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List of works by Maria Fernanda Laranjeira-Silva

A MFS-like plasma membrane transporter required for Leishmania virulence protects the parasites from iron toxicity.

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A Trypanosomatid Iron Transporter that Regulates Mitochondrial Function Is Required for Leishmania amazonensis Virulence

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Arginase expression modulates nitric oxide production in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Arginine and Polyamines Fate in Leishmania Infection.

scientific article published in January 2017

Axenic Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes sense both the external and internal arginine pool distinctly regulating the two transporter-coding genes.

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High Resolution Melting Analysis Targeting hsp70 as a Fast and Efficient Method for the Discrimination of Leishmania Species

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Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis induces macrophage miR-294 and miR-721 expression and modulates infection by targeting NOS2 and L-arginine metabolism.

scientific article published on 09 March 2017

Leishmania infection inhibits macrophage motility by altering F-actin dynamics and the expression of adhesion complex proteins

scientific article published on 18 September 2016

Melatonin attenuates Leishmania (L.) amazonensis infection by modulating arginine metabolism

scientific article published on 18 September 2015

One Health Approach to Leishmaniases: Understanding the Disease Dynamics through Diagnostic Tools

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Quantification of Intracellular Growth Inside Macrophages is a Fast and Reliable Method for Assessing the Virulence of Leishmania Parasites.

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

RNA-seq transcriptional profiling of Leishmania amazonensis reveals an arginase-dependent gene expression regulation.

scientific article published on 27 October 2017

The RelA/cRel nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) dimer, crucial for inflammation resolution, mediates the transcription of the key enzyme in melatonin synthesis in RAW 264.7 macrophages

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The iron-dependent mitochondrial superoxide dismutase SODA promotes Leishmania virulence.

scientific article published on 26 May 2017