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Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues

Researcher at Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Publications -  54
Citations -  1904

Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Leprosy. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 48 publications receiving 1600 citations. Previous affiliations of Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues include Boston University.

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Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

Rafael D. Mesquita, +131 more
TL;DR: The first genome sequence of a nondipteran insect vector of an important human parasitic disease is described, which provides critical information on the physiology and evolution of this important vector species and should be instrumental for the development of innovative disease control methods.
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A role for CD4+CD25+ T cells in regulation of the immune response during human tuberculosis

TL;DR: A role for CD4+CD25+ T cells in depressed IFN‐γ production during TB was substantiated in depletion experiments, where CD25+‐depleted CD4 T cells produced increased amounts of IFn‐γ upon MTB stimulation compared to unseparated T cells.
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Intestinal helminth co-infection has a negative impact on both anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunity and clinical response to tuberculosis therapy

TL;DR: Data may indicate that concomitant intestinal helminth infection in patients with newly diagnosed TB skews their cytokine profile toward a T helper 2 response, which could favour persistent MTB infection and a more protracted clinical course of the disease.
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Intestinal nematodes and pulmonary tuberculosis

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that the immune modulation induced by nematodes is a factor that enhances TB infection/progression and that eosinophilia seen in TB patients is a consequence of helminth infection.