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Cláudia Brodskyn

Cláudia Brodskyn

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Immunology

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47
Citations
6390
World Ranking
4559
National Ranking
34

Overview

Cláudia Brodskyn is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil and has a research profile focused primarily on medicine, with a strong emphasis on public health, epidemiology, and immunology. Their body of work includes significant contributions in the areas of infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions.

Their main fields of study cover Medicine broadly, with notable specialization in:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Rheumatology

The scientist's research portfolio is largely concentrated on specific topics related to infectious diseases and parasitology, including:

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Cláudia Brodskyn has published articles in various scientific journals, with several papers reflecting recent scientific topics such as COVID-19 and inflammatory disease mechanisms. Selected publications include:

  • "COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and associated factors according to sex: A population-based survey in Salvador, Brazil" (2022) in PLoS ONE
  • "LTB4-Driven Inflammation and Increased Expression of ALOX5/ACE2 During Severe COVID-19 in Individuals With Diabetes" (2021) in Diabetes
  • "Leukotriene B 4 licenses inflammasome activation to enhance skin host defense" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Recent advances in the development and clinical application of miRNAs in infectious diseases" (2024) in Non-coding RNA Research
  • "Blockade of TLR2 and TLR4 Attenuates Inflammatory Response and Parasite Load in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis" (2021) in Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Natália Machado Tavares
  • Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras
  • Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga
  • Sara Nunes
  • Juliana Perrone Bezerra de Menezes

Broader dissemination of their work appears in multiple publication venues, with notable recurring journals including:

  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Microorganisms

Their research addresses interdisciplinary aspects of immunology, molecular biology, and epidemiological study with a focus on tropical diseases, host immune response mechanisms, and the pathophysiology related to parasitic infections, as well as recent global health challenges such as COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Immunity to a salivary protein of a sand fly vector protects against the fatal outcome of visceral leishmaniasis in a hamster model.

    Regis Gomes;Regis Gomes;Clarissa Teixeira;Clarissa Teixeira;Maria Jânia Teixeira;Fabiano Oliveira;Fabiano Oliveira

  • CD4+CD25+ T Cells in Skin Lesions of Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Exhibit Phenotypic and Functional Characteristics of Natural Regulatory T Cells

    Ana P. Campanelli;Ana M. Roselino;Karen A. Cavassani;Marcelo S. F. Pereira

  • Neutrophils and macrophages cooperate in host resistance against Leishmania braziliensis infection

    Fernanda O. Novais;Rômulo C. Santiago;André Báfica;Ricardo Khouri

  • Balance of IL-10 and Interferon-γ plasma levels in human visceral leishmaniasis: Implications in the pathogenesis

    Arlene Caldas;Arlene Caldas;Cecília Favali;Dorlene Aquino;Dorlene Aquino;Vera Vinhas

  • Human mucosal leishmaniasis: neutrophils infiltrate areas of tissue damage that express high levels of Th17-related cytokines.

    Viviane S. Boaventura;Claire S. Santos;Cristina Ribeiro de Barros Cardoso;José de Andrade

  • Type 1 and type 2 responses to Leishmania major.

    Kathleen A. Rogers;Gregory K. DeKrey;M.Lamine Mbow;R.Dean Gillespie

  • Seroconversion against Lutzomyia longipalpis Saliva Concurrent with the Development of Anti–Leishmania chagasi Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity

    Regis B. Gomes;Cláudia Brodskyn;Cláudia Brodskyn;Camila I. de Oliveira;Jackson Costa

  • CD8(+) Granzyme B(+)-Mediated Tissue Injury vs. CD4(+)IFNγ(+)-Mediated Parasite Killing in Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

    Claire da Silva Santos;Claire da Silva Santos;Viviane Boaventura;Viviane Boaventura;Cristina Ribeiro Cardoso;Natalia Tavares;Natalia Tavares

  • Toward a Novel Experimental Model of Infection To Study American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania braziliensis

    Tatiana R. de Moura;Fernanda O. Novais;Fabiano Oliveira;Jorge Clarêncio

  • Interleukin-12 Restores Interferon-γ Production and Cytotoxic Responses in Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Olivia Bacellar;Cláudia Brodskyn;Jaqueline Guerreiro;Manoel Barral-Netto

  • Discovery of markers of exposure specific to bites of Lutzomyia longipalpis, the vector of Leishmania infantum chagasi in Latin America.

    Clarissa Teixeira;Regis Gomes;Nicolas Collin;David Reynoso

  • Enhanced Leishmania braziliensis Infection Following Pre-Exposure to Sandfly Saliva

    Tatiana R. de Moura;Fabiano Oliveira;Fabiano Oliveira;Fernanda O. Novais;José Carlos Miranda

  • Interactions with apoptotic but not with necrotic neutrophils increase parasite burden in human macrophages infected with Leishmania amazonensis

    Lilian Afonso;Lilian Afonso;Valéria M. Borges;Heloísa Cruz;Heloísa Cruz;Flávia L. Ribeiro-Gomes

  • Role of sand fly saliva in human and experimental leishmaniasis: current insights.

    B. B. Andrade;C. I. de Oliveira;C. I. Brodskyn;A. Barral

  • Parasite-driven in vitro human lymphocyte cytotoxicity against autologous infected macrophages from mucosal leishmaniasis.

    C I Brodskyn;A Barral;V Boaventura;E Carvalho

  • Correlation between isoenzyme patterns and biological behaviour of different strains of Trypanosoma cruzi

    Virginia Andrade;Claudia Ida Brodskyn;Sonia Gumes Andrade

  • The immunobiology of Leishmania braziliensis infection

    Camila I. de Oliveira;Claudia I. Brodskyn

  • Saliva from Lutzomyia longipalpis Induces CC Chemokine Ligand 2/Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression and Macrophage Recruitment

    Clarissa Romero Teixeira;Maria Jania Teixeira;Maria Jania Teixeira;Regis Bernardo Brandim Gomes;Regis Bernardo Brandim Gomes;Claire da Silva Santos

  • Heme Oxygenase-1 Promotes the Persistence of Leishmania chagasi Infection

    Nívea F. Luz;Bruno B. Andrade;Daniel F. Feijó;Théo Araújo-Santos;Théo Araújo-Santos

  • Glycoinositolphospholipids from Trypanosoma cruzi interfere with macrophages and dendritic cell responses.

    Claudia Brodskyn;Julie Patricio;Rubem Oliveira;Lucas Lobo

Frequent Co-Authors

Manoel Barral-Netto
Manoel Barral-Netto Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Aldina Barral
Aldina Barral Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Jesus G. Valenzuela
Jesus G. Valenzuela National Institutes of Health
João S. Silva
João S. Silva Universidade de São Paulo
Bruno B. Andrade
Bruno B. Andrade Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Shaden Kamhawi
Shaden Kamhawi National Institutes of Health
Edgar M. Carvalho
Edgar M. Carvalho Federal University of Bahia
José M. C. Ribeiro
José M. C. Ribeiro National Institutes of Health
Patrícia T. Bozza
Patrícia T. Bozza Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Manuel Soto
Manuel Soto Autonomous University of Madrid

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