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Euzenir Nunes Sarno

Euzenir Nunes Sarno

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Microbiology

D-Index
62
Citations
14298
World Ranking
2872
National Ranking
26

Overview

Euzenir Nunes Sarno is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. Their research mainly focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, Immunology, and Neurology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, prominently:

  • Leprosy Research and Treatment
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Euzenir Nunes Sarno has published a substantial number of papers in various academic venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Frontiers in Medicine
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • The cellular architecture of the antimicrobial response network in human leprosy granulomas, 2021, Nature Immunology
  • Reimagining leprosy elimination with AI analysis of a combination of skin lesion images with demographic and clinical data, 2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
  • Functional biomarker signatures of circulating T-cells and its association with distinct clinical status of leprosy patients and their respective household contacts, 2020, Infectious Diseases of Poverty
  • Cytokine Levels in Neural Pain in Leprosy, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Epidemiological profile and severity of erythema nodosum leprosum in Brazil: a cross-sectional study, 2020, International Journal of Dermatology

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Roberta Olmo Pinheiro
  • Milton Ozório Moraes
  • Márcia Rodrigues Jardim
  • Anna Maria Sales
  • Izabela Jardim Rodrigues Pitta

The combination of fields, topics, and venues illustrates a focus on infectious diseases, particularly leprosy, incorporating clinical, immunological, and epidemiological perspectives. Their publication history shows engagement with both clinical investigations and innovative approaches, such as the integration of artificial intelligence in disease analysis.

Best Publications

  • Thalidomide selectively inhibits tumor necrosis factor alpha production by stimulated human monocytes.

    E P Sampaio;E N Sarno;R Galilly;Z A Cohn

  • Susceptibility to leprosy is associated with PARK2 and PACRG.

    Marcelo T. Mira;Marcelo T. Mira;Alexandre Alcaïs;Nguyen Van Thuc;Milton O. Moraes

  • The Influence of Thalidomide on the Clinical and Immunologic Manifestation of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum

    Elizabeth P. Sampaio;Gilla Kaplan;Alice Miranda;Jose A. C. Nery

  • Activation and regulation of Toll-like receptors 2 and 1 in human leprosy.

    Stephan R. Krutzik;Maria Teresa Ochoa;Peter A. Sieling;Satoshi Uematsu

  • Type I Interferon Suppresses Type II Interferon–Triggered Human Anti-Mycobacterial Responses

    Rosane M. B. Teles;Thomas G. Graeber;Stephan R. Krutzik;Dennis Montoya

  • Serum levels of tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1 beta during leprosy reactional states.

    E. N. Sarno;G. E. Grau;L. M. M. Vieira;J. A. Nery

  • The cutaneous infiltrates of leprosy: cellular characteristics and the predominant T-cell phenotypes.

    Van Voorhis Wc;Kaplan G;Sarno En;Horwitz Ma

  • MicroRNA-21 targets the vitamin D-dependent antimicrobial pathway in leprosy

    Philip T Liu;Matthew Wheelwright;Rosane Teles;Evangelia Komisopoulou

  • Divergence of Macrophage Phagocytic and Antimicrobial Programs in Leprosy

    Dennis Montoya;Daniel Cruz;Rosane M.B. Teles;Delphine J. Lee

  • Prolonged treatment with recombinant interferon gamma induces erythema nodosum leprosum in lepromatous leprosy patients.

    Elizabeth E Sampaio;Andre L. Moreira;Euzenir N. Sarno;Ana M. Malta

  • T-cell release of granulysin contributes to host defense in leprosy.

    Maria Teresa Ochoa;Steffen Stenger;Peter A. Sieling;Sybille Thoma-Uszynski

  • Expression of Toll-like receptor 2 on human Schwann cells: a mechanism of nerve damage in leprosy

    Rosane B. Oliveira;Maria T. Ochoa;Peter A. Sieling;Thomas H. Rea

  • Use of Genetic Profiling in Leprosy to Discriminate Clinical Forms of the Disease

    Joshua R. Bleharski;Huiying Li;Christoph Meinken;Thomas G. Graeber

  • Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor–α and Interleukin-10 Promoter Gene Polymorphisms in Leprosy

    Adalberto R. Santos;Philip N. Suffys;Patrícia R. Vanderborght;Milton O. Moraes

  • Lipid droplet formation in leprosy: Toll-like receptor-regulated organelles involved in eicosanoid formation and Mycobacterium leprae pathogenesis

    Katherine A. Mattos;Heloisa D'Avila;Luciana S. Rodrigues;Viviane G. C. Oliveira

  • Defective gamma interferon production in leprosy. Reversal with antigen and interleukin 2.

    N Nogueira;G Kaplan;E Levy;E N Sarno

  • Modulation of lipid droplets by Mycobacterium leprae in Schwann cells: a putative mechanism for host lipid acquisition and bacterial survival in phagosomes

    Katherine A. Mattos;Flavio A. Lara;Viviane G. C. Oliveira;Luciana S. Rodrigues

  • Leprosy among patient contacts: a multilevel study of risk factors.

    Anna M. Sales;Antonio Ponce de Leon;Nádia C. Düppre;Mariana A. Hacker

  • Criteria for diagnosis of pure neural leprosy.

    Márcia R. Jardim;Sérgio L. G. Antunes;Adalberto R. Santos;Osvaldo J. M. Nascimento

  • Evaluation of Real-Time and Conventional PCR Targeting Complex 85 Genes for Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA in Skin Biopsy Samples from Patients Diagnosed with Leprosy

    Alejandra N. Martinez;Constança F. P. C. Britto;José A. C. Nery;Elizabeth P. Sampaio

  • NOD2 triggers an interleukin-32–dependent human dendritic cell program in leprosy

    Mirjam Schenk;Stephan R Krutzik;Peter A Sieling;Delphine J Lee

  • Cytokine mRNA expression in leprosy: a possible role for interferon-gamma and interleukin-12 in reactions (RR and ENL).

    Moraes Mo;Sarno En;Almeida As;Saraiva Bc

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth P. Sampaio
Elizabeth P. Sampaio National Institutes of Health
Robert L. Modlin
Robert L. Modlin University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas H. Rea
Thomas H. Rea University of Southern California
Patrícia T. Bozza
Patrícia T. Bozza Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Gilla Kaplan
Gilla Kaplan Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Patrick J. Brennan
Patrick J. Brennan Colorado State University
Barry R. Bloom
Barry R. Bloom Harvard University
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff Leiden University Medical Center
Genhong Cheng
Genhong Cheng University of California, Los Angeles
Matteo Pellegrini
Matteo Pellegrini University of California, Los Angeles

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