Bruna Cunha de Alencar

Universidade de São Paulo — Brazil

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Trypanosoma species research and implications(16), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies(14), Immune Cell Function and Interaction(12), HIV Research and Treatment(9), HIV-related health complications and treatments(3)

Publications31 total

Macrophage Protein Disulfide Isomerase Increases Infection by <i>Leishmania amazonensis</i>
Cell Biology International·2025
Myosin IXB protects immune cells from virus infection
Journal of General Virology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
<i>Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis</i> and <i>Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum</i> sialic acids enhance macrophage infection
Cell Biology International·2025
Myosin motors on the pathway of viral infections
Cytoskeleton·2022· 15 cited
Antiviral Response Induced by Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 7/TLR8 Activation Inhibits Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection in Cord Blood Macrophages
The Journal of Infectious Diseases·2021· 10 cited
Myosin 1g involvement in HIV-1 entry and infection in Jurkat cells
2021
Flagellin/NLRC4 Pathway Rescues NLRP3-Inflammasome Defect in Dendritic Cells From HIV-Infected Patients: Perspective for New Adjuvant in Immunocompromised Individuals
Frontiers in Immunology·2019· 41 citedOpen Access
Polymorphisms in SIGLEC1 contribute to susceptibility to pulmonary active tuberculosis possibly through the modulation of IL-1ß
Infection Genetics and Evolution·2017· 13 cited
Sensing of HIV-1 Entry Triggers a Type I Interferon Response in Human Primary Macrophages
Journal of Virology·2017· 43 citedOpen Access
CD36-specific antibodies block release of HIV-1 from infected primary macrophages and its transmission to T cells
The Journal of Experimental Medicine·2013· 53 citedOpen Access
HIV trafficking in host cells: motors wanted!
Trends in Cell Biology·2013· 45 cited
Dynamics of HIV-Containing Compartments in Macrophages Reveal Sequestration of Virions and Transient Surface Connections
PLoS ONE·2013· 60 citedOpen Access
Critical role for the kinesin KIF3A in the HIV life cycle in primary human macrophages
The Journal of Cell Biology·2012· 48 cited
Pathogen-Induced Proapoptotic Phenotype and High CD95 (Fas) Expression Accompany a Suboptimal CD8+ T-Cell Response: Reversal by Adenoviral Vaccine
PLoS Pathogens·2012· 65 citedOpen Access
Subdominant/Cryptic CD8 T Cell Epitopes Contribute to Resistance against Experimental Infection with a Human Protozoan Parasite
PLoS ONE·2011· 50 citedOpen Access
Heterologous Plasmid DNA Prime-Recombinant Human Adenovirus 5 Boost Vaccination Generates a Stable Pool of Protective Long-Lived CD8 <sup>+</sup> T Effector Memory Cells Specific for a Human Parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi
Infection and Immunity·2011· 54 citedOpen Access
Impaired Innate Immunity in Tlr4−/− Mice but Preserved CD8+ T Cell Responses against Trypanosoma cruzi in Tlr4-, Tlr2-, Tlr9- or Myd88-Deficient Mice
PLoS Pathogens·2010· 79 citedOpen Access
CD8+ T cell adjuvant effects of Salmonella FliCd flagellin in live vaccine vectors or as purified protein
Vaccine·2009· 55 cited
About the Author
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks·2009
Acquired Immunity against Trypanosoma cruzi Infection and Vaccine Development
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks·2009
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Maurício M. Rodrigues(18), Ricardo T. Gazzinelli(9), Fanny Tzelepis(7), Alexandre V. Machado(6), Oscar Bruña–Romero(6), José Ronnie Vasconcelos(6), Carla Claser(5), Philippe Benaroch(5), Marcus L. O. Penido(4), Silvia Beatriz Boscardin(4), Adriano Fernando Araújo(4), Mariana R. Dominguez(4), Raphaël Gaudin(4), François-Xavier Gobert(4), Filipe A. Haolla(3), Stefano Berrè(3), Mabel Jouve(3), Catarina Joelma Magalhães Braga(3), Liliana M. Massis(3), Maria E. Sbrogio-Almeida(3)