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Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino
Researcher at Federal University of Maranhão
Publications - 9
Citations - 301
Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino is an academic researcher from Federal University of Maranhão. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Visceral leishmaniasis. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications receiving 278 citations. Previous affiliations of Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino include Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
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Balance of IL-10 and Interferon-γ plasma levels in human visceral leishmaniasis: Implications in the pathogenesis
Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas,Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas,Cecília Favali,Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino,Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino,Vera Silvia de Freitas Vinhas,Johan Van Weyenbergh,Cláudia Brodskyn,Jackson Maurício Lopes Costa,Manoel Barral-Netto,Manoel Barral-Netto,Aldina Barral,Aldina Barral +12 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that IFN-γ and IL-10 are the molecules most likely involved in determining fate of disease, and that simpler clinical evaluations, as a palpable spleen or liver, can be used.
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Using Recombinant Proteins from Lutzomyia longipalpis Saliva to Estimate Human Vector Exposure in Visceral Leishmaniasis Endemic Areas
Ana Paula de Souza,Bruno B. Andrade,Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino,Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino,Petter F. Entringer,José Carlos Miranda,Ruan Alcantara,Daniel Ruiz,Manuel Soto,Clarissa Teixeira,Jesus G. Valenzuela,Cláudia Brodskyn,Manoel Barral-Netto,Aldina Barral +13 more
TL;DR: This work validates the use of two sand fly salivary recombinant proteins as markers for vector exposure in individuals residing in endemic areas and shows the possibility of substituting Lu.
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Are there differences in clinical and laboratory parameters between children and adults with American visceral leishmaniasis
Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas,Jackson Maurício Lopes Costa,Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino,Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino,Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva,Manoel Barral-Netto,Manoel Barral-Netto,Aldina Barral,Aldina Barral +8 more
TL;DR: A prolonged duration of the disease, lymphadenopathy and bleeding predominated in adult patients, while hepatomegaly and skin-mucosal pallor were more frequent in children.
Perfil epidemiológico dos contatos de casos de hanseníase em área hiperendêmica na Amazônia do Maranhão
Kamila Karla de Castro Leite,Jackson Mauricio Lopes Costa,Aldina Maria Prado Barral,Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas,Rita da Graça Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa,Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino +5 more
TL;DR: The hyperendemicity associated with the poor socio-economic and environmental conditions may increase the risk of sickness of the contacts of Hansen’s disease cases.
Risk factors for Leishmania chagasi infection in an endemic area in Raposa, State of Maranhão, Brazil Fatores associados à infecção por Leishmania chagasi em uma área endêmica em Raposa, Estado do Maranhão, Brasil
Charlene Barreto Ponte,Natália Coelho Souza,Maria Neuza Cavalcante,Aldina Maria Prado Barral,Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino,Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas +5 more
TL;DR: The results highlight the extent to which precarious living conditions of the population strengthen the epidemiological chain of visceral leishmaniasis.