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Bruna Leal Lima Maciel
Researcher at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Publications - 60
Citations - 1157
Bruna Leal Lima Maciel is an academic researcher from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Trypsin inhibitor. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 48 publications receiving 731 citations.
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The MAL-ED Study: A Multinational and Multidisciplinary Approach to Understand the Relationship Between Enteric Pathogens, Malnutrition, Gut Physiology, Physical Growth, Cognitive Development, and Immune Responses in Infants and Children Up to 2 Years of Age in Resource-Poor Environments
Angel Mendez Acosta,Cesar Banda Chavez,Julian Torres Flores,Maribel Paredes Olotegui,Silvia Rengifo Pinedo,Dixner Rengifo Trigoso,Angel Orbe Vasquez,Imran Ahmed,Didar Alam,Asad Ali,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Shahida Qureshi,Sadia Shakoor,Sajid Bashir Soofi,Ali Turab,Aisha K. Yousafzai,Anita K. M. Zaidi,Ladaporn Bodhidatta,Carl J. Mason,Sudhir Babji,Anuradha Bose,Sushil John,Gagandeep Kang,Beena Kurien,Jayaprakash Muliyil,Mohan Venkata Raghava,Anup Ramachandran,Anuradha Rose,William Pan,Ramya Ambikapathi,Danny Carreon,Vivek Charu,Leyfou Dabo,Viyada Doan,Jhanelle Graham,Christel Hoest,Stacey Knobler,Dennis Lang,Benjamin J.J. McCormick,Monica McGrath,Mark A. Miller,Archana Mohale,Gaurvika M. L. Nayyar,Stephanie Psaki,Zeba A Rasmussen,Stephanie A. Richard,Jessica C. Seidman,Vivian Ota Wang,Rebecca Blank,Michael Gottlieb,Karen H. Tountas,Caroline Amour,Estomih Mduma,Tahmeed Ahmed,AM Shamsir Ahmed,Mondol Dinesh,Fahmida Tofail,Rashidul Haque,Iqbal Hossain,M Munirul Islam,Mustafa Mahfuz,Ram Krishna Chandyo,Prakash Shrestha,Rita Shrestha,Manjeswori Ulak,Robert E. Black,Laura E. Caulfield,William Checkley,Ping Chen,Margaret Kosek,Gwenyth O. Lee,Pablo Peñataro Yori,Laura E. Murray-Kolb,Barbara A. Schaefer,Laura L. Pendergast,Cláudia B. Abreu,Alexandre Havt Bindá,H. Costa,Alessandra Di Moura,José Q. Filho,Álvaro M. Leite,Aldo A. M. Lima,Noélia L. Lima,Ila F. N. Lima,Bruna Leal Lima Maciel,Milena Lima de Moraes,Francisco Suetônio Bastos Mota,Reinaldo B. Oriá,Josiane da Silva Quetz,Alberto M. Soares,Erling Svensen,Strand Tor,Crystal L. Patil,Pascal O. Bessong,Cloupas Mahopo,Angelina Mapula,Cebisa Nesamvuni,Emanuel Nyathi,Amidou Samie,Leah J. Barrett,Jean Gratz,Richard Guerrant,Eric R. Houpt,Liz Olmsted,William A. Petri,James A Platts-Mills,Rebecca J. Scharf,Binob Shrestha,Sanjaya K. Shrestha +108 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis is that enteropathogen infection contributes to undernutrition by causing intestinal inflammation and/or by altering intestinal barrier and absorptive function, and it is further postulated that this leads to growth faltering and deficits in cognitive development.
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Nutritional status, diet and viral respiratory infections: perspectives for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Ana Heloneida de Araújo Morais,Jailane de Souza Aquino,Juliana Kelly da Silva-Maia,Sancha Helena de Lima Vale,Bruna Leal Lima Maciel,Thais Sousa Passos +5 more
TL;DR: A diversified and balanced diet can contribute to the improvement of the immune response to viral infections such as COVID-19, which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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Association of Nutritional Status with the Response to Infection with Leishmania chagasi
Bruna Leal Lima Maciel,Henio G. Lacerda,José W. Queiroz,Juliana Galvão,Nubia N. Pontes,Roberto Dimenstein,Stephen E. McGowan,Lucia Fatima Campos Pedrosa,Selma M. B. Jeronimo +8 more
TL;DR: Modifiable nutritional aspects are associated with the outcome of Leishmania spp.
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Nanoencapsulation improved water solubility and color stability of carotenoids extracted from Cantaloupe melon (Cucumis melo L.)
Anny Karoliny de Oliveira Cavalcanti Medeiros,Camila de Carvalho Gomes,Mary Louize Querino de Araújo Amaral,Luciana Daniela Gurgel de Medeiros,Isaiane Medeiros,Dayanne Lopes Porto,Cícero Flávio Soares Aragão,Bruna Leal Lima Maciel,Ana Heloneida de Araújo Morais,Thaís Souza Passos +9 more
TL;DR: The results show that the nanoencapsulation using gelatin increased water solubility and the potential of application of melon carotenoids in food as natural dyes.
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Can Probiotics and Diet Promote Beneficial Immune Modulation and Purine Control in Coronavirus Infection
Ana Heloneida de Araújo Morais,Thaís Souza Passos,Bruna Leal Lima Maciel,Juliana Kelly da Silva-Maia +3 more
TL;DR: The relationship between intestinal purine metabolism and the use of Lactobacillus gasseri and low-purine diets are discussed, particularly in individuals with hyperuricemia, as adjuvant nutritional therapies to improve the immune system and weaken viral replication, assisting in the treatment of COVID-19.