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Lucia Mendonça-Previato

Lucia Mendonça-Previato

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
6848
World Ranking
18488
National Ranking
113

Overview

Lucia Mendonça-Previato is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Their work spans several interconnected fields, primarily Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology.

The scientist has contributed to research on topics including:

  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include José O. Previato, Leonardo Freire-de-Lima, Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima, Leonardo Marques da Fonseca, and Alexandre Morrot.

Their work has commonly been published in journals such as Medicines, Scientific Reports, Preprints.org, Immunologic Research, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Examples of recent published papers are:

  • Inhibition of glycosphingolipid biosynthesis reverts multidrug resistance by differentially modulating ABC transporters in chronic myeloid leukemias (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Piperine Inhibits TGF-β Signaling Pathways and Disrupts EMT-Related Events in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells (2020, Medicines)
  • Cryptococcus: History, Epidemiology and Immune Evasion (2022, Applied Sciences)
  • Trypanosoma cruzi trans-Sialidase as a Potential Vaccine Target Against Chagas Disease (2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
  • The role of Toll-like receptor 9 in a murine model of Cryptococcus gattii infection (2021, Scientific Reports)

Best Publications

  • Common Features of Environmental and Potentially Beneficial Plant-Associated Burkholderia

    Zulma Rocío Suárez-Moreno;Zulma Rocío Suárez-Moreno;Jesús Caballero-Mellado;Bruna G. Coutinho;Lucia Mendonça-Previato

  • Expression of functional TLR4 confers proinflammatory responsiveness to Trypanosoma cruzi glycoinositolphospholipids and higher resistance to infection with T. cruzi.

    Ana-Carolina Oliveira;Jaqueline R. Peixoto;Luciana B. de Arruda;Marco A. Campos

  • Incorporation of sialic acid into Trypanosoma cruzi macromolecules. A proposal for a new metabolic route

    JoséOsvaldo Previato;Arnaldo F.B. Andrade;Maria Cristina V. Pessolani;Lúçia Mendonça-Previato

  • Primary structure of the oligosaccharide chain of lipopeptidophosphoglycan of epimastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi

    J. O. Previato;P. A. J. Gorin;M. Mazurek;M. T. Xavier

  • Structural Characterization of the Major Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Membrane-anchored Glycoprotein from Epimastigote Forms of Trypanosoma cruzi Y-strain

    José O. Previato;Christopher Jones;Marcia T. Xavier;Robin Wait

  • Capsular polysaccharides galactoxylomannan and glucuronoxylomannan from Cryptococcus neoformans induce macrophage apoptosis mediated by Fas ligand

    Suellen N. Villena;Roberta O. Pinheiro;Carla S. Pinheiro;Marise P. Nunes

  • O-glycosidically linked N-acetylglucosamine-bound oligosaccharides from glycoproteins of Trypanosoma cruzi

    José O. Previato;Christopher Jones;Luciana Pb Goncalves;Robin Wait

  • Trypanosoma cruzi: characterization and isolation of a 57/51,000 m.w. surface glycoprotein (GP57/51) expressed by epimastigotes and bloodstream trypomastigotes.

    J Scharfstein;M Schechter;M Senna;J M Peralta

  • Capsular polysaccharides from Cryptococcus neoformans modulate production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) by human neutrophils

    Juliana D. B. Rocha;Michelle T. C. Nascimento;Debora Decote-Ricardo;Suzana Côrte-Real

  • Plant-Influenced Gene Expression in the Rice Endophyte Burkholderia kururiensis M130

    Bruna G Coutinho;Danilo Licastro;Lucia Mendonça-Previato;Miguel Cámara

  • Endophytic colonization of rice (Oryza sativa L.) by the diazotrophic bacterium Burkholderia kururiensis and its ability to enhance plant growth

    Katherine A. Mattos;Vania L.M. Pádua;Alexandre Romeiro;Leticia F. Hallack

  • Toxic effects of natural piperine and its derivatives on epimastigotes and amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi

    Tatiana Santana Ribeiro;Leonardo Freire-de-Lima;José Osvaldo Previato;Lucia Mendonça-Previato

  • Inhibition of Leishmania donovani promastigote internalization into murine macrophages by chemically defined parasite glycoconjugate ligands.

    C B Palatnik;R Borojevic;J O Previato;L Mendonça-Previato

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

    Claudia Brodskyn;Julie Patricio;Rubem Oliveira;Lucas Lobo

  • Trypanosoma cruzi: description of a highly purified surface antigen defined by human antibodies.

    J Scharfstein;M M Rodrigues;C A Alves;W de Souza

  • Costimulation of Host T Lymphocytes by a Trypanosomal trans-Sialidase: Involvement of CD43 Signaling

    Adriane R. Todeschini;Marise P. Nunes;Rachel S. Pires;Marcela F. Lopes

  • Biosynthesis ofO-N-Acetylglucosamine-linked Glycans inTrypanosoma cruzi CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NOVEL URIDINE DIPHOSPHO-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE:POLYPEPTIDE N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE-CATALYZING FORMATION OFN-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE α1→O-THREONINE

    Jose O. Previato;Mauro Sola-Penna;Orlando A. Agrellos;Christopher Jones

  • Structural variation in the glycoinositolphospholipids of different strains of Trypanosoma cruzi.

    João C. Carreira;Christopher Jones;Robin Wait;José O. Previato

  • The trans-sialidase, the major Trypanosoma cruzi virulence factor: Three decades of studies

    L Freire-de-Lima;L M Fonseca;T Oeltmann;L Mendonça-Previato

  • Chemical structure and antigenic aspects of complexes obtained from epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi.

    Lucia Mendonca-Previato;Philip A. J. Gorin;Arnaldo F. Braga;Julio Scharfstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin Wait
Robin Wait Imperial College London
Ricardo T. Gazzinelli
Ricardo T. Gazzinelli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Philip A.J. Gorin
Philip A.J. Gorin Federal University of Paraná
Vittorio Venturi
Vittorio Venturi International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Mauricio M. Rodrigues
Mauricio M. Rodrigues Federal University of Sao Paulo
Radovan Borojevic
Radovan Borojevic Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Yann Guérardel
Yann Guérardel University of Lille
Jean-Michel Wieruszeski
Jean-Michel Wieruszeski Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Clinton E. Ballou
Clinton E. Ballou University of California, Berkeley
Luiz R. Travassos
Luiz R. Travassos Federal University of Sao Paulo

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