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    Differential requirement of neutralizing antibodies and T cells on protective immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

    The current COVID-19 vaccines protect against severe disease, but are not effective in controlling replication of the Variants of Concern (VOCs). Here, we used the existing pre-clinical models of severe and mo...

    Patrick O. Azevedo, Natália S. Hojo-Souza, Lídia P. Faustino in npj Vaccines (2023)

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    Uptake of Plasmodium chabaudi hemozoin drives Kupffer cell death and fuels superinfections

    Kupffer cells (KCs) are self-maintained tissue-resident macrophages that line liver sinusoids and play an important role on host defense. It has been demonstrated that upon infection or intense liver inflammat...

    Isabella C. Hirako, Maísa Mota Antunes, Rafael Machado Rezende in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    Splenic differentiation and emergence of CCR5+CXCL9+CXCL10+ monocyte-derived dendritic cells in the brain during cerebral malaria

    Dendritic cells have an important role in immune surveillance. After being exposed to microbial components, they migrate to secondary lymphoid organs and activate T lymphocytes. Here we show that during mouse ...

    Isabella C. Hirako, Marco A. Ataide, Lucas Faustino in Nature Communications (2016)