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Camila I. de Oliveira

Researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

Publications -  96
Citations -  3265

Camila I. de Oliveira is an academic researcher from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Leishmania braziliensis & Leishmania. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 87 publications receiving 2889 citations. Previous affiliations of Camila I. de Oliveira include University of São Paulo & Federal University of Bahia.

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Immunity to a salivary protein of a sand fly vector protects against the fatal outcome of visceral leishmaniasis in a hamster model.

TL;DR: It is shown that immunity to a defined salivary protein (LJM19) confers powerful protection against the fatal outcome of a parasitic disease, which reinforces the concept of using components of arthropod saliva in vaccine strategies against vector-borne diseases.
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Neutrophils and macrophages cooperate in host resistance against Leishmania braziliensis infection

TL;DR: The results indicate that neutrophils play an important and previously unappreciated role in L. braziliensis infection, favoring the induction of a protective immune response.