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Elaine Toscano Miranda
Researcher at Sao Paulo State University
Publications - 14
Citations - 527
Elaine Toscano Miranda is an academic researcher from Sao Paulo State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis & Corpus albicans. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 14 publications receiving 481 citations. Previous affiliations of Elaine Toscano Miranda include University of São Paulo.
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Immunosuppression in paracoccidioidomycosis: T cell hyporesponsiveness to two Paracoccidioides brasiliensis glycoproteins that elicit strong humoral immune response.
Gil Benard,Maria José Soares Mendes-Giannini,Micheleangelo Juvenale,Elaine Toscano Miranda,Alberto José da Silva Duarte +4 more
TL;DR: Lymphocytes from PCM patients, who, unlike positive donors, have high levels of anti- gp43 and anti-gp70 antibodies, proliferated poorly with gp70 and gp43 but better with other stimuli, which suggests a Th2 immune response in PCM, which may be related to failure to control the infection.
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Enolase from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: isolation and identification as a fibronectin-binding protein
Fabiana Cristina Donofrio,Ana Carolina Alvarez Calil,Elaine Toscano Miranda,Ana Marisa Fusco Almeida,Gil Benard,Christiane Pienna Soares,Sarah Nogueira Veloso,Célia Maria de Almeida Soares,Maria José Soares Mendes Giannini +8 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that P. brasiliensis produces a fibronectin-binding adhesin, irrespective of the culture medium, and that this activity can be inhibited by a specific antibody and is involved in the adhesion of the fungus to pulmonary epithelial cells.
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Cryptococcosis outbreak in psittacine birds in Brazil
Tânia de Freitas Raso,Karin Werther,Elaine Toscano Miranda,Maria José Soares Mendes-Giannini +3 more
TL;DR: Histological examination of the birds showed cryptococcal cells in various tissues, including the beak, choana, sinus, lungs, air sacs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and central nervous system, the first report of C. neoformans var.
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Synergistic antimicrobial effect of photodynamic therapy and ciprofloxacin.
Maria Rita Ronqui,Tatiana Maria Starck Fogaça de Aguiar Coletti,Laura Marise de Freitas,Elaine Toscano Miranda,Carla Raquel Fontana +4 more
TL;DR: The bactericidal effects of PDT as a monotherapy did not increase with the concentration of photosensitizer, but were light dose-dependent, and bacteria in biofilms were less affected than cells in the planktonic phase.
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Monitoramento de fungos anemófilos e de leveduras em unidade hospitalar
José Nelson Martins-Diniz,Rosangela Aparecida Moraes da Silva,Elaine Toscano Miranda,Maria José Soares Mendes-Giannini +3 more
TL;DR: In this article, a coleta of leveduras of fontes bioticas and abioticas was used for monitoring and caracterizar fungos anemofilos and levedura of leitos.