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Renato A. Mortara is affiliated with the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, and Immunology.

The scientist has contributed to various topics related to parasitic diseases and infectious agents, including:

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Renato A. Mortara's recent publications include the following papers:

  • DNA damage and oxidative stress in human cells infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • Comparative Analysis of Virulence Mechanisms of Trypanosomatids Pathogenic to Humans, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Genomic Organization and Generation of Genetic Variability in the RHS (Retrotransposon Hot Spot) Protein Multigene Family in Trypanosoma cruzi, 2020, Genes
  • Role of Virulence Factors of Trypanosomatids in the Insect Vector and Putative Genetic Events Involved in Surface Protein Diversity, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Ablation of the P21 Gene of Trypanosoma cruzi Provides Evidence of P21 as a Mediator in the Control of Epimastigote and Intracellular Amastigote Replication, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frequent coauthors contributing to the scientist's works include:

  • José Franco da Silveira
  • Éden Ramalho Ferreira
  • Bruno Souza Bonifácio
  • Cristina Mary Orikaza
  • Thaíse Lara Teixeira

Renato A. Mortara has published mainly in the following scientific venues:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Genes
  • Nanomaterials
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Endoplasmic reticulum contains a common, abundant calcium-binding glycoprotein, endoplasmin.

    G. Koch;M. Smith;D. Macer;P. Webster

  • 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

  • Mucin-like glycoproteins linked to the membrane by glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor are the major acceptors of sialic acid in a reaction catalyzed by trans-sialidase in metacyclic forms of Trypanosoma cruzi

    Sergio Schenkman;Michael A.J. Ferguson;Norton Heise;Maria Lucia Cardoso de Almeida

  • Metacyclic neutralizing effect of monoclonal antibody 10D8 directed to the 35- and 50-kilodalton surface glycoconjugates of Trypanosoma cruzi.

    N Yoshida;R A Mortara;M F Araguth;J C Gonzalez

  • Early exercise promotes positive hippocampal plasticity and improves spatial memory in the adult life of rats.

    Sérgio Gomes da Silva;Nicolas Unsain;Daniel Hugo Mascó;Michelle Toscano-Silva

  • Trypanosoma cruzi subverts the sphingomyelinase-mediated plasma membrane repair pathway for cell invasion

    Maria Cecília D.C. Fernandes;Mauro Cortez;Andrew R. Flannery;Christina Tam

  • Role of peroxynitrite in macrophage microbicidal mechanisms in vivo revealed by protein nitration and hydroxylation.

    Edlaine Linares;Selma Giorgio;Renato A Mortara;Célio X.C Santos

  • The genome sequence of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis: functional annotation and extended analysis of gene models.

    Fernando Real;Ramon Oliveira Vidal;Marcelo Falsarella Carazzolle;Jorge Maurício Costa Mondego

  • Exercise-induced hippocampal anti-inflammatory response in aged rats.

    Sérgio Gomes da Silva;Priscila Santos Rodrigues Simões;Renato Arruda Mortara;Fulvio Alexandre Scorza

  • Morphological events during the Trypanosoma cruzi cell cycle.

    Maria Carolina Elias;Julia P C da Cunha;Flavio P de Faria;Renato A Mortara

  • Human antibody responses of patients living in endemic areas for schistosomiasis to the tegumental protein Sm29 identified through genomic studies

    F. C. Cardoso;R. N. A. Pacífico;R. A. Mortara;S. C. Oliveira

  • Formation of closed vesicles from a simple phosphate diester. Preparation and some properties of vesicles of dihexadecyl phosphate

    Renato A. Mortara;Frank H. Quina;Hernan Chaimovich

  • Effective Topical Treatment of Subcutaneous Murine B16F10-Nex2 Melanoma By the Antimicrobial Peptide Gomesin

    Elaine G. Rodrigues;Andrey S.S. Dobroff;Clarissa F. Cavarsan;Thaysa Paschoalin

  • Tamoxifen is effective against Leishmania and induces a rapid alkalinization of parasitophorous vacuoles harbouring Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis amastigotes

    Danilo C. Miguel;Jenicer K. U. Yokoyama-Yasunaka;Walter K. Andreoli;Renato A. Mortara

  • Targeting Leishmania (L.) chagasi amastigotes through macrophage scavenger receptors: the use of drugs entrapped in liposomes containing phosphatidylserine

    André Gustavo Tempone;Daniel Perez;Susanne Rath;André Luis Vilarinho

  • Trypanosoma cruzi: amastigotes and trypomastigotes interact with different structures on the surface of HeLa cells.

    Renato A. Mortara

  • The diverse and dynamic nature of Leishmania parasitophorous vacuoles studied by multidimensional imaging.

    Fernando Real;Renato A. Mortara

  • Mammalian cell invasion and intracellular trafficking by Trypanosoma cruzi infective forms

    Renato Arruda Mortara;Walter Kindro Andreoli;Noemi Nosomi Taniwaki;Adriana Barrinha Fernandes

  • Cell-to-cell transfer of Leishmania amazonensis amastigotes is mediated by immunomodulatory LAMP-rich parasitophorous extrusions.

    Fernando Real;Pilar Tavares Veras Florentino;Luiza Campos Reis;Eduardo M. Ramos‐Sanchez

  • Trypanosoma cruzi: Effect of Protein Kinase Inhibitors and Cytoskeletal Protein Organization and Expression on Host Cell Invasion by Amastigotes and Metacyclic Trypomastigotes

    Daniela O. Procópio;Solange da Silva;C.Casey Cunningham;Renato A. Mortara

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuko Yoshida
Nobuko Yoshida University of Oxford
Luiz R. Travassos
Luiz R. Travassos Federal University of Sao Paulo
Sergio Schenkman
Sergio Schenkman Federal University of Sao Paulo
Norma W. Andrews
Norma W. Andrews University of Maryland, College Park
Luciano Polonelli
Luciano Polonelli University of Parma
Igor C. Almeida
Igor C. Almeida The University of Texas at El Paso
Cláudia Brodskyn
Cláudia Brodskyn Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Ricardo Mario Arida
Ricardo Mario Arida Federal University of Sao Paulo
Esper A. Cavalheiro
Esper A. Cavalheiro Federal University of Sao Paulo
Maria A. Juliano
Maria A. Juliano Federal University of Sao Paulo

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