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Biology and Biochemistry
Brazil
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
41854
World Ranking
1425
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
101
Citations
41838
World Ranking
7909
National Ranking
17

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Rui Curi is affiliated with Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including physiology, molecular biology, epidemiology, immunology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's recent papers include: COVID-19 and Neutrophils: The Relationship between Hyperinflammation and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (2020) published in Mediators of Inflammation; SARS-COV-2 Variants: Differences and Potential of Immune Evasion (2022) published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology; The Critical Role of Cell Metabolism for Essential Neutrophil Functions (2020) in Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry; Metformin acts in the gut and induces gut-liver crosstalk (2023) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; and Host cell glutamine metabolism as a potential antiviral target (2021) in Clinical Science.

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Tânia Cristina Pithon-Curi
  • Sandro Massao Hirabara
  • Renata Gorjão
  • Laureane Nunes Masi
  • Adriana Cristina Levada-Pires

Rui Curi has published numerous articles in specific venues, notably:

  • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research (9 publications)
  • Nutrients (5 publications)
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (4 publications)
  • Clinical Science (3 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications)

Their main fields of study involve medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on the following topics:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

In 2008, Rui Curi was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of Inflammation by Short Chain Fatty Acids

    Marco A.R. Vinolo;Hosana G. Rodrigues;Renato T. Nachbar;Rui Curi

  • Saturated fatty acids produce an inflammatory response predominantly through the activation of TLR4 signaling in hypothalamus: implications for the pathogenesis of obesity.

    Marciane Milanski;Giovanna Degasperi;Andressa Coope;Joseane Morari

  • Loss-of-Function Mutation in Toll-Like Receptor 4 Prevents Diet-Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance

    Daniela M.L. Tsukumo;Marco A. Carvalho-Filho;José B.C. Carvalheira;Patrícia O. Prada

  • Glutamine: Metabolism and immune function, supplementation and clinical translation

    Vinicius Cruzat;Marcelo Macedo Rogero;Kevin Noel Keane;Rui Curi

  • Diabetes associated cell stress and dysfunction: role of mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial ROS production and activity.

    P. Newsholme;E. P. Haber;S. M. Hirabara;E. L. O. Rebelato

  • Glutamine and glutamate—their central role in cell metabolism and function

    Philip Newsholme;Joaquim Procopio;Manuela Maria Ramos Lima;Tania Cristina Pithon-Curi

  • Suppressive effect of short-chain fatty acids on production of proinflammatory mediators by neutrophils.

    Marco A.R. Vinolo;Hosana G. Rodrigues;Elaine Hatanaka;Fábio T. Sato

  • Molecular mechanisms of glutamine action.

    R. Curi;C.J. Lagranha;S.Q. Doi;D.F. Sellitti

  • Glutamine and glutamate as vital metabolites

    P. Newsholme;M.M.R. Lima;J. Procopio;T.C. Pithon-Curi

  • Gut Bacteria Products Prevent AKI Induced by Ischemia-Reperfusion

    Vinicius Andrade-Oliveira;Mariane T. Amano;Matheus Correa-Costa;Angela Castoldi

  • Metabolism of glucose, glutamine, long-chain fatty acids and ketone bodies by murine macrophages.

    P Newsholme;Rui Curi;S Gordon;E A Newsholme

  • Neutrophil function and metabolism in individuals with diabetes mellitus

    Tatiana Carolina Alba-Loureiro;C. D. Munhoz;J. O. Martins;G. A. Cerchiaro

  • Mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle insulin resistance induced by fatty acids: importance of the mitochondrial function

    Amanda R Martins;Renato Tadeu Nachbar;Renata Gorjão;Marco Aurelio Vinolo

  • Retraction: Gut Microbiota Is a Key Modulator of Insulin Resistance in TLR 2 Knockout Mice.

    Andréa M. Caricilli;Paty K. Picardi;Lélia L. de Abreu;Mirian Ueno

  • S-nitrosation of the insulin receptor, insulin receptor substrate 1, and protein kinase B/Akt: a novel mechanism of insulin resistance.

    Marco A. Carvalho-Filho;Mirian Ueno;Sandro M. Hirabara;Amedea B. Seabra

  • Differential effects of short-chain fatty acids on proliferation and production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines by cultured lymphocytes.

    Claudia R Cavaglieri;Anita Nishiyama;Luis Claudio Fernandes;Rui Curi

  • Mecanismos envolvidos na cicatrização: uma revisão

    Carlos Alberto Balbino;Leonardo Madeira Pereira;Rui Curi

  • SCFAs Induce Mouse Neutrophil Chemotaxis through the GPR43 Receptor

    Marco A. R. Vinolo;G. John Ferguson;Suhasini Kulkarni;George Damoulakis

  • Expression and localization of prestin and the sugar transporter GLUT-5 during development of electromotility in cochlear outer hair cells.

    Inna A. Belyantseva;Henry J. Adler;Rui Curi;Gregory I. Frolenkov

  • Glucose, palmitate and pro-inflammatory cytokines modulate production and activity of a phagocyte-like NADPH oxidase in rat pancreatic islets and a clonal beta cell line.

    D. Morgan;H. R. Oliveira-Emilio;D. Keane;A. E. Hirata

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Newsholme
Philip Newsholme Curtin University
Eric A. Newsholme
Eric A. Newsholme University of Oxford
Philip C. Calder
Philip C. Calder University of Southampton
Etelvino J. H. Bechara
Etelvino J. H. Bechara Universidade de São Paulo
Lício A. Velloso
Lício A. Velloso State University of Campinas
Ricardo B. Azevedo
Ricardo B. Azevedo University of Brasília
Mario J.A. Saad
Mario J.A. Saad State University of Campinas
Luiz R.G. Britto
Luiz R.G. Britto Universidade de São Paulo
Fermín I. Milagro
Fermín I. Milagro University of Navarra

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