate immune response triggered by Leishmania in macrophages: The role of NF-κB and PPAR-γ

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, February 2015, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  16. IMP3 expression in gastric cancer: association with clinicopathological features and HER2 status

    Article • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  17. Morphological changes in eosinophils are reliable markers of the severity of an acute asthma exacerbation in children

    Article • Allergy, June 2013, Wiley

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  18. Pravastatin modulates macrophage functions of Leishmania (L.) amazonensis-infected BALB/c mice

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, May 2013, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  19. Inhaled corticosteroid treatment for 6 months was not sufficient to normalize phagocytosis in asthmatic children

    Article • Clinical and Translational Allergy, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  20. Decreased phagocytic function in neutrophils and monocytes from peripheral blood in periodontal disease

    Article • Journal of Applied Oral Science, October 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  21. Meglumine antimonate treatment enhances phagocytosis and TNF-α production by monocytes in human cutaneous leishmaniasis

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  22. Association between human papillomavirus infection and cytological abnormalities during early follow-up of invasive cervical cancer

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, May 2012, Wiley

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  23. Miltefosine enhances phagocytosis but decreases nitric oxide production by peritoneal macrophages of C57BL/6 mice

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, May 2012, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  24. Influence of long-term treatment with pravastatin on the survival, evolution of cutaneous lesion and weight of animals infected by Leishmania amazonensis

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, March 2011, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  25. Foxp3 expression in lesions of the different clinical forms of American tegumentary leishmaniasis

    Article • Parasite Immunology, October 2009, Wiley

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  26. Antiplasmodial and antileishmanial activities of phylloseptin-1, an antimicrobial peptide from the skin secretion of Phyllomedusa azurea (Amphibia)

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, September 2009, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  27. Salmonelose septicêmica prolongada associada à esquistossomose: evolução do conhecimento e mecanismos imunopatogênicos

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, August 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  28. Stages of in vitro phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes by human monocytes

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, April 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  29. Meglumine antimonate directly increases phagocytosis, superoxide anion and TNF-α production, but only via TNF-α it indirectly increases nitric oxide production by phagocytes of healthy individuals, in vitro

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, December 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  30. Altered plasma phospholipid fatty acids and nutritional status in patients with uterine cervical cancer

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, June 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  31. Pentoxifylline prevents the meglumine antimonate-induced renal toxicity in rats, but not that induced by the inorganic antimony pentachloride

    Article • Toxicology, January 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  32. The pathological bases of immunomodulatory therapy in malaria

    Article • Antibiotiques, September 2007, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  33. Toxicity Evaluation to Mice of Phylloseptin-1, an Antimicrobial Peptide from the Skin Secretion of Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis (Amphibia)

    Article • International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  34. Immunomodulatory Therapy Associated to Anti-Parasite Drugs as a Way to Prevent Severe Forms of Malaria

    Article • Current Clinical Pharmacology, January 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  35. Effects of pravastatin on the in vitro phagocytic function and hydrogen peroxide production by monocytes of healthy individuals

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, January 2006, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  36. Acute and chronic influence of hemodialysis according to the membrane used on phagocytic function of neutrophils and monocytes and pro-inflammatory cytokines production in chronic renal failure patients

    Article • Life Sciences, November 2005, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  37. Thalidomide influences the function of macrophages and increases the survival of Plasmodium berghei-infected CBA mice

    Article • Acta Tropica, May 2005, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  38. Differing phagocytic function of monocytes and neutrophils in Chagas' cardiopathy according to the presence or absence of congestive heart failure

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, December 2004, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  39. Novel Microtechnique for Assessment of Postnatal Maturation of the Phagocytic Function of Neutrophils and Monocytes

    Article • Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, November 2003, ASM Journals

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  40. Digitalis inhibits and furosemide does not change the in vitro phagocytic function of neutrophils of healthy subjects

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, October 2003, Elsevier

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  41. Factors influencing phagocytosis of Salmonella typhimurium by macrophages in murine schistosomiasis

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, April 1997, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  42. Antibody response to Salmonella typhi lw human Schistosomiasis mansoni

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, October 1996, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  43. Reduction of spleen size in a child with Hyperreactive Malarious Splenomegaly (HMS) treated outside the Brazilian endemic area of malaria with only one course of quinine

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, December 1992, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  44. Phagocytic and Bactericidal Function of Mouse Macrophages to Salmonella Typhimurium in Schistosomiasis Mansoni

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 1992, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  45. Specific treatment of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis can increase T-lymphocyte reactivity

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, June 1991, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira

  46. T cell-dependent immunodepression in vivo in Schistosoma mansoni infected patients

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, March 1990, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira